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Welcome to the June edition of Oracle. This month, we find ourselves at the cusp of significant change following the local elections held in early May. With a new leader and a new party at the helm of the Council, exciting times lie ahead for Southend.

We congratulate the newly appointed leader of the Council, Cllr. Daniel Cowan who gives an insight into Labour's plans for our town. The recent elections also brought noteworthy success for the Green Party in Leigh where Cllr. Stuart Allen secured a second green seat. Stuart has shared with us his party's plans and thoughts for Leigh, emphasising their commitment to ensuring Southend becomes greener and more sustainable.

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We Will Rise to the Challenges Ahead 9/10 Local Issues by Cllr Daniel Cowan

Green Success

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Spotlight by South East Essex Green Party

Warrior Square's spring clean

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Gardening

Update from Essex Chambers of Commerce 32 Business

Bucatini with Sausage & Porcini 36 Recipe by Judy Barden

Belinda's Journey

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Health and Wellbeing by Jacqui Sayor-Noble

Your local life-saving charity

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Charity by EHAAT

Brainbox 48 Sudoku, Crossword, Guess The Movie, Conundrum & Word Ladder

Useful Numbers Advertiser Index

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Advertorials Scott's of Southend 6/7 Pace 12/13 Climatec 26 Golf.one 28/29 CWSE 39 Royal Mews 45

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has regular specials available. With such vast choices, it’s easy to visit every day of the week and never have the same dish twice. There is a strong homeware section and gifts galore for all your family and friends of all ages.

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A One-Stop BBQ Destination Scott’s is a completely independent garden centre, based in Rochford, Essex. The centre boasts a popular restaurant, a solid BBQ department, and knowledgeable staff for all your horticultural needs – have you seen their outdoor and houseplant selection? The recently opened Scott’s Garden Shed is fully stocked with everything you could need to keep your garden looking on point this growing season.

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BBQ Kings and Queens are in smoky, flamegrilled heaven at Scott’s Backyard. The Toys R Us of BBQ departments, everything you could want is under one roof! Stocking reputable brands such as Weber, Skotti, Kadai, and Firepits UK, plus the incredible outdoor ovens from Deli Vita! The team at Scott’s Backyard are proud to support independent ingredient brands such as Tubby Toms, Slim Ricks, and Wilderbee and are always on hand to deliver their top-notch knowledge on their garden furniture and offer you all the best advice when designing your garden haven!

Scott’s Kitchen was recently refurbished in 2021. The restaurant and its beautiful garden area can comfortably seat 150 people and regularly host events such as quiz nights, talks with specialist speakers, themed afternoon teas, and private functions such as wakes and community club socials. The restaurant updates its menu seasonally and 6

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Furry Friends Welcome The pet and equine section at Scott’s covers a wide range of animals. Doggy food, treats, accessories, and more – some might say it’s a canine heaven in there! But not to worry, the kitties haven’t been forgotten about. With enrichment toys, hideaways, and plenty of treats, your feline will be feline fine after a trip to the pets department. However, it’s not all about the small furries that live inside. Scott’s specialise in taking care of our equine buddies too. The team make sure that your horse is well looked after, from the outside to the inside!

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Experience Unforgettable Events Did you know that Scott’s of Southend create some of the most sought-after events in the area? Their brand new, purpose-built polytunnel is the new home to their events.

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festival, Scott’s are proud of how much they invest in their events and receive glowing feedback time after time. Now a spooky staple for Essex residents, Scott’s Pumpkin Barn has been enticing members of the community for the last three years – each time bigger and better than the last. It’s no secret that Halloween is becoming the Christmas of the spooky community’s calendar and Scott’s are proud to be the go-to spot for those in the area. They grow all of their own pumpkins

at their Brentwood farm, truly keeping their supply chain in the family. And talking of sustainability, when the polytunnel isn’t being used as an event haven, it’s the growing hub for many plants starting their life and helping to reduce their carbon footprint and food miles. Plus if you look up, you’ll spy all of their fabulous solar panels, turning those sunrays into sustainable energy to keep the garden centre in full flow!

Sunflower Workshops & Festive Magic But it’s not all ponies and pumpkins. They host sunflower growing workshops and encourage children to ask questions and be curious when they are here. Christmas is high on the agenda of any garden centre but at Scott’s of Southend, it’s a talking point from January, deciding on themes, booking entertainment and, of course, contacting Santa to make sure he’s free to stop off for a mince pie and a drink at his favourite plant palace. 2024’s plans are bigger than ever and the team are busy emailing elves and polishing jingle bells to make sure it really is the most magical time of the year.

From horticulture to haunted houses, sunflowers to sundries, bamboo to BBQ, Scott’s of Southend really does promise to help you find everything you could want to make life a little happier.

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LOCAL ISSUES

We Will Rise to the

Challenges Ahead The most recent local elections saw Labour become the biggest political group on the council for the first time in almost 70 years, allowing us to form a stable administration on Southend-on-Sea City Council with colleagues from the Liberal Democrat and Independent Groups.

by Cllr Daniel Cowan Leader of the Council & Councillor for St Laurence ward CllrDanielCowan@ southend.gov.uk

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ur new administration faces significant and numerous challenges but we will rise to them.We inherit major issues that need urgent attention such as the property deal at Fossetts Farm that the football club is relying on to complete the Consortium’s takeover, as well as the new waste contract which will need to be signed off in the next couple of months.

We formed an administration knowing these challenges were live and present, but also with the resolve to see them through. The move over to fortnightly bin collections was not our decision but it will happen on our

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watch so we have to do all we can to ensure that this most basic and important service is delivered well for local people. We want to build a city we can be proud of and that will need strong leadership and decisive action. That is what I and my cabinet will deliver.

Our Financial Commitment Local government finances remain challenging but under my leadership, we will never make decisions that put the council’s financial stability in jeopardy. We will make decisions for the benefit of the city, not our own political interests.

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LOCAL ISSUES Revitalising Traditions

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We also have the ambition to reintroduce modern versions of permanent attractions such as the Illuminations and seasonal events such as Southend in Bloom, as well increase support for business-led events such as the Fireworks and council-led events such as the park concerts.

Our joint administration agreement has been published on the council website for all to see, in the spirit of genuine openness and transparency.

We have many political and strategic objectives we would like to achieve but we are mindful that we are restricted by our finances and the capacity of our staff.

Reviving the Kursaal

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However, we will deliver an ambitious programme of investment in improving the safety of our pavements and roads. Not just in terms of filling more potholes but also progressing safety schemes such as School Streets.

Sensible Parking Policies

In a seaside destination like Southend, parking is always going to be contentious but we will introduce sensible parking policies that balance our need to pay for the services that visitors put pressure on like street cleaning, waste collection, community safety, public toilets etc, without subsidies from residents. That is why we are going to introduce off-season parking charges and re-evaluate the zones to make parking cheaper for residents. The Southend Pass is already fantastic value for our residents looking to save money on parking but we will look at ways to make this even better.

Boosting Tourism

We know that parking income is heavily reliant on visitors and we have an objective to boost visitor numbers by developing an events programme with the aim of reaching 20 weeks of events on the pier each year and at least 6 major events across the city, beaches, and parks every year too.

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Reopening the Kursaal and creating a sustainable future for the building is close to our hearts and we will explore every avenue to find a workable solution.

Enhancing Accessibility

Southend needs a fully accessible playground and we will explore the possibility of building one in the east of the city as well as continue the upgrade and expansion of accessible play equipment in all parks and play area.

Restoring Community Pride

Pride in where we live needs to be re-established and we believe that our objectives will help that but we also recognise that the council needs to improve on the delivery of basic services like street cleaning and grass cutting.

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We know how big the task ahead of us is, and we thank the residents of Southend for placing their trust in us to deliver for them.

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Success On the 2nd May, Leigh’s residents voted overwhelmingly to elect a second Green to represent them on the City Council. Cllr Stuart Allen was duly elected with 1725 votes and joins Cllr Richard Longstaff to represent Leigh ward until 2026.

South East Essex Green Party stuartallen.greenparty @gmail.com Branch Chair & Coordinator: James Vessey-Miller Leigh Ward Coordinator: Simon Gittus

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reens are proving all around England that they are the credible alternative to the status quo through their hard work and dedication for residents.

People of all backgrounds appreciate the effort and drive Green Councillors and Candidates put into the job. Stuart, like so many Greens elected this year, proved with actions not words that he was a Councillor-in-waiting. Voters are tired of the same old unproductive tit-for-tat bickering of representatives of the old parties, and are increasingly happy to support Green candidates who get things fixed, hold the Council to account, and work for residents all year round - not just at election time.

cleaning to remove waste and soil from Stuart and Richard them. Richard and Stuart worked together to action a plan with the Council and Veolia, which involves one road being thoroughly maintained every week. Richard says “The drains were desperately in need of a proper clean out, we’ve been successful in getting Veolia to take on a road a week along Pall Mall to get them finally sorted.

Community Engagement “We had conversations with over 1000 residents, and knocked on many more doors than that”, Stuart says. “I was at every Full Council meeting and asked important questions regarding air pollution around Broadway, water pollution, and removal of trees.”

A key issue the Greens secured action on, was unblocking the blocked drains around Leigh. After years of neglect, the gullies desperately needed deep 16

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Reducing Floods Residents are so happy with the improvements and has resulted in far less localised flooding.” It’s this attitude to listen to residents and work together with the wider Council Continued on page 44

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Community Payback team Warrior Square in Southend got a spring clean thanks to a group doing Community Payback unpaid work that a court can give offenders who are convicted of crimes but not sent to prison.

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The initiative came about after Sergeant Liz Reschwamm looked at ways of improving the look and feel of high-harm crime hotspots using the ‘broken windows’ theory that visible signs of crime and anti-social behaviour lead to more offending.

Revamping Southend Hotspots Sgt Reschwamm said: “We looked at our hotspots in Southend and thought about how we could make the areas safer and more appealing to the public.

“Following our work with the Southend Safe Space on the High Street, we had feedback that people didn’t feel safe in Warrior Square at night, so it was the perfect place to improve. It’s surrounded by houses and we want the public to use it.”

By bringing together public services and local businesses, Sgt Reschwamm is optimistic the initiative will have a significant impact that could be replicated elsewhere.

She said: “We’re getting rid of graffiti, the alleyways have been cleared of rubbish and the council are putting up more signage to say the CCTV is being enhanced.

Community Payback Benefits “It was a team effort and we also had support from the council’s community safety officers who came out on patrol. Building relationships with partners is making a real difference, and we’re hoping to extend this work across all our hotspots.”

The Probation Service’s Pippa Garnett is an operations manager for Community Payback in south Essex. She said the benefits of the scheme go beyond improving the look of an area: “Community Payback was brought in an alternative to prison. It’s rehabilitative, it teaches people new skills, and even helps them get into a routine if they’ve been out of work for some time.

“The people working feel appreciated and it builds self-esteem. Even some of our most high-risk cases get invested and involved. There’s a real sense of loyalty when they’re supporting a cause, and they want to do a good job.”

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Our last article introduced the Essex Chambers of Commerce, representing around 800 businesses large and small, including many in Southend. This month gives a flavour of current and planned activities.

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The Essex Chambers is working with Southend City Council in a partnership designed to bring business expertise and thinking to bear on plans to boost Southend, to improve its image and the reality and make it an ever more attractive place to live, to visit and in which to do business.

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Much of the focus is naturally on the High Street, which in common with many town centres is struggling, but Southend still has much to offer and there is a collective desire to accentuate the positive, make more of its assets and talk up Southend rather than run it down. This does need to be backed up by purposeful action, however, and sensible deployment of scarce resources. The Chambers and the city council are open to ideas which can help this effort.

local companies have just won King’s Awards for Enterprise, supported by the Chambers, nine of them in the international trade category – congratulations to all of them, and to Ipeco Holdings of Southend who won in the ‘promoting opportunity through social mobility’ category. The importance of international trade will be a feature of the Chambers’ Essex Global Summit event on 22 May at Hylands House in Chelmsford.

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Looking further ahead the Chambers will be hosting its annual, highly popular Festival of Business – at Chelmsford City Racecourse on 13 November. This is a great celebration of the wonderful variety of businesses based in Essex and an opportunity for many to promote themselves.

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RECIPE

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his pasta dish is from Umbria and is great for a quick midweek meal. The intense flavour of the porcini is what gives the pasta its flavour. If you can get Italian sausages, great, if not add fennel seeds for an authentic flavour. Enjoy!

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INGREDIENTS (Serves 4) • 20g dried porcini mushrooms • 4 large sausages, such as Italian or cumberland (if using cumberland, add a pinch of fennel seeds to the meat while cooking) • 400g bucatini • 4 garlic cloves, sliced • 1-2 tsp chilli flakes • 125ml white wine • 150ml double cream • Grating of nutmeg • Large handful of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped • Parmesan, grated, to serve Tip the dried porcini mushrooms into a large pan with 500ml boiling water from the kettle. Set over a low heat and simmer for 10-15 mins until slightly reduced to make an intense mushroom stock.

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat.

Squeeze the sausage meat from the skins into

the pan and fry for 5-8 mins, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks, until lightly browned. (Don’t forget to add the fennel seeds if you haven’t got Italian sausages).

Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Drop in the bucatini and move it around using tongs to prevent it sticking together. Cook for 9 mins. Meanwhile, add the garlic and chilli flakes to the sausage meat and fry for 1 min before pouring in the wine. Cook for 5 mins more until the wine has reduced, then tip in the rehydrated mushrooms and the stock (you should have about 350ml). Season with salt and black pepper, then bring to a simmer.

After roughly 9 mins, use the tongs to move the bucatini directly from its cooking water into the mushroom sauce. The mixture will seem quite watery at first, but the trick is to finish cooking the bucatini by simmering it in the broth – it will soak it all up and take on the earthy flavour. Keep moving the pasta in the broth using the tongs for 3 mins, or until most of the water has been absorbed. Stir in the cream, a grating of nutmeg and the parsley. Stir well, taste for seasoning and serve topped with lots of parmesan.

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She had been on medication for depression but did not like how she felt on that medication, so stopped it.

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