your canvey may 2012
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Local community magazine for the residents of Canvey Island in EssexTRANSCRIPT
Your Canvey www.yourlocalmags.co.uk
May 2012
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Welcome to the May Issue
Spring at last! It’s always lovely to start
thinking about getting back outdoors again in
the spring and if your home or garden needs a
bit of TLC after the winter months, Your
Canvey features lots of local businesses that
can help you prepare for the month’s ahead.
We are pleased to congratulate Canvey Island
Football Club on winning the Essex Senior
Cup. You can read more about this fantastic
achievement on our regular page provided by
club director Gary Sutton on page 28.
Preparations are underway across the Island
for the celebration of the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee and in this issue we have included
several articles as well as local companies who
are on hand to help whether you are organising
a street party or simply a family get together in
the garden. Some local groups have already
started celebrating this momentous occasion
including local groups of the Women’s
Institute (See our article on page 24.) After the
event, we would love to hear your stories and
see photographs of any street parties you hold
to celebrate to include in a later magazine or
on our website.
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If you are planning or attending a street party to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, you may be interested to know that street parties have a long history in the UK.
The earliest parties were held around the end of World War I in 1919 with “Peace Teas” to celebrate the signing of the Treaty
of Versailles. They were tea parties that were
focussed on a special treat for children in
those times of hardship and were quite
formal sit down affairs. These street parties
organised by residents were very popular
and were probably a development of the
more formal public street dinners that had
historically been held for occasions such as
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
Since that time the community get-together
has grown in popularity as famous events are
celebrated across the nation on a local level.
1945 saw the VE (Victory in Europe) Day
street parties as streets gathered together to
celebrate the end of the war in Europe. Cries
of “God save the Queen” rang through the
street parties of 1953 as the celebration of
Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation on 2nd June
brought thousands to the streets
to welcome their new monarch
and watch the first Coronation to
be broadcast on TV. It was on
this day that a British classic dish was born - Coronation Chicken which remains a
popular nostalgic party dish to
this day.
Other major events that have
been celebrated with street
parties include
the Queen’s Silver Jubilee
in1977, the Royal Wedding of
Prince Charles and Lady Diana
Spencer in 1981 and, of course, last year’s
Royal Wedding of Prince William and
Catherine Middleton. It has not only been
Royal events that have joined residents
together though as England’s World Cup
Victory in 1966 had people across the
country joining together to celebrate with
street parties.
Originally, the traditional street party was at
times of austerity so food would have been
simple and consisted of whatever was
available. In 1953 for the Queen’s
coronation, food was still rationed after
World War II but households were given an
extra pound of sugar and 4 oz of margarine
for the celebrations.
The parties of today may not have the same
constraints but they will still be a celebration
of traditional British food and tradition. Over
1 million people joined a street party for the
wedding of Prince William and Catherine
Middleton last year and even more are
expected to be celebrating the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee with barbecues, bunting
and Union Jack flags. However you plan to
celebrate, it is a wonderful time to get
together with friends, family and neighbours.
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee A History of Street Parties
Postcard showing a “Children’s Peace Tea” in the
South of England in 1919
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At the time of the Queen’s Coronation in June 1953, Canvey Islanders were still very much recovering from the devastating flood just a few months earlier. Some people had lost everything in the flood and were probably more interested in celebrating their survival than the coronation of the new Queen.
Even so, people across the Island rallied round
to celebrate this momentous
occasion in history. Here are
some memories of the day from
Canvey residents:
“I was 11 years old at the time
of the Queen’s Coronation. We
had not been back on the Island
long as we stayed away for a
few months after the flood and I
remember we went to a huge
party in someone’s garden. You
couldn’t really call it a street
party as we lived down one of
the unmade roads over by
Central Wall Path. I was
dressed up as an English Rose
with an outfit made out of some
flowery curtains and a straw
Canvey Memories - Coronation Year 1953 hat.
I think the gentleman who held the party
was a councillor or something and he had
a huge garden that was filled with trestle
tables and decorations. He had a
television which was amazing to us as we
didn’t even have electricity at that time.
The children weren’t allowed inside the
house to watch the coronation on the
television with the adults and I remember
some of the boys bending over so the
others could stand on their backs to try
and get a peek through the window.”
Sylvia Brown
“We had a street party where neighbours
bought out their tables and chairs and strung
red, white and blue bunting across the roads.
Everyone knew everyone and most mums of
the children down our road were helping out
with the food and drinks. At school we had a
fancy dress competition. All the costumes were
home made. I had a newspaper dress, made
from the centre pages of the Daily Mirror,
showing the new queen in all her finery with a
cardboard crown with ‘In
The News’ written on it. I
won a tube of Rowntrees
Fruit Gums.
My mum and dad had one of
the first televisions in the
road, and I can clearly
remember having a lot of
neighbours in to see the
marvel of television
broadcasting the coronation
ceremony. The set was a tiny
9 inch G.E.C. with a bakelite
case and just two control
knobs on the front.”
Jan Guzzan Courtesy of
www.canveyisland.org
This photo was taken at the Goirle Avenue street party held to celebrate the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 Courtesy of Shirley
Thomas (nee Hollingbury) and www.canveyisland.org
Carnival Programme from 1953
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The mural was designed and painted by
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her daughter Jamie-Lee) and is part of an on-
going process to preserve, protect and
maintain the area. Recent improvements to
Concord Beach also include a number of
benches, some of which have
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The Friends of Concord Beach are
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Community News
Friends of Concord Beach
Breathe Easy Canvey Island urgently need a
new chairman for their group. The present
chairman is standing down due to ill health
and an enthusiastic person is being sought to
take his place.
The group aims to provide information and
social support to anyone affected by a lung
condition (bronchitis, asthma, emphysema
etc) including carers, family and friends.
If you interested in the role, please call 01268
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of their meetings at the Paddocks on the 3rd
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Community News
The Corner Club is Now Open!
Following the devastating fire a year and a half ago, the Corner Club has been rebuilt and refurbished and is now open to new and existing members.
Lee Petch told Your Canvey magazine: “The
club has been completely refurbished and
will be better than ever. With a regular Quiz
Night every Tuesday and live music and
Karaoke, we offer a friendly evening with
affordable bar prices. We have a large
selection of real ales behind the bar and our
Guinness is amongst the cheapest in the
local area.”
The club also has a pool table, 3 darts teams
and a free to play video juke box.
Membership is £10 a year or £15 for a
family and new members are always
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Local Women’s Institute Groups Celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Community News
The annual Spring meeting of 5 local Women’s Institute was held in April with over 160 ladies in attendance. The theme for the meeting was the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
If you thought that the Women’s Institute was
dowdy and dull with no place in modern society,
think again! The walls were rocking at this year’s
Spring meeting when local members danced in
the aisles as talented young singer Anna
McDonald entertained them with “Songs
Through The Decades.” The 5 local groups in
Castle Point are South Benfleet WI, North
Benfleet WI, Knightswick WI, Canvey WI and
the newly formed Furtherwick WI and this
year’s meeting was hosted at the Paddocks on
Canvey Island by the Knightwick WI.
The event was organised by the president of the
Knightswick WI, Doreen Marston and her
committee. A fabulous afternoon tea was
served before the entertainment began. The
theme of the event was The Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee so Doreen sent an invitation to the
Queen herself to join the regular
members. A lovely letter from one of
the Queen’s Aides was read out to the
group offering the Queen’s apologies
and best wishes!
Although the meeting was fun and
lively, there was a more serious note as
Elaine Arnold, a representative from the
local WIs chosen charity the Basildon
Women’s Refuge, explained a little
about the work that they do in helping
the victims of domestic violence.
Members of each group had designed,
made and filled a wash bag as part of a
competition and the entries were all
donated to the Women’s Refuge. These
will be of great value to the people who
pass through the doors of the refuge as often,
they arrive with no personal belongings at all.
The afternoon ended with Anna McDonald
leading the group in singing the National
Anthem. Thank you to the members of the
Knightswick WI for inviting me to join them
for the celebrations. I was well looked after and
had a thoroughly enjoyable time.
The presidents of the 5 local WI groups along with singer Anna
McDonald and Elaine Arnold from Basildon Women’s Refuge
Display created by members of the Knightswick WI to
commemorate the Diamond Jubilee
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Canvey Island Football Club
What a fantastic performance by both the team and management in beating Football League side and highest ranked team in the competition Colchester United 1-0 in the final played at Thurrock's Ship Lane Ground on Monday 16th April.
Every single player performed superbly on
the night and Canvey FC thoroughly
deserved the win cheered on by our fantastic
Yellow Army of supporters who were
hugely vocal throughout and after the game.
Rob King scored the only goal late on in the
game to give Canvey it’s first win in the
competition for 10 years.
Even without this result the past month’s
results have been very good with just the one
loss but which also included a long over due
win against local rivals Concord Rangers. At
the time of writing, this still leaves us with
an outside chance of reaching the play offs,
however it is now not in our hands as we
have to hope other teams lose games and we
ourselves ensure we win our final game at
home to Margate. Whatever the outcome,
it’s a season we can be very pleased
with.
Off the pitch we will be celebrating the
Queens Diamond Jubilee at the club on
Saturday 2nd June. There will be music, a
barbecue and much more. Please refer to our
official website for more details.
Finally as the season comes to a close, well
done to everyone who has worked so hard at
the club this past season from the Chairman,
Directors, Social Committee, Groundsman
and numerous volunteers and of course our
Sponsors. We could not do it without you!
Canvey Island FC celebrating their victory over Colchester Utd in the Essex Senior Cup Final Paul Chesterton/PHC Images
ESSEX SENIOR CUP WINNERS 2011 / 2012
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5th May1930
On this day in history, Amy Johnson (born
1st July 1903) became the first woman to fly
solo from Croydon, England to Darwin,
Australia. It took her 19 days to fly the
11,000 miles in her Gipsy Moth aircraft
named “Jason.”
Amy started flying as a hobby and gained
her Pilots Licence at the London Aeroplane
Club in 1929. She set several other records
during the 1930s flying either solo or with
her husband, Scottish aviator Jim Mollison.
She joined the newly formed Air Transport
Auxiliary in the 1940s during World War
Two. The job of the ATA was to transport
Royal Air Force aircraft across the country
and Amy rose to the position of First
Officer.
She died on January 5th 1941whilst flying
for the RAF Kidlington. She went off course
in bad weather and drowned after escaping
into the Thames Estuary. She was seen to be
alive in the water and a rescue attempt was
launched but failed. Her body was never
found.
11th May1820
On this day, the HMS Beagle was launched
May in History
from the Royal Dockyard of Woolwich on
the River Thames. She was a Cherokee class
10-gun brig of the Royal Navy and cost
£7,803 to build.
HMS Beagle is famous as it was the ship in
which the naturalist Charles Darwin sailed
around the world from 26th December 1831
to 27th February 1832. The rich variety of
animal and plant species that Darwin saw on
the voyage on the Beagle led him to develop
his theory of “evolution by natural
selection.” Darwin realised that life was a
constant struggle for survival: more
creatures were born than the world’s
resources could sustain. Any individual with
an advantage over its fellows would be more
likely to endure long enough to reproduce
and perhaps pass on its advantage to the next
generation.
HMS Beagle made three voyages of
exploration:
1826 - 1830: The first surveying voyage to
Tierra del Fuego, South America.
1831 - 1832: Darwin joined the second
voyage to South America and then around
the world.
1837 - 1843: The third surveying voyage to
Australia.
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What’s on in May
Wednesday 9th May
Introduction to Ancestry 10am to 12noon Canvey Island Library
Then every first Wednesday of the month.
Instruction on how to trace your ancestors
using the computer through the Ancestry
website - basic computer skills necessary.
There is no charge for this course but places
are limited so MUST be booked in advance
by calling 01268 683741.
Saturday 12th May
Quiz Evening 7pm for 7.30pm start Canvey Methodist Church, Waarden Road
Tables of up to 8. £3 per person. Participants
may bring their own nibbles and non-
alcoholic drinks. For more information or to
book a table contact 01268 683551.
Saturday 19th May
Model Railway Exhibition 10am to 4pm Benfleet Methodist Church, High Rd, Benfleet, SS7 5LH
Featuring 8+ layouts including live steam,
trade & model boats. Refreshments available.
Adults - £2 Conc. - £1.50 Children - £0.50
Disabled friendly access. All proceeds in aid
of Basildon Women’s Refuge
For more information contact 07542 180443
Saturday 26th May
Canvey Island Wildlife Day 11am to 4pm RSPB West Canvey Marsh
Canvey Island Town Council in partnership with
the RSPB are having their annual Wildlife Day
in May. Mike Dilger (from BBC’s The One
Show) will lead walk and talk trails around the
marshes. There will be a display of local
wildlife, conservation and arts and craft stalls.
Activities for the children include pond dipping
and bug hunting. Refreshments available.
Limited car parking. Free entry and free bouncy
castle and face painting - a fun day for everyone!
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The Town Council is working with local community groups and organisations to hold a
free entry event to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Come with your picnics, enjoy local entertainment, children’s activities, visit our
heritage marquee and have fun with traditional games on the community stalls.
Win Tickets To See An Evening of Burlesque
We have teamed up with the producers of the superb “An Evening of Burlesque” to give away 2 pairs of tickets to see the show at the Cliffs Pavilion on 29th June.
Showcasing award-winning talent from across
the country, it’s an opportunity to see some of
the world’s biggest burlesque stars in the
flesh. An Evening of Burlesque features an all
-star cast of beautiful
and elegant performers.
Sparkling with couture
costumes recalling the
golden eras of
burlesque, it’s the most
glamorous show on tour.
Prepare for a
combination of sultry
vocals, breathtaking
choreography, mischief,
magic, frivolity and fun.
It’s all tease, no sleaze, bringing variety back to
the theatre, combining musical and theatrical
parody, magic, comedy and dance with the art
of striptease. London’s thriving burlesque scene
is coming to town in all its glory in a show that
will be the talk of the town for months to come.
To win tickets to this amazing show answer this
simple question: In which French city is the
Moulin Rouge to be found?
The first entry drawn will win a pair of tickets
to the show. Send your answer on a postcard
with your name, address, email address and
daytime phone number to: Canvey Island
Publishing LTD, 11b The Driveway, Canvey
Island, Essex, SS8 0AB. Closing date: 10th
June There is no cash alternative. Usual Your
Benfleet & Hadleigh rules apply. Editor’s
decision is final. To buy tickets contact the
Cliffs Pavilion Box office: 01702 351 135 or
www.thecliffspavilion.co.uk
Party Food-Toast to the Queen
CAKE DECORATING COMPETITION Decorate a Jubilee Cake & bring it on the day Prize for the winners - Adult or 12 & Under
Wintergardens Baptist Church
Will be hosting a
TEA PARTY WITH ENTERTAINMENT
BY MALA DANCE
To celebrate our Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Saturday 19th May - 3pm
Adults £5 ~ Children £3
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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
Canvey Island Neighbourhood Policing
Team 07791 680413
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 882200
Canvey Island Town Council
01268 683965
www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk
Essex County Council 0845 7585 592
www.essexcc.gov.uk
Rebecca Harris MP 020 7219 7206
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
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
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Accountants
J. Griffiths & Co. 15
Maynard Heady 33
Rowland Hall 21
Appliance Repairs
Advanced Technology 11
Aerial Installation
Trevange 33
Beauty Therapies
Sweet Feet 9
Bike Sales & Repair
Les’s Cycles 23
Blinds
Mart’s Blinds 12
Builders
Image Housing 4 J.T Installations Ltd 14
We Lay Bricks 11
Building Supplies
Charfleets Supplies 27
GMD 1
Butchers
F & J Caring 7
Cakes
Sophisticakes 23
Car Repairs & Servicing
Cooters Garage 40 Dr Bump 12
Smith’s Auto’s 27
Cards & Gifts
Happy Days 7
Care Services
Hallmark Care Homes 17 M.J.K Nursing 15
Carpentry
Dave Cooper 12
Carpets & Flooring
Mark’s Carpet Shop 27
Catering
All Occasions 9
Children’s Classes
Kumon 18
Opticians
Templemans 10
Partyware
GMD 1 Happy Days 7
PC Services
PC Senior 34
Pet Services
Pampering Pooches 25
Plumbers
Alan Keys 31
Recycling
Nick’s Recycling 23
Restaurants / Cafes / Bars
Brad Simpson’s Dining Room 39
Clarky’s 32 Corner Club 20
Haystack 37
Roofing
Fibre-Tech 5
Storage
Easy Peasy Self Storage 11
Transport
Acclaim Travel 21
TV Supplies
Ace Vision 31
Windows and Doors
Allbright Windows & Doors 13
Economy Windows 25
Window Cleaning
Cannon Window Cleaning 25
Chiropodist
Martin James Podiatry 25
Cleaning Services
Bowman Cleaning 23 Oven Sprite 23
Decorators
Bob Leighton 10
Driveways
Windsor Driveways 15
Facepainting
Fabulous Party Faces 36
Fancy Dress
Fancy Anything 7
Fencing
Sedgewick Fencing 10
Function Room Hire
Concord Rangers FC 14
Furniture Restoration
Furniture Clinic 10 The Chair Doctor 12
German Lessons
Patrick Walker 22
Gifts
Pining For You 4
Hairdressers
Sophisticuts 5
The Rooms 15
Heating Engineers
Castle Point Gas & Heating 3
Health & Fitness
Weightwatchers 16
Ironing & Laundry
Canvey Ironing 14
Kitchen Suppliers
Image Housing 4
Locksmiths
Castle Locks 9
Mobile Phone Repairs
Canvey Mobile Phone Shop 37
Music Lessons
Absolute Music Academy 22
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Editors: Graham & Angela Owen
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Essex, SS8 0AB
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Eastern Esplanade, Canvey Island
01268 685087
Tuesday - Saturday Dinner Menu
2 Courses £10.00 | 3 Courses £12.50
Starters
Home-Made Soup of the Day Caesar Salad with Chargrilled Chicken
Filo King Prawns with Sweet Chilli Sauce Brad’s Prawn & Crab Cocktail
Deep Fried Camembert with Plum Compote Oriental Crispy Beef Salad with Peanuts & Sweet
Ginger Dressing Penne Pasta with Wild Mushrooms, Pesto &
Parmesan
Mains
Corn Fed Chicken Breast wrapped in Bacon with Lyonnaise Potatoes
Fillet of Salmon on Crushed New Potatoes with a Mango & Cucumber Salsa
Grilled Calves Liver on Bubble & Squeak with Crispy Pancetta
Gressingham Duck Breast with Dauphinoise Potato & Cherry Sauce (£2.00 supplement)
Fillet of Seabass on Crushed New Potatoes & Lobster Sauce
Slow Braised Lamb Shank on Garlic Mash & Red Wine Gravy
Stuffed Aubergine with a Herb Crust on Crushed New Potatoes
Steaks & Grills
Mixed Grill: Lamb Chop, Steak, Sausage, Gammon, Tomato, Mushroom & Chips
(£7.00 supplement) 8oz Rump Steak with Home-Made Chips, Mushroom & Tomato (£5.00 supplement)
7oz Fillet Steak with Home-Made Chips, Mushroom & Tomato (£7.00 supplement)
Desserts
Brad’s Famous Strawberry Cheesecake Bailey’s crème brulée
A selection of ice creams & sorbets Apple & Blueberry Crumble & English Custard
Chocolate torte with Chantilly Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce
Selection of Cheese & Biscuits with Fruit Chutney (£2.00 supplement)
Sunday Lunch 12pm - 6pm - £8.25
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