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September ‘11

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he summer has been very busy here at the Oracle offices and we are very proud to announce September’s edition of Thorpe Bay Oracle is the largest edition that has ever been produced since Oracle began, six years ago. (76 pages)!

There is so much going on in both issues this month that I have decided to let you look through the magazines and see for yourself. Being a sixth anniversary edition there is a special four page local issue article,written by local resident/businessman John Lee. This month’s local issue gives an example of the important role Southend played during the second world war. John sent this same research to the Queen, hoping to give added weight to the argument for Southend being given city status in 2012.John was very keen for Oracle to carry his article first and I would like to thank him very much for allowing it that opportunity.

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“A Grateful Nation Soon Forgot”

By John Lee

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hose were the words of the great A. P. Herbert (Sir Alan Herbert) when referring to the momentous contribution of Southend to our Nation at the most important time in its history.

So, why then does Southend struggle for recognition when it should be heralding its achievements, shouting them to the skies and claiming its place in history?

Simply because successive councils since the War have also forgotten. Today’s Southend Council have the opportunity to change all that, especially when it is bidding for City status in 2012, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.

Romantic connections Royal Terrace has great and romantic connections with Lord Nelson who almost certainly visited Lady Hamilton there. In 1803 Princess Caroline stayed at Nos. 7, 8 & 9. In 1805 Lady Hamilton stayed there and held a ball at the Royal Hotel assembly rooms, Royal Terrace, in Nelson’s honour.

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However, that is not the important period to which I refer.

It was no coincidence that another Naval man, Capt. John Pelham Champion, CBE., DSO., RN took those very same houses as his headquarters when commanding the Naval Control Service (NCS) base in Southend known as “HMS Leigh” throughout World War II. Capt. Champion was a man with a sense of history.

Champion’s heroic action John Champion’s DSO was won as Captain of the ‘Maenad’ a destroyer at the Battle of Jutland in heroic action.

After the First World War he retired to a quiet life at Hasketon in Suffolk close to Woodbridge. At the outbreak of World War II the call came once more and he was recruited to escort a convoy from Halifax Nova Scotia to Liverpool. On 14th October 1939 he took charge of NCS convoy operations in Southend.

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NCS HQ Southend was answerable only to NCS Chatham whose shore base name was “HMS Pembroke�. Southend was chosen to be at the forefront of NCS activities because of its strategic position at the gateway to the River Thames and its Pier with deep water channel offering ideal convoy anchorage.

203 ships mobilised 84,297 ships in 3,367 convoys would sail from the end of The Pier. Atlantic convoys from Southend were ceased when the Germans arrived at Calais. The focus became the East Coast convoys from Southend to the North of England, Scotland, and the return journey.

Southend would play its part in Operation Dynamo rescuing soldiers from Dunkirk; in the transporting of Mulberry Harbour parts to France and in the PLUTO fuel pipeline under the Channel. On the night before D.Day 203 ships and landing craft, British and American, were assembled here. They could be viewed up river as far as the eye could see. All sailed without mishap for Normandy next day. We cannot begin to understand the scale of such undertakings.

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Secret code system Two thirds of Southend was evacuated during the War and the Town became heavily occupied by the military and high ranking naval officers. NCS officers were billeted mainly in Royal Terrace and The Palace Hotel where they occupied the basement and the whole of one of the upper floors. A secret code system was created by HMS Leigh for communication between shore base and the convoy ships at sea. Accommodation was found in Westcliff for ratings and 1,200 signalmen.

Temporary buildings were erected on the seafront in Chalkwell Esplanade to serve as canteens for the many servicemen and women.

Some readers will have heard of HMS Leigh which many thought to be a name given only to the Pier. The name applied to the NCS base at Southend which in spite of its size and importance was a secret operation. The Ministry documents relating to it were only opened in 1972. I have a copy of the log prepared at the end of the War by Commodore Champion covering six years of operations at Southend.

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At a time when our tax system appears to be getting more complicated it makes sense to try and pay HMRC no more than you are legally obliged to.

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1. Boil the potatoes in a saucepan of boiling, salted water for 15-20 mins until tender.

2. Put the onions in a large pan with ½ tbsp of the oil and the butter, cover and simmer for about 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and starting to caramelise, remove the lid and let any excess fluid evaporate.

3. Meanwhile season the pork chops and using ½ tbsp of the oil fry in a large hot pan for 2-3 minutes until browned on both sides. Remove and keep warm. Now add the apples to the pan and brown on both the cut sides. Remove and keep warm.

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5. Meanwhile drain and mash the potatoes, stirring in the mustard and yogurt, season well.

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HMS Wallace which acted as an escort to the convoys out of Rosyth and down the East Coast to Sheerness

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Winston Churchill had stated that he believed The River Thames would have to be abandoned. Our Champion had other ideas as I will explain. The Thames was at the time the world’s busiest seaway. It fed the Capital which had much heavy industry; was the seat of Government and the heart of Great Britain’s war machine.

Germans plan to destroy Pier The Germans were aware of the importance of convoy operations from Southend Pier. It was their aim to destroy The Pier and stop the convoys. Capt.

Champion had a hunch that when conditions favoured an attack on The Pier the Germans would come. He guessed right and on the night of 22nd November 1939 German planes attacked. However, Capt.

Champion had that day instructed one of his officers, Capt. May to “Get all the machine guns, gunners and signalmen fr om Southend, London or where you will.”

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they had. The spectacle was seen by A. P. Herbert from the windows of the Palace Hotel. Capt. Champion and his staff viewed it from the seafront. It was a great firework display and one German plane was downed.

The Germans never attacked The Pier again believing it to be heavily defended and relied instead on dropping mines and attacking convoys in the North Sea. Thanks to Southend the Thames stayed open and vital supplies to the Capital continued throughout the War.

Plans for City Status In May 2011 I wrote to Her Majesty the Queen enclosing an original 1945 copy of A. P. Herbert’s booklet “The War Story of Southend Pier” written for Southend Corporation. My plea to Her Majesty was more specifically for recognition of Southend’s contribution in wartime. I referred to The Duke of Edinburgh’s service on the destroyer Wallace out of Rosyth escorting convoys to Sheerness and to her late father’s opening of The Naval & Military Club in Royal Terrace in 1920 when he was Duke of York. However, I also mentioned that Southend was applying for City Status in Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year 2012.

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volunteer help. Our Town owes Peggy a great debt, for without her campaigning and intervention in 1980 the Pier might not have survived. The Council proposed demolition of the Pier that year. That disaster was averted but what should be considered a national treasure still does not receive the attention and funding to make it the great attraction it once was.

A. P. Herbert

I am currently writing about Capt.

Champion’s wartime command of the convoy operations in Southend. If anyone has any information, stories, photographs or recollection by family members who were involved please contact me. In particular I would like to obtain a photograph of the man himself. He was described by some as a ‘martinet’ because of his strict attention to detail and as a stickler for discipline, rules and regulations.

However, Captain John Pelham Champion appears to fit so well the adage “Cometh the hour cometh the man”.

I received a reply from Buckingham Palace stating that “The Queen has asked me to thank you for your letter of 17th May from which Her Majesty has taken careful note of the reasons you wish to propose Southend-on-Sea for City Status on the John Lee occasion of next year’s Diamond Jubilee. Telephone : 01702 475737 You will, I am sure, be pleased to know that email : equinox.global@virgin.net Southend-on-Sea, among many others, has already been submitted for consideration for this Civic Honour by its Councillors, but I am nevertheless forwarding your letter to the Cabinet Office so that they may know of your supporting views”

Proposed demolition of the Pier A. P. Herbert, was also a First World War navy veteran. However he was better known as a regular contributor to ‘Punch’ magazine, a writer of lyrics for West End musicals, as an Independent MP, a law maker and a friend of Winston Churchill.

Throughout the War A. P. Herbert was on River Patrol all along the Thames as part of the NCS and a frequent visitor to Southend. His booklet is available at the Pier Museum price £1.95. It tells the story better than ever I could. The Pier Museum and Foundation was created by Peggy Dowie who still actively runs it with 46

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Unfortunately this is a surprisingly common issue that many sellers, and buyers are not familiar with, and often comes as an unpleasant shock, which can be very frustrating to a seller who has found someone who is willing to pay a certain price, only for an independent party to come along and tell them they should not pay that price. I’m sure every Estate Agent has had to deal with this situation at some time, and unfortunately for everybody involved, ironically except the Surveyor, everybody loses if the sale collapses because of it.

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The Mayor of Southend, Councilor David Norman, recently visited the Homeless Centres operated by HARP (Homeless Action Resource Project) in Southend and Westcliff with the tour commencing at the Day Centre in Valkyrie Road, Westcliff.

The Mayor was greeted by HARP’s Chief Executive Gill Garwood and Chairman of the Trustees Richard Hair, who commented, “The Mayor was surprised at the continual high demand for HARP’s comprehensive services, as well as the number of people who are positively assisted every year by this Independent Registered Homeless Charity. His informal chats with both staff and service users were very enlightening as his attention was drawn towards various areas of the Day Centre service that provides tremendous benefit towards the health and wellbeing of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people within our community”

Upon being shown the food store at the Day Centre, The Mayor was informed that HARP have provided up to 4,900 meals at the Day Centre and up to 2,000 food parcels in a recent twelve

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Coeliac disease is an auto-immune disease, which means that the body’s immune system attacks itself. When people with this condition eat gluten, damage to the lining of the small intestine can occur. Symptoms of coeliac disease can range from very mild to severe and, sadly, research shows that more people are experiencing symptoms of gluten intolerance.

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