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HRH The Duke of Edinburgh , Prince Philip ,with the winners of the ESU Public Speaking Competition for Schools 2010 at the Buckingham Palace ceremony in November last year

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n 1918, one man's visionary response to the tragedy and destruction of a World War was to create an organisation whose aim was to foster peace and understanding between nations and peoples through the use of the English language. Evelyn Wrench launched the English-Speaking Union on 4 July 1918 and, almost a century later, its ethos and ambitions are upheld in branches throughout the UK and across the globe.

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The ESU is an educational charity. For over 90 years it has provided scholarships, bursaries and exchange opportunities to English-speakers around the world allowing young people, teachers, librarians and others to develop their personal and professional skills. It also promotes the skills of public oratory and debating to school and university students worldwide by running speaking and debating competitions in the UK and overseas (details of your local Southend on Sea competition are below).

The Southend-on-Sea Branch of the ESU has an excellent programme of events, with lunches, talks, etc. in the Cliffs Pavilion at Westcliff on Sea interspersed with visits to local places of interest. These are excellent opportunities to catch up with old friends and to make new ones. We are always happy to welcome newcomers and all members are encouraged to bring guests.

Fun and Relaxed At both national and branch level our 5,000 members are tireless fundraisers, working hard to help young people fulfil their potential. The good news is that most of these fundraising occasions are also fun with lunches, garden parties, talks and visits at home and abroad providing a relaxed environment for members to meet, chat and vitally, support their local communities.

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Achieving Aspirations At our Christmas lunch on Monday 5th Dec at The Cliffs Pavilion, our ever hardworking Branch President, Sir Teddy Taylor, will make a presentation to Ben Gershinson, an outstanding local music student and the recipient of the branch’s 2011 Florence Warren Award. 18yr old Ben, educated at WHSB and with aspirations in the field of conducting, is now reading music at Downing College, Cambridge.

A key part of the ESU’s educational effort is our acclaimed Public Speaking Competition

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for Schools. This is aimed at pupils from years 10 and 11. Winning teams of three pupils progress from branch finals through regional finals to the national final. The overall winners are presented at Buckingham Palace and one member of that team goes on to compete in the International Public Speaking Competition against young people from all over the world.

The Southend-on-Sea branch of the ESU resumed holding heats of the Public Speaking Competition two years ago and it has been a great success with each heat being of a high quality and extremely enjoyable for participants and audience alike. Schools from throughout the Borough took part - the current champions are Westcliff High School for Boys.

It is important for teachers to know that public speaking skills are applied in many areas across National Curriculum Key Stages 3 & 4. The ESU competition is generally acknowledged as the blue riband speaking competition for young people in the UK. Schools can enter more than one team.

The 2012 Southend branch heat(s)will be held at The Eastwood School, Rayleigh, on the evening of January 19th. The winners will go on to the Regional Final at Fitzwilliam College Cambridge on March 24th .

Schools Wanted For entry details please e-mail me at the address below. I will be delighted to visit any school in the area to explain the competition in more detail and to discuss coaching opportunities. I hope to welcome new members to our events and even more participating teams to the Public Speaking Competition. If you would like to know more about the ESU please email me mjones3005@googlemail.com

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Join your local branch - go to ESU events in the UK and around the world, meeting people for whom we open new horizons - enjoy the facilities at Dartmouth House, London.

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he need to turn on the heating signifies the arrival of the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. Just as summer inevitably gives way to autumn, sooner or later, we all go grey.

Some of us accept and embrace it, whilst others view going grey as something to dye for. Instead of screaming "old", these days grey is becoming trendier, sexy even. Grey glamour puss Dame Helen Mirren is a wonderful role model and for men, George Clooney has to be the ultimate silver fox.

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Opportunities for attractive income still exist in the corporate bond market, however investors are having to be increasingly selective.

If inflation ran at the Bank of England’s intended target of 2 per cent, the sum of £100,000 would be worth £67,297 in real terms 20 years later.

However at 5 per cent the original sum of £100,000 would be worth just £37,689 in 20 years’ time.

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Basic rate taxpayers need to earn interest of 5.25 per cent on their savings in order to make a real return on their money once CPI inflation is taken into account. Higher rate taxpayers are in an even worse position, needing returns of 7 per cent to stop the value of their deposits being shrunk by inflation. But with interest rates at rock-bottom levels, accounts paying such high rates are very few and far between.

In inflationary times, when the real value of level income payments is eroded over a few years, it is important to find good and increasing sources of investment income.

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Diversification is also key in balancing risk and returns. Inflation also brings particular problems for people about to retire because even a low level of inflation will seriously dent pensioners’ fixed incomes over a number of years.

Inflation and uncertainty go hand in hand, but it is even more marked given the current economic turmoil. It is why investors are going to have to explore all the options to make the most from their savings and investment – and maybe taking a step up the risk ladder.

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ost English and Welsh Police forces have adopted new speeding guidelines that could allow motorists to travel at 86mph - 10% above the limit, plus 9mph – whilst avoiding points on their licence by paying for a speed awareness course.

Previous legislation allowed 10% above the limit, plus 6mph, but 37 of the 44 national forces at a recent meeting of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) agreed to the changes.

Education, not punishment.

An ACPO spokeswoman said "Evidence suggests that if people are sent on educational courses, rather than being punished with fines and points, they are less likely to reoffend in the future".

Courses could now be offered at up to 42mph in a 30mph zone, a major concern for critics such as Joel Hickman, from road safety charity Brake. "If you hit a child at 30mph, it's the equivalent of that child falling out of a three storey building. Driving at 42mph would give that child no chance of survival”, argued Mr Hickman.

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risk losing their licence, so it is quite clear which is the greater deterrent to speeding”, said Mr Hickman.

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recipe of the month In the Kitchen with Judy Barden

For the pastry, place the hazelnuts in a food processor and pulse until chopped. Add 40g/ 1 ½ oz of the flour and pulse again until you have a fine mixture. Add the rest of the flour, the icing sugar, butter and a pinch of salt. Whizz’ briefly until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Mix the egg yolk with about 1 ½ tbsp of iced water and add to the mixture. Pulse until it comes together into a clump, adding a little more water if necessary. Turn onto a worktop and knead lightly, now lightly flour the surface and roll out the pastry to line a 26cm/10in loose-bottomed 4cm deep tart case.

Do not worry if the pastry cracks just patch it and press together. Prick the base and chill for 30 mins.

Preheat the oven to 190c/fan 170c/gas 5 and place a baking sheet in the oven. Line the tart with baking paper and fill with either ceramic beans, rice or crumpled foil. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the edges are just turning colour. Remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 5 minutes.

Remove and brush the base with a little of the egg white to seal it and return to the oven for 3-4 minutes until the base is crisp and golden. Set aside. Lower the oven to 160c/fan 140/gas 3

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his is quite a decadent dessert, but handy as it can be made the day before, kept in the fridge and then brought to room temperature before serving. The hazelnuts in the pastry give it a lovely crunch and flavour. This is a large tart that serves at least 12. If you want to make a small tart halve the ingredients and use a 20cm/8in tart tin.

Enjoy!

Chocolate and Banana Tart

Place the milk, cream and sugar in a pan over a medium heat and slowly bring to scalding point.

Take off the heat and stir in the chocolate until smooth. Lightly beat the eggs, then whisk into the chocolate mixture, then pour into a jug.

Peel and slice the bananas and arrange over the base of the pastry case. Pull out the oven shelf halfway and place the tart on the baking sheet.

Carefully pour in the chocolate mixture and slide the oven shelf back in. Bake for 35-40 mins until the filling is just wobbly in the centre(it will firm up as it cools).

Wait for the tart to get cold, cut into wedges and serve with whipped cream.

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Late last year the idea of doing a long bike ride instead of another marathon was brought up.

Wanting to do something a bit different and to end up in in our home town of Southend, a brief Google search uncovered another Southend on the Mull of Kintyre, approximately 650 miles away. After a few chats in the pub, a group of 10 riders was gathered together to start organising the big event.

The team fly to Glasgow on Friday 30th September and start the ride the following morning on 1st October. Each day they will be cycling 80 miles on average although day 2 is a gruelling 90 plus miles, including the dreaded hill climb called "The Rest and be Thankful". The route takes them through Glasgow, on to Gretna then across the Yorkshire Moors. On day 5 the group head down through Lincolnshire and on day 7 arrive in Cambridge. The last day, Saturday 8th October, is a mere (!) 65 mile pedal home with a final destination of The Pier.

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