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Editors letter

W

elcome to the July/August edition of The West Essex Directory, your local community magazine and business Directory.

I was thinking, just the other day. (Luckily, this didn't last too long.) But I thought that it's a strange thing about my generation - we sit somehow on the cusp of invention. It's happening all around us, like snow, and occasionally a flake of the stuff sticks to us.

I sit surrounded by shiny new gadgets, and, as my mental powers grow dimmer, so the gadgets seem to get smarter and smarter each day, as though they drain me of my intellectual powers to feed their shiny chrome, a sort of Dorian Grey in reverse if you will.

My days of imparting nuggets of wisdom

Contents PUZZLES Sudoku

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Fun Quiz

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Crossword

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through these letters seem - oh bother - what was I about to say...?

I've clean forgotten what I was on about.

But, on the plus side, my new fridge has promised to write the next column. Anyway, it's so much cooler than me.

David Young

16 For all the latest Community Events visit: thewestessexdirectory.co.uk The West Essex Directory is published bi-monthly by E4 Publishing. Our distribution covers most of Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill. We deliver to half of each area one month, and the other half of each area the following month (approximately 7,500 households per month, or around 15,000 households in a two month distribution).

E4 Publishing cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine.

HOME & GARDEN Garden Feature: Mediterranean Magic

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Beauty Feature: Perfect Nails

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Home and Interiors: Double-Up Your Space

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Health Feature: Have a Healthy Holiday

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GENERAL 8

Finance: How to Deal Effectively with Debt

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REVIEWS 36

COMMUNITY Community Events

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Local Useful Numbers

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

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The real life of Pi

Book Review

Editor Features Editor Sales Manager David Young Pauline Whitbread Andy Green Proprietor & Publisher: Peter Atkinson, E4 Publishing

E4 Publishing, PO Box 64950, Chingford, London, E4 0BG Copyright © 2014 E4 PUBLISHING All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written consent of the publisher.

Printed on FSC accredited paper. For every tree felled significantly more are planted.

Vegetable based inks are used throughout, which are far more environmentally friendly than oil based inks. Waste paper from the printing and binding process is recycled and goes back into providing pulp for recycled paper products.

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East London Bridge Club

HAVE FUN LEARNING TO PLAY BRIDGE Ray Green invites you to join the East London Bridge Club.

I decided to join one of Ray’s bridge courses to try it for myself. I know a few people who play bridge and find it a stimulating and sociable game. I had also interviewed Ray for the articles in The Chingford Directory for 2011, 2012 and 2013. The article also appeared in The West Essex Directory in 2012 and 2013.

There were about 12 new players when I joined and Ray started us off with games of mini bridge progressing to bridge. I found the lessons were well planned and challenging and Ray gave us lots of material to follow up each lesson. It was fun learning with others and there was always plenty of support and encouragement from Ray and the other players.

This is what Ray said, “Bridge is a trick taking game of skill and chance played by four players who form two partnerships; the partners sit opposite each other at the table.

Bridge can be a lifelong pursuit and a learning process that never ends. It can be exciting, challenging, frustrating but never boring.

It is a social card game that includes strategy, trust and teamwork. You can develop friendships with others who are learning and already playing bridge. It is also a great way to sharpen your memory and exercise the brain.

Once you have learnt the basics of bridge you are able to practice with friends. The only cost is a couple of packs of cards and the tea and biscuits.

From Monday 20th October I shall be giving evening lessons from 7.30 – 9.30 pm. These will be on every Monday except Christmas and bank holidays.

I am offering a 32-lesson course that will cover all aspects of this interesting game and help you to be ready to play in one of the many local bridge clubs.

Ray Green

Each 2-hour lesson including a tea/coffee and biscuit break is £10 per person. You only pay for the lessons you attend and will be given the opportunity to cover missed lessons on a later course. On these lessons you will be partnered with another member of the class. You are of course welcome to join with one or more friends and learn in a relaxing, comfortable home environment.

Later in this course I also offer supervised bridge play. There is a 2 hour supervised play session on Thursday evenings 7.30-9.30pm for £5 per person.

For those who wish to improve their bridge play I organise intermediate evening lessons on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 7.30 – 9.30pm.”

If you are thinking of joining Ray’s course and would like to take advantage of the special beginner’s offer send your cheque for £50 with your name, address, home and mobile phone numbers to Ray at the address below. For more details contact Ray on 020 8281 8376 or go to www.eastlondonbridge.co.uk.

Sue Lavery SPECIAL BEGINNER’S OFFER If you wish to pay in advance for the first five lessons of the course, you will be given the course book (retail price £25) free of charge on the first lesson.

Payment to arrive before 10th October.

If you wish to take advantage of this offer, please send your cheque for £50 to RAY GREEN 22 Horsley Road Chingford London E4 7HX

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or fathers, factories and fruittellas

hen I was younger, and my younger brother younger still, we made a startling observation. There was a stream that we crossed on our way to school.

And there was a very similar stream near where Dad worked. It didn’t take Sherlock Holmes to figure out that the two must be linked.

So, one summer holiday in 1964, we set out together with nothing to help us on our way but a tube of Opal Fruits.

Sure enough, the streams were one and the same. We traced it from the bridge near school to the factory where Dad worked.

That evening, we told him of our discovery and wondered whether he might see fit to tell the whole world.

“You have done well, my sons,” he said. “But the truth is that mankind has long known of this stretch of water insofar as there is a road beside it. However,” and he turned to my brother, “I have great hopes that you will someday be a great explorer, possibly in the field of mathematics.

And as for you, David… well… if you get lucky, and if they drop their standards a lot, you may get a year or two in a post in a library.”

The long summer passed slowly by in games of cricket and paddling pools. My young brother, who was 6, was just mastering logarithms. I was

Pi

more concerned with building a castle of mud in our garden as a possible defence against invading Apaches.

Looking back now, the murky mists of memory may muddle the recollection. In fact, I believe that we took Fruittellas with us that day and not Opal Fruits at all. Nevertheless, I clearly see my brother coming to Dad and saying “Father, I think that the total length of the river divided by its distance as the crow flies is about 3.14.”

“Young younger,” he said, “It is an amazing fact that all rivers obey this rule. And the ratio to which you refer is known by the Greek letter pi.

And by the way, David, you seem to have spattered mud over your baby sister again.”

I pretended to get on with the castle, but eavesdropped as Dad explained to my brother.

Defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, pi crops up in the strangest ways in the natural world. Rivers have a property called the ‘meandering ratio’ – that is, the ratio of its actual length to its distance as the crow flies.

This amazed Einstein, who explained, by using fluid dynamics, that rivers have a tendency to bend. But then a curve causes the outside of the curve to run faster and cause erosion, thereby forming a sharper bend. This makes the river loop back in the opposite direction. Because the shapes of loops are defined by pi, the meandering ratio of all rivers averages out at pi.

Pi, or π, is an irrational number. That is to say, it is a seemingly random series of numbers going

Measuring pi

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on forever. It has been calculated to over a trillion decimal places. You can listen to it being read out, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

Humans have always been intrigued by the maths of circles. A tablet from Babylon in about 1800B.C. shows an early attempt at the calculation of pi. In 250B.C. the Greek mathematician Archimedes used hexagons inside circles in a more scientific approach. In Meandering river 1424, the Persian astronomer Jamshid al-Kashi used a more complex shape and calculated pi to 16 places, a standard that was used for the next 2 centuries. The Greek letter π was first used in 1706. But the advent of the computer has lead to closer and closer calculations of its exact value.

Why do we need to do this? Well, between you and me, and please don’t tell my brother this, we kinda don’t. But knowing the rough value of pi is

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vital in all sorts of fields, from thermodynamics to aviation. But a trillion digits? Really?

Well, the factory has closed down and the river become quite dry, but pi hasn’t changed. And as to the rest of the story – my brother went on to fulfil his goal as a mathematician, but I never completed that castle of mud.

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Warning: don’t become a scam victim

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90-year-old woman is warning people not to become victims of a prize draw scam after she reported one to Essex Trading Standards.

The Essex woman received a letter claiming she had won one of 6,000 cash prizes, ranging from £25 to £20,000. All she had to do was to ring a premium-rate number and listen out for her ID code to find out how much she had won and how to claim it.

Although she suspected the letter was a scam, she rang the claim number, only to find that her “winning” ID code was not listed. She then rang Essex Trading Standards to report the scam.

“I knew it was a scam, but I wanted to sort it out for my peace of mind. The claim line went through a long rigmarole – and I was paying for their spiel – only to be told that I was unsuccessful,” said the woman.

“I rang Trading Standards to warn them about the scam. They were very helpful and said if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.”

Since reporting the scam, she has received another letter from the same company, but she tore it up and threw it away straightaway.

“I want to warn other people not to fall victim to these scams. There are so many about and some people end up losing so much money. You’ve got to be so wary of everything.”

Trading Standards deals with many similar scams all year round, including fraudsters trying to pass themselves off as the National Lottery.

Cllr Roger Walters, Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Waste, Recycling and Trading Standards, said: “Residents should never respond to mailings relating to prize draws, lotteries, or other products or services which requests personal information, or money for administration fees.

“Unfortunately we have dealt with cases where elderly people have lost money by repeatedly replying to such scams. I would ask neighbours, friends and families to watch out for neighbours or relatives who are receiving large amounts of this scam mail.”

If any resident is concerned that they may have responded to a scam or is worried about a friend or relative they can call the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 08454 040 506.

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Puzzles

Sudoku

How to Play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through , with no repetition!

That's all there is to it.

You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic - there’s no maths involved and no adding up.

It's fun.

It's challenging.

It's addictive!

Solution on page 30

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Fun Quiz

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Puzzles Across 8. Group of words Sherpa articulated (6) 9. Last lion to become another animal (8) 10. Nautical speed unit to tangle (4) 11. Things mites get upset about (5) 12. Care about the brain (4) 13. To overcharge for sheep's wool (6) 15. Mauls tie badly to feign (8) 17. Tame recipe for flesh (4) 18. Give instruction to a twisted cheat (5) 20. Short note seen in home movie (4) 22. Two donkeys at home for a killer (8) 25. Impassive lots back with little identification (6) 26. Insect seen in sign at last (4) 28. Snow leopard's weight? (5) 30. City in which to wash? (4) 31. Smartest place to sleep (8) 32. Region development to disregard (6)

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Down 1. Hellenic type of yarn (8) 2. Set about a compass point (4) 3. Dregs formed when time ends badly (8) 4. Lies about a little piece of land (4) 5. Horse-drawn carriage that sounds good-looking (6) 6. Fruit grown out of a lump (4) 7. Poem sent on differently (6) 14. Additional film performer (5) 15. Country to take pains over (5) 16. Arm with nothing for a West Indian dance (5) 19. Uncontrollable emotion is hearty in a way (8) 21. Wetness produced from Euro mist (8) 23. Ice-cream dish to eat at the weekend? (6) 24. Point to crude dwelling for a digger (6) 27. Thank you, thank you and goodbye (2-2) 29. Bird's home sent the wrong way (4) 30. Book initially beside a single rib, for example (4)

Crossword

(Solution on page 38)

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Community Events and What’s On FORTHCOMING SWEC’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT South West Essex Choir will be celebrating 50 successful years with a special anniversary concert at Walthamstow Assembly Hall on Saturday July 5 at 7.30pm. The guest of honour will be the worldfamous pianist John Lill, who is SWEC’s president. He has been giving a series of concerts to celebrate his 70th birthday this year and will be returning to his home area to play Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5 (The Emperor). The choir will sing Mozart’s Requiem accompanied by Forest Philharmonic Orchestra. The conductor will be SWEC’s musical director James Sherlock and there will be professional soloists. Tickets are: balcony £18 (£20 on the day), stalls £15 (£17 on the day) and under 18s £5. They are available from www.southwestessexchoir.org.uk or 020 8554 2830 (on the day only telephone 07895 090706).

SWEC, which meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.45pm10pm at Loughton Methodist Church, welcomes new members. No audition is necessary, but you must be able to sing and an ability to read music would be an advantage.

Please contact the membership secretary Mary McElarney on 01992 812606 or m.mcelarney@tiscali.co.uk

SWEC’s 50TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON will culminate with a grand Jubilee concert at Walthamstow Assembly Hall on July 5, when the world-famous pianist John Lill will be playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 5 (The Emperor) and the choir will sing Mozart’s Requiem.

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SWEC, which meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.45pm10pm at Loughton Methodist Church, would welcome new members to sing in the July concert. No audition is necessary, but you must be able to sing and an ability to read music would be an advantage.

Rehearsals start on April 29.

For more information about singing with SWEC please contact the membership secretary Mary McElarney on 01992 812606 or m.mcelarney@tiscali.co.uk

WEST ESSEX RAMBLERS This friendly rambling group has 4 walks every week, Wed., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. We have walks of varying lengths, both in the countryside and in London. For a sample programme telephone 020 8502 1628,

www.westessexramblers.org.uk.

5 July, Sat., 10.30 For this circular 7 m. walk meet the group outside Mile End underground station. The walks takes you along various waterways and includes parts of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. There will be a cafe stop.

30th July, 10.30 Meet in car park opposite Miller & Carter pub, Lambourne End for this 5.5 m. circular walk via Havering-atte-Bower.

LEA VALLEY FRIENDS WALKING GROUP Sunday 6th July Meet 10am (note earlier time to get back for Wimbledon tennis finals!)

Stratford Station (top of the escalator) where we will get the DLR to Greenwich and later see, arguably the best view of London not from a structure (very intriguing!)

Coffee & toilet stop.

Saturday 9th August Meet 10.30 am and park in the car

park of the Bricklayers Arms, Stondon Massey. Take A128 through Chipping Ongar. Turn right at roundabout onto A414.

Take 3rd turning on right towards Nine Ashes and Stondon Massey, Take first right and Bricklayers Arms is on the corner of the third turning on the right, with pond and green opposite. Leader has permission to park in the pub car park, toilets available before walk and we will pre-order our lunches before the walk. (You may also turn right from A128 for Fox’s Hatch and follow Blackmore Road, turning left for Stondon Massey). This is a charming country walk, which passes a whipping post (Dave’s) and the former residence of a famous 16th Century musician and a former World Snooker champion.

Grid Ref. TL 586 004 Landranger 167 Postcode CM15 0EQ Saturday 16th August Meet at 10.30 am in Hadleigh Country Park car park, Chapel Lane, Hadleigh (charge £2.30 & there are toilets) for 4½ mile walk with spectacular views over Thames Estuary, taking in the ruins of Hadleigh Castle, and skirting the Olympic BMX track. Good coffee shop, and lunch at nearby Harvester. I would happily give up to 3 people a lift from Newbury Park tube station (meet 9.15 am: mobile 07855 199275) and would suggest car sharing. (Please phone me on my mobile on the day if you are running late etc) Grid ref: TQ 801 869 Postcode SS7 2PP Saturday, 23rd August 10.30 am Meet Gospel Oak Station for a walk around Hampstead Heath visiting the recently reopened Kenwood House after its massive restoration.

Regular trains on the North London line from Barking and

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Toilets in car park opposite.

We will visit Greensted Church – 11th Century log church and also pass the cottage where two of the Tolpuddle Martyrs lived on their return home from Australia. Grid TL 552 032 Map 167

SUMMER FLOWER SHOW Buckhurst Hill Horticultural Society. Saturday 12th July 2pm – 5pm. The Centenary Hall, St. John’s Church, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RX. Includes floral art, photography, cookery and junior entries. Plus there will be sale of plants, garden sundries, teas and delicious homemade cakes. Entry: Non members £1, children free (Tel: 020 8257 8996) or email:jill998@btinternet.com

EXHIBITION AT THE VIEW Saturday 12 July to Sunday 28 September - Summer art show 2014. A collection of artwork submitted by local artists who have been inspired

by Epping Forest. The View is situated between the Royal Forest pub and Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, Rangers Road, Chingford E4.

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WORKSHOP Saturday 19 July 10am– 12pm. Workshop: Macro photography on a budget. The View. A workshop for those with SLR camera with lenses having 52, 55 and 58mm filter threads. Free/booking required. The View is situated between the Royal Forest pub July & August 2014

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also available. Box office 02085244380 or

VOLUNTEER TASK

Friday 1 August 6.30pm– 9pm. Walk: Forest at dusk.

Lodge Road car park. A dusk walk through the Forest and Buffer Lands. Free/booking required.

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Saturday 19 July 10am–2pm.

Volunteer task: Goldings Hill Pond. Goldings Hill Pond car park. Help clear the scrub, trees and overhanging branches from around the pond. Free/no booking required. City of London Corporation

BIKE RIDE Sunday 20 July 10.45am– 4pm. Bike ride: Discovering Epping Forest by bike. Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. All participants must wear a helmet and have a competent level of cycling. Free/booking required.

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WALK Friday 25 July 2pm-4pm.

Walk: Iron Age family walk & talk. Jack’s Hill car park, Coppice Row. Cost: £10.00 per family group (up to four people). Booking required.

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CADOS presents The Local War, a cabaret style show specially written to commemorate the centenary of WW1 from 31st July to August 2nd including Saturday matinee. With a live band and featuring songs from the era the script weaves monologues and sketches with verbatim letters from the past to create a show with comedy as well as a serious side. A cold buffet will be served at your table in the interval. At Mornington Hall, The Green Walk, N Chingford, E4 7EN. Licensed bar each evening. Tickets £9.50. Seniors £8 on Thursday and at the matinee when concessions for under 16s are

www.ticketsource.co.uk/cadoschingford

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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY Saturday 2 August 10am– 2pm. Children’s activity: Junior angling day, Theydon Bois Pond. A fun introduction to angling. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £5 per child/booking required.

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OPEN AIR THEATRE Sunday 3 August Gates open at 2pm Performance at 3pm. Open air theatre: Gilbert & Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. The Temple Enclosure, Wanstead Park. Cost: Adults £14.95, under 16’s £8.95 and under 3’s £3.95. Booking required. Booking web address: www.illyria.uk/com City of London Corporation

OPEN AIR THEATRE Wednesday 13 August (gates open at 2pm, performance 3pm). Open air theatre: Roald Dahl’s ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’. The Temple, Wanstead Park. Cost adults £14.95, under 16’s £8.95 and under 3’s £3.95/booking required. Booking web address: www.illyria.uk/com City of London Corporation

EVENT: WINE TASTING Friday 15 August 7pm– 10pm. The View. The View is situated between the Royal Forest pub and Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, Rangers

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Road, Chingford E4. Sample some of Europe’s finest wines supplied by Woodford Wine Room. Friendly, fun and informative session, suited for both novices and fully fledged wine connoisseurs. Cost £10 per person includes glass of Prosecco/booking required.

Over 18’s only.

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WORKSHOP Saturday 16 August 10am– 12pm. Macro photography on a budget. The View. The View is situated between the Royal Forest pub and Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, Rangers Road, Chingford E4. A workshop for those with SLR camera with lenses having 52, 55 and 58mm filter threads. Free/ booking required.

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Free/booking required.

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RICHMOND HOUSE SCHOOL REUNION Former pupils of Chingford's Richmond House School are preparing for a Reunion Lunch on Friday, September 5. If you attended the school, please contact Edna Hobbs (nee Redcliffe) 020 8508 6217 or Rosemary Smith (nee Lethbridge) rosysmith7@btinternet.com for further details.

AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Friday 22 August 6.30pm– 9pm. Lodge Road car park. A guided walk through the Forest and Buffer Lands at dusk.

Free/booking required.

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Saturday 13th September, 2pm – 5pm. The Centenary Hall, St. John’s Church, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RX, includes: Cut flowers, Fruit & Vegetables, floral art, cookery and junior entries.

Plus there will be sale of plants, garden sundries, teas and delicious homemade cakes. Entry: Non members £1, children free (Tel: 020 8257 8996) or e-mail:jill998@btinternet.com

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY: PLAY IN THE FOREST

LONDON and OVERSEAS AREA of NAFAS PRESENT

WALK: FOREST AT DUSK

Friday 29 August 10am– 12pm. Epping Forest Visitor Centre, High Beach. Discover, explore and enjoy the Forest through wild play, arts and crafts activities. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost £2 per child/no booking required.

Joint City of London/Epping Forest District Council

BIKE RIDE Sunday 31 August 10.45am– 4pm, Discovering Epping Forest by bike, Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. All participants must wear a helmet and have a competent level of cycling.

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Area Show “Far Pavilion’s” Amazing Floral Artistry. September 24th – September 25th, Chigwell Hall, High Road, Chigwell, Essex IG7 6BD. Admission to show £7.00 Wednesday 24th September 11.30am – 5.00pm. Demonstration by Michael Bowyer at 1.30pm £8.50. Gala Reception 6pm – 9pm to include wine, canapés and “A Floral Experience” with Charles Barnard, Graham Harper and Kathy Stangaard £15 Combined ticket for entry to the show and Gala Reception £20 Thursday 25th September

10.00am – 5.00pm. Demonstration by Michael Bowyer at 11.30am £8.50. Trading, mini demonstrations, workshops.

For tickets contact Joyce Jones: 020 8657 7632. email: robert.jones712@btinternet.com

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Monday – 6th October talk by Mr. Russell T. Bowes. Subject: Say It with Poison, at St. James’ United Reformed Church, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NG. Admission £1 . Time: 7.00 – 9.30 p.m. For more information please contact the Chairman: Maureen Briggs – email: mbriggs@uwclub.net or ring 0208 504 8364. All welcome.

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Monday – 3rd November, talk

by Mr. Richard Gant. Subject: Plant Heritage and its National Plant Collections, at St. James’ United Reformed Church, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NG. Admission £1 .

Time: 7.00 – 9.30 p.m. For more information please contact the Chairman: Maureen Briggs – email: mbriggs@uwclub.net or ring 0208 504 8364. All welcome.

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During late July and August (school holidays), rides are also available on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm - 4:30pm. Private hire events can also be arranged.

Bus: 179 from Ilford to Chingford then 215 or 97 to Ridgeway Park, ask for Green Man pub stop. or Buses 215 or 97 from Walthamstow Central station.

Car: Entrance to car park via Peel Close off Old Church Road, Chingford. E4 6XU. SatNav: E4 6XU

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Useful telephone numbers - all in one place EMERGENCY SERVICES - Fire/Police/Ambulance - DIAL 999 (or 112) Childline

0800 1111

Samaritans

08457 90 90 90

Crimestoppers

0800 555 111

RSPCA Cruelty Line

0300 1234 999

Consumer Advice

08454 04 05 06

National Rail Enquiries

08457 48 49 50

Gas Emergencies

0800 111 999

Heathrow Airport

0844 335 1801

Citizens Advice Bureau

020 8502 0031

Gatwick Airport

0844 892 0322

NHS Direct

111

Stansted Airport

0844 335 1803

Thames Water

0845 9 200 800

Luton Airport

01582 405 100

Age Concern

020 8478 2896

London City Airport

(020) 7646 0088

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS for friends and families of alcoholics. Al-Anon Family Groups offer understanding and support to anyone whose life is, or has been deeply affected by someone else’s drinking whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not, whether you are living with the alcoholic or not. You need not be alone. To speak to someone who understands and for details of an Al-Anon meeting near you, ring the confidential helpline on: 020 7403 0888 (10 am-10pm). w: www.al-anonuk.org.uk e: enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk.

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Decorating Services

Peter Angel & Co

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Motor Car - Services

D Mulqueen

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Andrew H Young

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Sullivan and Co

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Belgrave Motor Services

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Aerial & Satellite Installations Mediacoms

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Domestic Appliance Repairs Standard Appliances

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Architect

Oven Cleaning Services Oven Wizards Franchising Ltd

Nic Antony Architects Ltd

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Southwell Drives

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Blinds

Personal Training Matt Green

Blind Gallery

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Building Services

17

Driveways 29

Electrical Services GB Electrical Contractors

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Pet Services

Ultra Electrics

43

Cosy Catz

CP Building Contractors

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Dendale Construction Ltd

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Estate Agents

Woodville Building Services

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Petty Son & Prestwich

9

Funky Dogs

17

Hugs and Tails

17

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Plumbing/Heating Services Care Home

Fencing

Woodland Grove

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JMG Property Services

Carpet, Curtain, & Upholstery

Flooring Services

Cleaning

T&C Floorcoverings

M&K Cleaning Services

3

Ceramic Painting Studio Ceramic Magic

7

10

Heatwiz Plumbing & Heating

11

London & Essex Heating Ltd

3

Removal Services 2

Function Hall

J&M Shipping

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Replacement Windows & Doors

Chigwell Victory Hall

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The Woodford Wells Club

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Eco Trade

25

Roofing Services Garage Conversions

Chimney Services FAF Chimney Services Ltd

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Angels

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Regal Cleaning Services

17

MG Gardening Services

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Buckhurst Hill Community Association 18

Security 31

Therapeutic Massage Serenite

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Kitchens 2

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Upholsterery Collards Upholstery Limited

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Leadale Upholstery

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Waste Disposal

Leisure Centre Sylvestrian Leisure Centre

Dance Studio

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Mediacoms

Graphic Design Service

Granite Transformations

Community Service

21

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Moo-Creative

Community Facilities for Hire

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Diamond Roofing & Guttering Contractors

Glass & Glazing Eco

Community Event

Caterham High School

Clarkes Roofing 11

Gardening Services

Cleaning Services

City of London Corporation

West Essex Garage Conversions

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Arbis

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Redbridge Classical Dance Studios Ltd

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