Thorpe Bay - June 2014

Thorpe Bay

June 2014

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Local Issues

Sea wall objections overruled D

oing nothing is not an option - is what the Conservative Councillors say to confuse you into thinking that this is the only option, then tell you this is what you will have, whether you like it or not. With over 2200 planning objections & only 4 in favour, provides evidence to support you do not want this sea wall. We believe if we provide the facts, you are more than capable of making your own informed choices, but the Council just inflates the cost of other alternatives, so they are rejected. Did you know, once they spend the £5.2m on the new sea wall, they still have to repair the existing and maintain the new wall over its 30 / 50 year life span. Why not spend this money on the existing sea wall? The Councils produced life costs, which proved the Councils alternative option two was £2.2m cheaper, but this information was never given to the Place Scrutiny committee. It must be cheaper to look after one defence – not two?

names and addresses from 5 households in one road where the Council recorded only ONE. These facts and many more, were given to the Council, but they have never replied or changed the results. 500 homes were at immediate risk of flooding in 2013, but reduced to 237 twelve months later. The Planning Department wrote to inform me that my beach hut neighbour had applied for Planning permission to carry out work.

However, despite many hut owners living outside the borough, not one of the 400 involved with the preferred option received notice.

Richard Atkins has always said that “the Cliffs soil is granular material”,despite evidence from the British Geological Survey stating it was predominantly London Clay. We instructed the

500 homes were at risk Freedom of Information request allowed us to receive the questionnaire data numerically, but this then showed 413 postcodes against 241 respondents (172 missing respondents).

They then accepted they were not “respondents”, but “households”, so if two people voted, only one was counted. We gave JUNE 2014

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Geotechnical Laboratories to take 5 samples from this soil and we received a 10-page report, confirming it was Clay/Silt, which will tend to be impermeable & offers very poor drainage. Our concern has always been laying London Clay soil on top of a sandy flood plain will create a mudbath! If any one would like a copy of this report or want to be members, please contact peterlovett46@gmail.com

John Prescott blamed The day after the preferred option was approved, Garrison Developers applied for planning permission to build 172 (2/3-storey) houses & 15 (3/4-storey) office blocks, in the middle of the Flood Plain. You may remember they offered £2.5m towards the sea wall & local schools. This has now been reduced to £970,000 leaving £1.5m funded from the public purse. Half the houses previously built on their flood map were built within the last 20 years, so this new development will add yet another 200 to the statistics. Southend Council blamed John Prescott for allowing developments on flood plains, but will not change it back? Association of British Insurers confirmed that houses built on flood plains after 01/01/2009 will NOT be covered under the new FloodRe agreement, so how can they approve this application? The CP8 Core

Strategy Policy insists on 30% being affordable homes, but none are shown. 850 cars a day are expected to use this site – How do you think this will affect the infrastructure, drains, water table etc?

This is not a political challenge, but when 51 Southend councillors are ruled by 8 Conservative cabinet members, it is time to do something – Doing nothing is not an option.

We have had tremendous support from all the Independent Councillors in the borough, but they have limited voting power. Having been a Conservative voter all my life, it is a sad day that the only way to obtain Councillor support, is to vote for a local Councillor that listen to your concerns, not just at election time. By the time you read this, local elections will be over, but your vote will give them the mandate to proceed or reject the Shoebury Common preferred option.

In preparation, we have instructed a Marine Consulting Engineer to design an alternative flood defence scheme, using the soil, but this will not effect our Common. We are excited by the preliminary details received. The wave engineer is just finishing the final touches, after which we hope to submit for Planning Permission. More news to follow.

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Inspection Report “

Part of the job of every Headteacher is to monitor constantly the school’s performance as a whole and plan for continuous improvement. So it is extremely useful when, every 6 years, a team of objective, experienced peers – often serving Headteachers from other independent schools, visit to inspect the school. The framework used by the Independent Schools Inspectorate to make judgements about schools runs parallel with Ofsted and is approved by the Department for Education.

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hy do so many men make such a meal of their holiday wardrobe? Here's my jetsetter's guide to getting your man looking cool this summer.

it is worn on one shoulder and slaps against the knee, he will look like a recalcitrant teenager, reluctantly ambling to school. If in doubt, buy a rucksack – they’re manly and practical.

For many long-suffering partners, the excitement of an impending and much anticipated holiday is sadly tempered when he starts to pack his suitcase. British men have an almost unique inability to dress for the Continent and, when walking among the locals in a delightful Mediterranean setting, this becomes all the more noticeable.

Long-sleeved shirts always look good and can discreetly cover sun-burned arms. My advice would be to buy before you fly, as the temptation to buy something ‘fun’ is an all too common occurrence.

Decent shades only Take a good pair of sunglasses. If you choose something classic, like Ray-Ban Wayfarers or Aviators, you can’t really go wrong. Even when accessorised with a spur of the moment, whimsical purchase of a woven straw hat – so long as it is a Panama or Trilby and NEVER a pork pie-style. Decent shades can soften a multitude of sartorial sins. I’d also advise you to buy your sunnies at home, before the combination of heat, booze and “holiday brain” start to rule his mental roost.

Avoid going native What’s more, when you buy clothes at home, you tend to think in terms of what looks good at home and abroad. If he decides to go native and sport what is all the rage with the locals, this can look incredibly daft when strolling down the High Street. Finally, it goes without saying that what he sticks on his feet can make or break not just the holiday but also your relationship. In the right context, flip flops are fine and sandals, such as Birkenstocks, add an air of relaxedness but under no circumstances should they be worn with socks.

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In July 2008, Norway met the top nations of European cricket where they participated in the Division One of the European Championship but only finished sixth.

In August 2009, Norway travelled to Singapore to compete in Division Six of the WCL. Norway only won one of five group matches and finished sixth overall. As a result, Norway was relegated to Division Seven.

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The Norwegian cricket team is the national cricket team of Norway. In a country of 5.0 million, Norwegian Cricket has about 5000 members.

Cricket was first organised in the 1960s by a few Asian immigrants and has grown to the current state of 24 clubs playing in three divisions.

ECC Trophy won Norway became a member of the International Cricket Council in 2000, and played their first international tournament that year. They won the tournament without losing a game, but did not play again until 2003 when they took part in the ECC Trophy for the first time and won the tournament. This qualified them for Division Two of the European Championship in 2004. In 2005 they won the European Affiliates Championship, the equivalent of the ECC Trophy. They once again won the tournament and qualified for Division Two of the European Championship in

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In May 2011, Norway travelled to Botswana for Division Seven of the World Cricket League and their relatively poor performances at ICC events continued as they finished fifth overall. Fifth place saw Norway relegated to Division Eight of the WCL.

Fresh Blood However, by the end of year 2011 a drastic change in team performance was observed, due to inclusion of some fresh blood. Under the captaincy of Zeeshan the team went on to win several qualifying rounds and titles. This success got the team a spot in another ICC qualifier event and in 2013 they competed in the 2013 ICC European T20 Championship Division One in England where they finished in 8th place, securing wins over Sweden and Gibraltar.

Old Southendian & Southchurch Cricket Club are delighted to be hosting Norway and wish them every bit of luck in the tournament.

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he problem with disaster/natural catastrophe movies is that we all know what happens in the end. Film-makers are faced with the common problem of how to retain audience interest in the run-up to the money shot finale, whether that’s the sinking of the Titanic or in this case, the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius and resulting destruction of the city of Pompeii.

anyone important. There is a range of truly bizarre accents on offer, most notably from Kiefer Sutherland’s wicked Senator Corvus, who seems to be aiming for Posh British, but ends up somewhere between Frankie Howerd (Up Pompeii indeed)and Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

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Corvus is a proper villain, and does get a proper grisly come-uppance. It must be said that Pompeii delivers plenty of bang for your buck when that mountain does finally blow.

The gladiator arena collapses – smashbangcrash! Exploding fireballs cascade down upon the fleeing Pompeii inhabitants – fizzwhooshwhizz! The resulting tsunami sweeps everyone in its path to their deaths – swooshscreamgurgle! So despite the risible dialogue, ludicrous plotting and irritating bromance between Milo and his fellow gladiator Atticus (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje from Lost), the bit we’re all waiting for is spectacular.

Paul WS Anderson (previously responsible for the Resident Evil series) presents the latest $100,000,000 blockbuster, set in AD 79. To keep us all seated in the meantime he has cobbled together a clunky sub-plot/love story between slave-turned-gladiator Milo (Kit Harington from Game of Thrones), and the lady Cassia - generic wealthy hot totty straight from central casting ( Emily Browning).

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