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Hopefully we’ll be

experiencing some

lovely spring

weather soon!

It’s always lovely to

start thinking about

getting back outdoors again and if your home

needs a bit of TLC after the winter months,

Your Benfleet & Hadleigh features lots of

local businesses that you can help you

prepare for the months ahead.

Did Valentine’s Day or Leap Year Day bring

you a surprise proposal? If so, our wedding

special this month starting on page 24 will

give you some ideas of local businesses that

are able to help.

Welcome to the March Issue

We would love to hear from you if you have

any photos of the Queen’s Coronation

celebrations in Benfleet or Hadleigh. Call

Angela on 01268 696404.

If you have missed a copy of Your Canvey,

you can find back issues and an archive of

past articles included in the magazine on our

website:

www.yourlocalmags.co.uk

Best Wishes

Graham and Angela OwenGraham and Angela OwenGraham and Angela OwenGraham and Angela Owen

Cover Picture: “Vista at Hadleigh Castle”

From a watercolour painting

by David Hurrell, one of the

16 artists with a base at

Hadleigh Old Fire Station



mother’s again, they would often bring

with them flowers plucked from the

hedgerows, and a special “Mothering

Cake” or “Simnel cake” as gifts.

Mother’s Day around the World

Mother’s Day didn't reach America until

1872 when Julia Ward Howe organised a

special day for mothers. Anna M. Jarvis

picked up on the tradition in 1907 when

she started to campaign for an official

celebration of mothers and motherhood.

President Woodrow Wilson finally

obliged in 1914 naming the second

Sunday in May a national holiday -

Mother’s Day.

Although many other countries have

followed the example of the US by

celebrating Mother’s Day on the second

Sunday in May, it is far from a universal

date. Mother’s Day is celebrated as early as

February in Norway, and as late as

December in Iran, with a smattering of other

dates in between. Here in the UK, we always

celebrate Mother’s Day on the fourth Sunday

of Lent.

It’s not just the date of Mother’s Day which

depends on where you happen to be in the

world, though: the manner in which it is

celebrated varies from culture to culture, too.

India’s Mother’s Day celebration is perhaps

the longest. It lasts for ten days in October,

in a celebration known as “Durga Puja”,

with “Durga” being a goddess said to protect

the people from evil. In the former

Yugoslavia, meanwhile, the Western

tradition is reversed, with mothers expected

to give gifts to their children, rather than the

other way around! This follows a tradition

whereby children sneak into their mother’s

room early in the morning, and tie her up.

The mother must reveal where she has

hidden the presents in order to be untied.

Mother’s Day - 18th March

First celebrated by the ancient Greeks, in honour of Rhea, the mother of the Gods, Mother's day has been around in some shape or form ever

since.

“Mothering” in the Seventeenth

Century

It was in seventeenth-century England,

however, that Mothering Sunday first started

to take on the form that we now recognise.

In those times, people made a point of

visiting the largest church near to their home

once a year - usually the middle Sunday in

Lent. This was known as the “Mother

Church” and people would say on this day

that they were going “Mothering.”

Those were the days of servants and landed

gentry, when children would go into

“service” at a relatively young age, often

moving far from home to live with their

employers. They would be allowed only one

day off a year to visit their families and this

would usually be “Mothering Sunday” as

described above. As this was a day they

would also be heading home to see their


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Cats Protection - Why should you get your cat neutered?

The Cat’s Protection branch in Rayleigh covers all of Castle Point and is run entirely by volunteers.

In 2011 they re-homed 343 cats and kittens

from this area, as well as providing advice

and practical assistance to people. At this time

of year particularly, the main focus of Cat’s

Protection is to educate pet

owners about the benefits

of neutering. It is important

to have both male and

female cats neutered, to

avoid unwanted kittens.

Why should I get my Cat Neutered?

Neutering is the key to

reducing the vast number

of unwanted cats. Did you

know that a female cat can,

in just five years, be

responsible for 20,000 descendants. In one

year alone a healthy female cat, who has not

been spayed, can have up to three litters, with

five or six kittens each time. That adds up to

18 good caring homes to be found each year

just for one cat's kittens.

Financial Benefits: Neutered cats cost less

to feed - especially is you are also having to

feed kittens! They are less likely to get sick or

injured from wandering long distances for a

mate and you may have to visit the Vets if

your cat has been in a fight.

Social Benefits: Once neutered, cats usually

become friendlier. It is also less likely for boy

cats to spray indoors and for girl cats to call

out for a mate causing a nuisance to

neighbours. There are also less unwanted cats

and kittens that need re-homing.

Health Benefits: Neutered cats are

generallly healthier and have much shinier

coats. Females do not suffer from primetra or

cancer of the womb and for the small cost of

neutering, you could save money on frequent

Vet trips with an unhealthy cat.

Act now before it is too late, young cats from

six months of age can become pregnant. Don't

forget “a stitch in time” saves not nine, but

eighteen unwanted cats in one

year. If you are on a low

income, you may qualify with

help for the cost of neutering

your cat. Call Yvonne on 01268

750831 to see if you qualify.

Cat’s Protection always need

volunteers - to foster a cat, to

help fund-raise, to transport and

collect donated items for sale or

to take and collect cats to and

from the vets. You can also

support them by attending one of

their events - see this month’s events below.

And of course, they are ALWAYS looking

for homes for the cats and kittens they take in.

This Month’s Events

Visit www.catsrayleigh.org.uk for more info

Saturday 10th March 10.30am - 1pm

Cat Homing Show - Rayleigh Methodist

Church Hall, Eastwood Road, Rayleigh

Saturday 17th March 10.30am - 1pm

Bazaar & Book Sale - WRVS Hall, John

Burrows Playing Fields, Hadleigh

Saturday 24th March 2.15pm - 5pm

Psychic Tea - WRVS Hall, Richmond Ave,

Benfleet. Admission by ticket only - £8.50

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What’s on in March

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Wednesdays

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during the week and at

weekends. There is something

arranged for everybody, from

the beginner through to the

competitive and experienced

bowler. The Short Mat season

features a similar menu of

activity with County and

internal league games,

friendlies and “Roll-up” days

allowing players of all

standards to enjoy a game of

bowls.

In addition to the activity on the Green, the

Club organises a series of Social events

throughout the year in the Clubhouse for

Members and their guests.

The Club always welcomes new Members,

either experienced bowlers or beginners. If

you are interested in joining, the Club is

running a series of coaching sessions to give

people the opportunity to see if the game

appeals. The sessions will take place on

Friday 27th April and Friday 4th May from

5pm until 7pm and on Saturday 28th April

and Saturday 5th May from 2pm until 5pm.

Individual sessions can be arranged if the

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Club will provide the bowls and qualified

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The outdoor season runs from the end of

April through to the end of September and

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the Bowling Green.

Over the past 5 years the Members have

funded the building of a Clubhouse, storage

facility and landscaping work around the

Green and the adjacent buildings. This

programme of improvement has given the

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Get Involved In An Olympic Bid To Celebrate Hadleigh’s Heritage

Essex County Council Heritage, Culture and Arts team have been awarded a grant of £48,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to deliver Team Hadleigh, an ambitious project which will engage a wide range of communities with their local heritage through several interlinked projects.

In recognition of this, Eric Pickles MP

awarded pupils from Hadleigh Juniors with

the culture London 2012 Inspire Mark,

making it part of the Cultural Olympiad.

Local schools will participate in a series of

heritage activities to research and document

the history of Hadleigh Country Park and

London 2012 Mountain Bike site. This will

then inform the work of a group of older

residents who will use the schoolchildren’s

research as the starting point for the creation

of large scale textile heraldic banners telling

the history of Hadleigh which will be

displayed next year during the London 2012

Mountain Bike competition at Hadleigh

Farm.

The research will also be the starting point

for the creation of a new guided audio tour

of Hadleigh Country Park and will inform the

creation of a smart phone App and associated

website which will take people around the sites.

These will be available to download by July

2012.

County Councillor Jeremy Lucas, Cabinet

Member for Environment and Culture said:

“This is an exciting project that will showcase

the local talent our county has to offer in

textiles, research, oral history recording and

electronic interpretation. If you would be

interested in taking part in this exciting project,

I welcome you to get in touch.”

For more information and to join the

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(starting on 22nd February), please contact

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Whether you are getting married yourself or simply a guest this time, you can find everything you need in the local area. The next few pages include local businesses who can help make your big day extra special!

Hen Night

Why not treat the girls to a relaxing time at

“Sweet Feet” on Charfleets Estate, Canvey

Island. The Fish Pedicure and Beauty Salon

offers the perfect package for you to relax

and unwind before the big day with

manicures, pedicures, spray tans and much

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Catering

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Guests

For unique outfits and accessories at an

affordable prices, pop over to Hadleigh based

“Doonamis” (page 25) where you will find a

wonderful range of ladies and gentlemen’s

fashion. Also in Hadleigh, “Hadleigh Hats” is

a large boutique specialising in mother of the

bride / groom accessories. Back in Benfleet,

Giggles supplies a whole range of outfits for

adults and children.

Accessories

Right next door to “Hadleigh Hats” is

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need from lingerie, tiaras, veils, shoes and

nightwear. “Giggles” on Benfleet High Road

also has a range of fashions for Mothers of the

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Finally, if you are suffering from pre-wedding

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1st March 1978 - The

coffin of film star Charlie

Chaplin was stolen on

this day by a small group

of Swiss mechanics - just

three months after his

funeral. They were

hoping to extort money

from his family but their

plan was foiled and they

were captured. The

coffin and corpse were discovered eleven

weeks later on May 17th several miles away

near Lake Geneva. The body was reburied

under two meters of concrete to prevent any

further attempts.

1935 - The most popular and most played

board game, Monopoly, went on sale for the

first time today. It was invented by Charles

Darrow. You can play with up to 8 players

March in History

and games can last as long as 3 hours. Over

250 million copies of Monopoly have been

sold since it was first released.

31st March 1855 - Today saw the death of

British novelist Charlotte Bronte at the age

of 38. Charlotte was the third of six children

born to Patrick Bronte and his wife Maria

Branwell. She was the eldest of the three

famous Bronte sisters whose novels have

become

some of the

best known

in English

Literature.

Charlotte’s

most

famous

work was

Jane Eyre.


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Healthy Living

Tools to help with wedding nerves

Nerves are basically about fear: fear of what can go wrong, all the “what ifs”. What if it rains, my fiancé changes his mind, the dresses don’t fit, our mothers row?

Fear can be described as False Evidence

Appearing Real. We fear the worst and it’s

not necessarily the truth. Your brain doesn’t

know whether something is real or fantasy

and you may be surprised to know that it can

be fooled! I’ve learnt that we usually attract

what we think about so if you’re expecting

the worst, you’re literally looking for trouble

and you probably won’t be disappointed. So,

here are a few simple tools to use to cope:

Get grounded Feel your feet firmly on the

ground by focusing on them. At the same

time, breathe deeply and imagine you are

very firmly connected to the ground.

Write yourself a new script Instead of

thinking of all the things that could go

wrong, set yourself up to succeed. Imagine

the wedding has already happened and have

a conversation with yourself about how

smoothly things have already happened!

Imagine your wedding day is over and

you’re telling a friend how smoothly

everything unfolded. Talk about the detail,

the weather was perfect and how your guests

admired your dress, the gorgeous venue etc.

Really feel the joy of the event as you

remember how wonderfully everything was.

Get a brain break This can be an hour or

a day out of your normal routine, somewhere

without the normal distractions. This could

be losing the children for half an hour and

going for a coffee, a walk in the Park or a

soak in the bath (with flower essences and

essential oils added.) Breathe deeply, feel

your feet and you’ll get your focus back and

you’ll be much

more productive

afterwards.

Get a massage, reflexology or spa treatment

to relax you and calm your body and mind.

Aromatherapy When my clients are

relaxed, I get them to choose an essential oil

that they really like. The aroma of the oil can

be associated with that blissful feeling and

whenever you smell the oil, you can learn to

recapture that state of wellbeing.

Please do try some of these ideas, they’re all

tried and tested! Do get in touch if I can help



We are here to offer support to

individuals in the community who

have suffered bereavement.

Useful Numbers

Police Essex Police 0300 333 4444

www.essex.police.uk

Benfleet Neighbourhood Policing Team

07791 680397

Medical

Basildon Hospital 01268 533911

Southend Hospital 01702 435 555

NHS Direct 0845 4647

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

South Essex Stop Smoking Services

01702 313705

www.southessexstopsmokingservice.nhs.uk

Councils

Castle Point Council 01268 882455

Essex County Council 0845 7585 592

www.essexcc.gov.uk

Rebecca Harris MP 020 7219 7206

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

[email protected]

Other Numbers Citizen’s Advice Bureau 01268 515 424

08444 770 808

www.castlepointcitizensadvicebureau.org.uk RSPCA 07791 680413

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline

0808 800 5000

23 Kents Hill Road (South), Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5PN, Tel:01268 565082


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