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Welcome A warm welcome to the November 2018 edition of the Castle Point Local Business Guide. The Summer holidays are now over but why not still travel out and show the kids that learning can also be fun. Our article on page 6 ‘Educational Visits in Essex’ gives you some great ideas of educational days out for all ages and all interests. In our regular ‘What’s On in Castle Point’ on pages 16 and 17 we feature a Christmas Fayre, themed events and activities for the over 65’s, a Craft Market, a Movie Night, the Hadleigh Christmas Lights Switch-On and a Christmas Market. Plenty for everyone to enjoy! Unfortunately successful re-homing of dogs from Acres Way (pages 10 and 11) has been very slow over the summer period. This is fairly normal as everyone is away on their holidays. None of the 3 dogs we featured last time have found suitable homes as yet, but it was expected that these dogs would be difficult to home. We are therefore featuring these 3 dogs again this month to help them get a loving home. We have also added another dog, Merlin a Podenco Canario cross who needs a good home. Within our Community section this month we focus in on the Keep Safe Scheme (page 8), a charity working in partnership with Local Authorities, Community Organisations, businesses and retailers across the county to provide a network of high street venues for vulnerable people to access. We also have a feature about the history of St James the Less Church in Hadleigh (page 18), and the history of the Castle Point (pages 20 and 21). Also, as we come into the colder weather, we have a feature on top Energy Saving Tips (page 24). Our regular financial expert Martin Lamb from Joseph R Lamb Financial Advisers provides his regular contribution (centre pages). If you want to feature any local charities or community based scheme, local sports clubs or other local activities in our Castle Point or Rayleigh guides then please get in touch at: info@ thelocalbusinessguide.co.uk If you are a local business and would like to advertise in the Guide, then please contact our salesperson Ricky on 01375 402546 who will give you a no obligation quote. It really is a cost effective way of promoting your business and generating business from your local community.
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Educational Visits In Essex Now the children have returned to school, why not remind them that learning can be fun by visiting one of these educational places in Essex. The Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker in Brentwood was designed for up to 600 military and civilian personnel, possibly even the Prime Minister! Their collective task was to organise the survival of the population in the awful aftermath of a nuclear war. A great day out - there’s so much to learn, see and do. For opening times visit www.secretnuclearbunker.co.uk Southend Planetarium presents a range of talks about astronomy and the night sky. All presentations are given live, giving plenty of opportunity for any questions you may wish to ask the knowledgeable lecturers. There are public performances every Saturday at 11am and 3pm. Booking is essential. For more information and opening times visit www.southendmuseums.co.uk or to book call 01702 434449 near Stansted is the only motte and bailey castle in the world that has been faithfully reconstructed on its original site. Wander around the village, behind the castle walls, and enter into the many houses whilst mingling with the many animals that roam freely within the village. There is also a Toy Museum and life sized dinosaur models. For more information visit
Tilbury Fort has protected London’s seaward approach from the 16th century through to the Second World War. Spend a great family day out here as you explore the magazine houses used to store vast quantities of gunpowder or enter the bastion magazine passages and feel what it was like for the soldiers who lived here. For more details visit www.english-heritage.org.uk 6
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Can you help Re-Home a Dog from Acres Way Kennels? Adopting a Dog If you think you can offer a dog a good home, the firs thing you need to do is to go down to the kennels, select a suitable dog you like, take it for a walk and see how you get on. Some people and dogs just don’t get along, so before reserving a dog, the Acres Way staff would need to see if you suit each other. If you have children, or another dog, they recommend that you bring them with you, to make sure that everyone will get on. Once you have visited the dogs, and hopefully found one that matches your lifestyle and expectations, a member of staff will arrange a convenient time for a home check. These are usually carried out within 2 or 3 days of your visit and take about half an hour. Once the home check is complete, you’ll be able to collect your dog. You will need to bring with you
some identifiction showing your current address, and the £130 adoption fee. Their staff will be on hand if you have any questions, and will be able to guide you through the adoption process. All the staff and dogs at Acres Way look forward to seeing you.
Re-Homing Update Unfortunately re-homing has been very slow over the summer period. This is fairly normal as everyone is away on their holidays. None of the 3 dogs we featured last time have found suitable homes as yet, but it was expected that these dogs would be difficult to home. We are therefore featuring these 3 dogs again this month to help them get a loving home. We have also added another dog, Merlin the Podenco Canario cross.
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Aged 7 years Loves : Lots of fuss and attention . Looking for : Daisy is a lovely little Staffie who is looking for a quiet life and comfy home. She is ok with children but due to not getting on with other dogs we would not have here with small children. She also may suffer with a little separation anxiety.
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Loves : Lots of attention and his food. Looking for : Arnold is quite a quiet lad who enjoys his food and a good walk. He has tested well with other dogs but would recommend he meets any other pets in the home. He would not be suited to a home with small children as he can be quite lively at times.
Merlin - Podenco Canario cross Aged 7 years Loves : Lots of fuss and long walks. Looking for : Looking for : Merlin is a lovely lad that loves lots of one to one time. He reacts well to other dogs but we don’t know if he would be ok to live with another dog. He wouldn’t be able to be left for long periods of time.
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Money Guidance I have written several articles about Pensions following the dramatic changes Pensions Freedoms have made. To recap personal pensions are now much more simple, and very flexible long-term savings accounts. The only limitation for most is that they can’t currently be accessed until age 55, but if you could access it earlier you might end up with no pension! Tax relief is given on contributions at your marginal rate of tax, for high earners this is simply too attractive to miss, and for basic rate tax payers there are still long-term advantages. Pension funds accumulate free of capital gains or income tax, 25% of the total fund can be accessed tax free, the balance is taxed as income when you draw it, but most should be earning less in retirement so the income tax due on it should be less than the tax reliefs given. In addition, pensions are normally free of inheritance tax. If you run your own business and your business pays your pension contribution this is normally all set off against corporation tax as well, so you can extract money from your business into your own pension account free of corporation tax, income tax and national insurance. If you are happy to tie the money up to age 55 it really is a ’no brainer’ mathematically. Remember that after 55 (57 after 2028) you can access as much of your pension as you wish and when you wish. You can use the 25% tax free part as ‘income’ and draw it down without any tax until it is exhausted, and you could draw up to your income tax allowance from the taxed part of the pension, if you don’t exceed the allowance this will also be free of income tax. Pensions now really are just too good to miss out on, especially if you are a higher rate or additional rate tax payer. There is some confusion in the savings market however, as a Lifetime ISA broadly replicates a pension for basic rate tax payers. There is no tax relief on contributions, but the entire fund can be withdrawn without income tax and you can access them earlier than a pension. They are subject to certain limitations, but they do make sense as a form of long term savings. However, things may be about to change. The Government are looking to raise more money and are unlikely to want to borrow further. As economic growth is somewhat slow at the moment it is almost certain they will raise it from taxation but will want to limit 14
direct tax increases so tax preferred savings may well be in for a change. In fact, the Treasury Committee have very recently suggested simplifying the savings market by scrapping Lifetime ISA’s and limiting the attractiveness of personal pensions as they spend £billions on tax reliefs, mainly for higher earners. At the moment you can pay up to £40,000 a year into your pension if all your earnings total less than £150,000 per year and get tax relief at your marginal rates. The Treasury Committee are also proposing to reduce the £40,000 and to have a flat rate of income tax relief, (maybe 25%?). This will be fairer to lower earners as they will have an increase in tax relief and should encourage more to save, yet 25% tax relief is still attractive enough for higher earners to want to continue saving for later life, albeit with less available allowance if the £40,000 is reduced. Currently if you have not used your full pension allowance you can claim it back for three previous years, so potentially you could pay £160,000 in this year if you have made no pension funding. This facility could also be reined in by either limiting the years or limiting the carry forward amount to whatever the new reduced annual limit may become. Or by scrapping it all together! These proposal, or similar have been kicked around for some while now and look increasingly likely, as they are getting more support within the Government. So if you have any spare cash to invest to age 55, especially if you run your own business and are sitting on more cash than you need to trade and are limiting your drawings to reduce income tax, now may be an opportunity to extract money from your business more tax efficiently than any other method. Don’t wait until the Autumn statement if this is the case, seek advice or this massive tax saving opportunity may well be lost.
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What’s On In Castle Point Christmas Fayre
Saturday 17th November 2018 Starts: 10.00am – 12 noon Location: Thundersley Methodist Church, Kennington Avenue, Benfleet SS7 4BS. Come and see Father Christmas. Lots of stalls including chocolate tombola, teddy tombola, CDs and DVDs, cake stall, gifts & toiletries, decorated pot plants, guess the weight of the cake, raffle, ice biscuits and craft stall for children. Refreshments available including bacon butties. All welcome. website: http://www.thundersleymethodistchurch.org.uk
West Ham United Themed Events & Activities For Over-65s Tuesday 13th November 2018 Starts: 1.00pm to 3.00pm Location: Fattys Bar, 20 High Street, Hadleigh, SS7 2PB. Starting Tuesday 13th November, for 5 Tuesdays. Enjoy the opportunity to meet like-minded people, hear from guest speakers, attend the London stadium tour, share memories and learn new skills. No cost and refreshments provided. To register, contact Friends of the Elderly on hello@fote.org.uk or call 0330 332 1110. Website: http://www.fote.org.uk/our-charity-work/football-friends
Craft Market Saturday 17th November 2018 From 10.00am to 1.00pm. Location: At the Salvation Hadleigh Temple, 146-148 London Road, Hadleigh, SS7 2PF. Stalls full of home-made crafts, sweets and treats, home and garden, knit and sew, games and toys and Christmas decorations, Kids make your own Christmas card. Also face painting, live entertainment and refreshments. Free admission. SA Hadleigh Temple website: https://hadleightemple.org.uk 16
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Kingsway Community Cinema Presents ‘On Chesil Beach’ (Cert 15) Wednesday 21st November 2018 Doors open 6.30pm for 7.00pm start. Location: At Hadleigh Old Fire Station, High Street, Hadleigh, SS7 2PA. Adapted by Ian McEwan from his bestselling novel, the drama centres on a young couple of drastically different backgrounds in the summer of 1962. Following the pair through their idyllic courtship, the film explores sex and the societal pressure that can accompany physical intimacy, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough, Emily Watson, and Samuel West. Tickets £5.00 on sale from Eventbrite from 1 November – see KCC website (link below) for details. If not sold out in advance, remaining tickets may be purchased at the door on the evening. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments available. Bring a cushion (or two). KCC website: http://www.arterialculture.com/cinema.html
Hadleigh Christmas Lights Switch-On Saturday 1st December 2018 Starts at 4.15pm with carol singing. Lights switch-on at 4.30pm. Location: At the gardens by the eastern end of St James The Less Church graveyard. Come and see Father Christmas. Lots of stalls including chocolate tombola, teddy tombola, CDs and DVDs, cake stall, gifts & toiletries, decorated pot plants, guess the weight of the cake, raffle, ice biscuits and craft stall for children. Refreshments available including bacon butties. All welcome. website: http://www.thundersleymethodistchurch.org.uk
Hadleigh Old Fire Station Christmas Market Saturday 1st December 2018 Starts 10.00am to 4.00pm. Location: At Hadleigh Old Fire Station, High Street, Hadleigh, SS7 2PA. All sorts of Christmas stalls and refreshments.
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History of Castle Point
St James The Less - Hadleigh
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he parish church of St James The Less has been the spiritual and geographical centre of Hadleigh since approximately 1140. You may be surprised to learn that the church building is actually older than Hadleigh Castle by some 100 years or so! The church, built in a semi-circle shape at the East side is very typical of Norman design and it has remained pretty much unaltered over the last 800 years. This has been mainly due to the fact that until the start of this century, the population of the village remained small so there was no real need to make the building any bigger.
Defence against attack The way the church was constructed, with thick walls and narrow windows suggests that in Norman times, it was built not only as a place of
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worship but also as a means of defence against coastal attacks. Don’t forget, the church was built well before the castle in the second half of the 12th century. Some alterations have been made over the years such as the renovation or addition of some of the nave windows between the 13th and 15th century. The porch and belfry were also added later. Major restoration work was also carried out in 1949 following extensive damage caused by enemy attacks during the Second World War. On the whole though, the church remains largely unchanged and remains one of the best examples of this type of Norman architecture in the country.
Discovery Inside the church, several items of note can be seen. Back in the 1850’s, some plaster was removed from the inside walls and a number of wall paintings were discovered behind. The pictures included Jacobean texts, the Lord’s Prayer and the Ten Commandments, St George and the dragon, some angels and a picture of St. Thomas of Canterbury. Unfortunately, once exposed to the open air most of the work did not survive apart from an angel and the picture of St Thomas. Other items of interest inside the church include the Royal Arms of Queen Anne, some 19th century stained glass windows and the font which has been altered over the years but still shows evidence of its Norman origins.
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storyofofCastle CastlePoi Poinnt t HiHistory district of Castle formed in 1974 The The district of Castle PointPoint waswas formed in 1974 following the merger of Benfleet the Benfleet Urban District following the merger of the Urban District the Canvey Island Urban District. name and and the Canvey Island Urban District. The The name contains references to principal the principal landmarks of the contains references to the landmarks of the areas: Hadleigh Castle Canvey Point. two two areas: Hadleigh Castle and and Canvey Point. The The comprises of four districts: Canvey Island, areaarea comprises of four mainmain districts: Canvey Island, Hadleigh, South Benfleet Thundersley. Hadleigh, South Benfleet and and Thundersley. Canvey Island Canvey Island Canvey Island originally made of five Canvey Island waswas originally made up ofupfive separate islands. name toAnglothe Angloseparate islands. The The name datesdates backback to the Saxons means Island of Cana’s People.” Saxons and and means “The“The Island of Cana’s People.” Archaeological evidence suggests the Island Archaeological evidence suggests that that the Island inhabited as early as 2,000 in the waswas inhabited as early as 2,000 yearsyears ago ago in the but until the early century late late Iron Iron Age Age but until the early 20th20th century whenwhen it it became a popular seaside resort, it consisted mainly became a popular seaside resort, it consisted mainly of agricultural offshore pasture for sheep. of agricultural landland and and offshore pasture for sheep. It was sitesalt for harvesting, salt harvesting, cultivation It was alsoalso a sitea for cultivation of of shellfish fishing cereal production shellfish and and fishing and and cereal production fromfrom Roman to mediaeval times. Roman to mediaeval times. In 1622, Canvey’s landowners instigated a project In 1622, Canvey’s landowners instigated a project to reclaim the land the island to reclaim the land and and wallwall the island fromfrom the the
Thames. scheme financed by Joas Thames. The The scheme waswas financed by Joas Croppenburg, a Dutch Haberdasher of Cheapside Croppenburg, a Dutch Haberdasher of Cheapside in London. Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutch Engineer in London. Cornelius Vermuyden, a Dutch Engineer relative of Croppenburg called and and relative of Croppenburg waswas called in toin to oversee the project about workmen oversee the project and and about 300 300 workmen skilled in construction the construction of dykes skilled in the of dykes and and otherother sea defences brought Holland. sea defences werewere brought overover fromfrom Holland. It was agreed in return for their It was agreed that that in return for their workwork theythey would be given a third of land. the land. engineers would be given a third of the The The engineers successfully reclaimed 3,600 by walling successfully reclaimed 3,600 acresacres by walling the the island chalk, limestone the heavy island withwith locallocal chalk, limestone and and the heavy of marshes. the marshes. clay clay of the round Dutch cottages remain on Island the Island TwoTwo round Dutch cottages remain on the on Haven dated fromfrom this this time.time. The The first,first, on Haven RoadRoad dated is a private residence the second, 16181618 is a private residence and and the second, on Canvey (below) dated is now on Canvey RoadRoad (below) dated 16211621 is now a a museum. museum. Benfleet Benfleet name “Benfleet” originates the 5th The The name “Benfleet” originates fromfrom the 5th Century the Saxons settled in area the area which Century whenwhen the Saxons settled in the which largely marshland. named the area waswas thenthen largely marshland. TheyThey named the area Beamfleote which literally meant stream”as Beamfleote which literally meant “tree“tree stream”as it was the area where the creeks the River it was the area where the creeks fromfrom the River Thames adjoined the wooded to north. the north. Thames adjoined the wooded areaarea to the There several spellings There havehave beenbeen several otherother spellings havehave beenbeen recorded including Benfleota, Bienflet, recorded overover timetime including Benfleota, Bienflet, Bemflet, Bamflet, Baunflet Bewinflete. Bemflet, Bamflet, Baunflet and and Bewinflete. The The current spelling adopted at time the time current spelling waswas adopted at the the the railway service brought to area the area railway service waswas brought to the and and a a railway station for town. the town. railway station builtbuilt for the of great the great historical events to take One One of the historical events to take placeplace in in the area Battle of Benfleet between the area waswas The The Battle of Benfleet between the the Vikings Saxons in 894. Vikings and and Saxons in 894.
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The Thames and other waterways made the area vulnerable to Viking attacks and Benfleet was used as a Viking base. However the Vikings were defeated in the battle by the army of King Alfred under the command of his son Edward the Elder and his son-in-law Earl Aethelred of Mercia. Subsequently a church was built by the Saxons in thanksgiving for the victory over the Vikings. St Mary’s church now occupies the same site. Hadleigh Hadleigh has been occupied since approximately 500BC. “Hadleigh” is derived from a Saxon word meaning “a clearing in the heath.” Hadleigh is best known for its castle and the country park that surrounds it. Hadleigh Castle was first built by Hubert de Burgh, the 1st Earl of Kent, who was a key supporter of King John. The exact date of construction is uncertain, but it is believed the work was conducted around about 1230AD. Although De Burgh spent great sums of money building the castle, he was unable to enjoy it for very long. In 1215. King John had given the area of land known as the manor of Hadleigh to Hubert De Burgh along with many other gifts. Hubert built a large turreted castle as a statement of his power but following quarrels with the king he was forced to return all his lands, including Hadleigh in 1239. The castle remained in royal hands, but it was not until the time of Edward II, nearly 100 years later, that the king began to use the castle as a royal residence. Edward III saw the strategic importance of Hadleigh Castle as it was ideally situated as a base for defending the Thames estuary against French raids during the Hundred Years War. Edward’s claim to the French throne had led to war with France and he needed a suitable defence of the Thames estuary. This led the king to refurbishing and extending Hadleigh Castle. Edward III’s successors however, took little interest in the castle as a
residence and it was leased to a succession of tenants before being sold to Lord Riche in 1551, who sold it off as building materials. Thundersley Thundersley was at one time a place of great local importance, as being densely wooded, it was one of the hunting grounds of royalty. Like Benfleet and Hadleigh, the name of Thundersley is Saxon, for it is believed that at, or near, the place where the church now stands there was a grove for the worship of the god Thunor or Thor. Hence the name ‘Thorleg’, meaning the clearing dedicated to the god Thor. Daws Heath Daws Heath was named after Philip Dawe who held land there in the late 13th century. This was a patch of heath and scrub entirely encircled by woods. The area was a thriving woodland industry and the wood charcoal produced was noted for its quality and was used in the manufacture of gunpowder. During the 19th century, Daws Heath was notorious as the haunt of smugglers and thieves. It was a remote and forbidding place and its proximity to Hadleigh, Leigh-on-Sea and Canvey Creek made it a good landing spot for smugglers.
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