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was born and bred in Southend, but retired & moved to Shoebury in 2010 and have fallen in love with the uniqueness of Shoebury Common & the tranquillity along the promenade.

When Ray Bailey informed me that Southend Council want to build a 2 metre high secondary sea wall through our Common, starting October 2012 with completion in March 2013, I was shocked. What a surprise that this coincided with removal of soil from the Cliffs?

The more I investigated the answers, the more questions evolved and the more I wanted to find the truth. Why was there no transparency? Why was the information not consistent? Why are only certain questions answered? Why are the facts different on other projects?

I joined with Ray & Peter Grubb (Uncle Toms) in August 2012 and the first question raised was “Where are the 500 homes at risk of flooding”?

They gave us their flood map showing about 80 homes, but with no further comment since. It became clearer later when we were told about a developer who wanted to build 450 homes on a level 3 flood plain, but needed this flood defence to obtain planning permission. They apparently offered a six-figure sum subject to planning approval. (Echo 24th April 2013).

I tried to attend the consultation meeting at the Yacht Club, but could not get near the displays. I downloaded details from Southend Council’s website and was surprised by what I saw. I thought I would obtain facts to support future flooding on the Common, but all I could find was Predicting sea level rises between 200mm & “predictions”.

950mm is difficult, but at least history proves that 1953 was the worst Storm for over 300 years, causing 58 deaths on Canvey, 7 at Great Wakering & 2 in Southend.

Shoebury Common had minor flooding and as all roads run uphill, even breaches in sea defences at Gunner Park contained on the flood plain, with no damage to the Common or Uncle Toms. Nobody can predict major storms in the future, but although the council have £4.6m to invest in Shoebury, you would think they would consult the residents / businesses and find a JUNE 2013

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defence wall, but surely you should include the total cost, including the maintenance over 50+ years and the repairs / replacement of the existing sea wall? Compassionate requests from an 11-year-old girl saying “Please stop them building this wall on my Common” or a widower who said, “I paid for a bench because my loved-one enjoyed the views”. None of the 19 questions have been answered.

compromise, but despite intelligent concerns, nobody is listening to them. Like the councillors, we care about our neighbours, but this must also include consultation not dictatorship. When the preferred option was first made public, we queried “common sense” issues about disabled access, security, crossing the road through a floodgate / cycle path, reversing boat trailers through floodgates at the slipway and the 1.8 metre high wall being extended to St Augustines Avenue, where the promenade is two metres higher. We were amazed when all these concerns were included in the councils “revised” preferred option 2013 shown on their website. They even used our design by sloping the wall away from the cycle path, next to the sea wall with separate foundations, but we have not been paid over £80,000 in consultation fees.

We offered an alternative design, which included raising the promenade and constructing a new 700mm wall in front of the existing. Supported

by APS Designs, we created a set of drawings that depicted greater detail & clear graphics, with accurate views from all directions. We thought this would reduce public costs by eliminating very expensive floodgates, walls, disabled ramps, lighting & landscaping the soil from the cliffs, but the council said our alternative scheme was £6.8m.

The support we have had is unbelievable and with over 2,000 emails in 3 months, it has been a full time passion. Intelligent questions like “We know it is £4.6m to build the secondary flood Apparently, this included beach re-charge at £3m, six disabled ramps at £270,000, £60,000 for new shelters, £820,000 for the soil, £100,000 for gas modifications, £172,000 for lighting & £100,000 for repairing the existing storm drains.

If you support our challenge email peterlovett46@gmail.com We thank all our supporters, the Echo, APS Designs, Circle Printing & others for helping us to create a better future for Shoebury Common, but the fight goes on.

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nce in a blue moon your local newspaper salutes a local resident who has reached the grand-old age of 100. Yet by all accounts, local papers may soon have to devote an entire weekly page to people living to 100 because we are living much longer.

It will lighten many moods to learn that the total number of centenarians is projected to rise from 14,500 in 2012 to 110,000 in 2035. It’s estimated that 13% of males and 18.2% females aged 50 in 2012 will reach their landmark 100 year birthday.

And of your new born children, around one-third of babies born in 2012 in the United Kingdom are expected to survive to celebrate their 100th birthday (Source: Office for National Statistics, March 2012).

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six and then in my teens, being one of the organisers. The game used to be twenty a side more often than not with the last ball being bowled just before it got dark! You never thought of Play Stations, Facebook or Twitter. I am sure as a generation we were fitter?

Well, in the last two years Essex have stopped playing first class cricket in the town for the first See the enthusiasm time in over 50 years. Having previously held We have a duty to get this current generation festival weeks at Chalkwell Park, Southchurch interested in cricket. Local clubs are doing Park and in later years at Garon Park. sterling work in bringing the game to the next Youngsters are playing football all year round, generation. Starting with Junior schools across with the coaches of local clubs arranging the area coaching both boys and girls. If you visit tournaments throughout the summer. Would Southchurch Park any Sunday morning you will they not benefit from a rest during the summer see youngsters playing competitive, well run months and an opportunity to play another matches. It is great to see the enthusiasm with sport? which these youngsters play the game. Results are really varied and at a young age, are not that It was so simple in my youth. The football season important. What for me is important is that we started at the end of September and ran through develop that enthusiasm for the game, so that the to the beginning of April. You then swapped your youngsters of today become the club stalwarts of football gear and dusted down your whites from the future.

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Cross Phase Progress Leader – Post-16 I support and guide students through their further education choices, offering advice and helping them apply for the best combination of subjects out of the over 40 course choices we offer. I monitor student progress against targets and offer individual support to those who need extra help to ensure they succeed before moving on to their next steps in education or employment. Our Post-16 students access individual academic mentoring each term with a Learning Tutor and in subject areas. The advice and guidance they are given is based on individual needs. Parents are informed regularly of how best to support their son or daughter through the challenges of the Post16 curriculum. Our links to local universities and agencies have helped our University applications increase year on year. The achievements of our students are recognised through regular progress assemblies. This recognition has enabled our students to increase their pass rates and average point score for the last 3 years.

achievement in the year group in preparation for the Gradu8 Awards Ceremony.

Student Voice is Strong Students have a strong voice in teaching and learning. A dedicated School Council, with representatives from each year group, meets regularly to share ideas which are then taken to the Senior Leadership Team who examine any proposals. Students are always keen to discuss learning issues.

In addition to the School Council, a dedicated ‘Gradu8 Champions’ group meets weekly to focus on Progress award Winners

News just in Congratulations to Shoeburyness High School’s Mock Court Trial Team who have reached the national final for the third consecutive year. This Saturday the team travelled to Chelmsford Crown Court to compete in the regional finals, ending as runners up to Farlingaye High School. Both teams will now compete in the Final which will be held in Nottingham in June.

It’s all in a day’s work at Shoeburyness High School, where our students experience support, success and celebration!

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