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To start your meal, the melt in the mouth Twice BakedCheese Soufflé, served with a Tomato Ragu is provinga real hit with local celebrities and other guests. Fur-ther highlights of the Starters include Seared Scallopswith Chorizo and Petit Salad, Ham Hock with RedOnion Marmalade and Soft Herbs and Smoked Had-dock Beignets with Pea Puree.

Moving on to the Main Course, the menu is dividedinto ‘From the Grill,’ ‘Braised, Roast and Grilled,’ ‘Fish’ and‘Traditional Homely Classics.’

“We’ve had great fun taking much loved classics andgiving them our own, unique twist using only thefinest ingredients,” says Kieran. “I think my favouritemust be our version of the timeless classic, TournedosRossini. We take a 6oz fillet steak and place it on abrioche croute topped with duck liver parfait. We serveit with wild mushrooms, a Madeira jus and luxuriousfondant potatoes.”

Guests can also enjoy the homely delights of Shepherd’s Pie, made with slow-braised lamb andeveryone’s favourite, Sausage ’N’ Mash, which featureslocally produced Pork and Apple Sausages. The delicious Beef & Ale Pie is made with slow-braised,twenty one day aged beef, flavoured with ale andserved with beautifully crisp-on-the-outside-fluffy-in-the-centre triple cooked chips. Diners have also fallenfor the eighteen-hour roasted Pork Belly with a MarcoPolo Sauce, Calves Liver with Smoked Pancetta and atasty Risotto of Italian Peas and Wild Garlic Leaves.

Of course, no restaurant menu in Southend-on-Seawould be complete without a selection of localseafood dishes. 1935 offers classic Fish ’N’ Chips, aHomemade Fish Pie, Grilled Lemon Sole and a Salmon

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What do localfundraising groups do?

Local fundraising groups act as the face of HavensHospices in their local communities, promotingthe work of the charity, organising fundraisingevents and encouraging other local people tofundraise. This year, the charity’s eight communityfundraising groups have raised almost £30,000 forthe charity, all through organising their ownevents.

Hilary added, “Whether you have a few hoursspare on the weekend or perhaps just a couple ofhours a month, there are plenty of opportunitiesfor you to get involved. This could mean helpingto promote our campaigns or organising or vol-unteering at a local fundraising event.”

Local groups are given the power to shape theway they want to fundraise in their communitieswhilst receiving expert support and advice fromthe charity right the way through the year.

Tony Cheek, who is part of the ‘Friends of The Hospices’ fundraising group said, “One week youmight be organising a street collection, then thenext holding a black tie event. It’s completely upto us what kind of events we want to hold. It couldbe something new every week, which is whatmakes it so exciting.”

Join a Local Fundraising Groupo you have bounds of energy, enjoyworking as a part of an enthusiastic

team and have a little time to spare? Do you wantto help make a difference to people’s lives in yourlocal community? If yes, than you could be a greatasset to a Havens Hospices local fundraisinggroup. Local fundraising groups are teams ofpeople who donate their time to organisingevents and activities from coffee mornings tosponsored bike rides, all to raise funds for Essexbased charity.

Who are Havens Hospices?Havens Hospices is a registered charity thatincorporates Fair Havens Hospice and LittleHavens Hospice. Both hospices offer respite andcare for adults and children with life-limitingillnesses. When a family has been told there’s nocure for their loved one’s illness, the hospices arethere to make the journey as comfortable aspossible, controlling pain and medication andallowing family to spend quality time together inthe hospice or in the comfort of their own homes.

Hilary Metcalfe, Community Fundraiser fromHavens Hospices said, “We must raise over £100,00each week to be there for everyone who needs us.We do not charge a penny for our care, whichmeans the hospices simply could not exist with-out supporters like local fundraising groups, whodonate their time and effort so generously.”

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To join...If you’re interested in joining a fundraising groupfor Havens Hospices in your area or would like tofind out more information, please get in touchwith Hilary on 07891 514187 or [email protected].

Alternatively, take a look at what some of ourfundraising groups have been up to atwww.havenshospices.org.uk or join us on Facebook or Twitter.

As well as organising their own events,fundraising groups also support organised eventsin their community.

Why join?Joining a local fundraising group can be a reallyexciting experience and a great way to have a lotof fun whilst raising money for local families inneed of care.

Hilary Metcalfe says, “What’s so fantastic aboutlocal fundraising groups is that you meet peoplefrom all walks of life, all joining together with thesame goal; to raise vital funds for local families inneed of care and support. You might be creative,good with numbers or a confident public speaker,whatever it is, every person can bring somethingunique to the team.”

Tony Cheek, who’s been a member of localfundraising group ‘Friends of Havens Hospices’ for4 years says, “I’d recommend joining a group toanyone who wants to make friends and get involved with the local community. We have a lotof fun and it’s made all the better knowing thatevery penny we raise is going to care for peoplewho need the love and support Havens Hospicesprovides. Since our group formed, we’ve raisedover £41,000 for the charity, which we’re all veryproud of.”


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Visit the i.fit Studio in Woodgrange Drive,Southchurch which offers its clients a very new andinnovative way of losing weight which can fit inwith everybody’s busy lifestyle and at the sametime achieve great results, fast!

Get fit without a gym!This new exercise studio offers its clients the chanceto exercise without actually working out! Intrigued?Then please read on….

The i.fit Studio holds eight i.fit machines that helpits clients maintain a regular exercise routine forshort intervals with amazing results. If you are

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Whatever choices you make, do take actionnow. We are living to a greater age andretirement is going to last longer in thefuture. As a result, it is essential to save more.The decisions you make today will help determine the standard of living likely to beenjoyed in retirement. But the longer youleave it to take action, the more expensive itwill be to catch up.

Whatever your stage of life, it is important toreceive expert and professional advice onyour pension requirements. The role of aspecialist retirement planning adviser is tohelp you understand the need to approachretirement planning as soon as possible andto gain a better understanding of thevarious opportunities available.

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If you don’t, you are running a serious risk ofoutliving your savings once you havestopped working.

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he Butcher of Barling, Philip Splett hasdecided to reopen his shop to the public.

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What made you reopen Philip?

Well I originally decided to retire on the 1st January2012 after working in the butchery business forover 60 years. Although the shop was not open Iwas still supplying my famous Barling Beautiessausages to a few local pubs and my existing clientswere ordering meat from me on a regular basis.Everywhere I went I bumped into customers ofmine who bemoaned the fact that I had closed.Butchery is in my blood and I made a decision toreopen the shop again to existing and newcustomers from November.

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Splett Family Butchers has been in existence since1950 when my father opened his shop in London’sLeather Lane. I helped my father in his shop andwent to Smithfield learning as much about themeat trade as I could. I was fortunate to train as aMaster Butcher under an expert who providedmeat to the Royal Family. After I qualified I took overfrom my father and moved down to Southend and

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Do you have anything toentice us with?

As an opening offer in November I am providingmy unique chicken parcel, which is boned chickenstuffed with my own recipe filling. Plus a VintageMature Cheddar Snowdonia Cheese truckle at abargain price of £9.95 (as featured in the mainphoto). Please feel free to call by and say hallo orvisit me on my website and join the mailing list toreceive regular offers. The website is www.philipsplett.com. Orders can be placed byemail through the website or call 216062 or text07768972579.

I look forward to welcoming you all existing andnew customers to Burtons Farm Shop, BarlingRoad, Barling Magna, SS3 0LZ.

The service I provide gives advice on what cut isbest for whichever dish is being cooked andproducing that cut to meet the budget or sizerequired. I pride myself on being able to makecustomers feel at ease and enjoy their shoppingexperience. There is also a number of TV chefs whoare using types and cuts of meat, such as venison,which can only be sourced from quality butchers.

Where is your meat sourced?

I have my own experienced buyer on Smithfieldwho selects meat to my specification. Smithfield isstill the UK’s premier meat market. I stock AberdeenAngus Scotch Beef, Saltmarsh reared Lamb and rarebread pork. Fresh poultry come from Suffolk,Norfolk and local farms. All the meat is British andis fresh when delivered and allowed to hang toprovide the best possible taste and texture. I aim toprovide the best quality products when in season ataffordable prices. Certainly there is a markeddifference in flavour for instance when Beef isallowed to age naturally.

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The simple answer is anything providing enoughnotice is given. All types of meat, offal and game. Iam happy to take bulk orders where for instancehalf a pig or lamb can be bought and the customercan specify what types of joints or chops they want.I am currently taking orders for Christmas for localfresh turkeys and geese. These can be on the bone,crowns or boned and rolled. There is no additionalcost to the customer in having this workundertaken, it is all part of my service. I produce myown bacon which is cured in the old fashioned wayand has a taste unlike anything bought in thesupermarkets. I am famous for my sausages,

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Following on from that they had seen an ad inthe local paper about a visiting buyer, fromBrighton she thought, who was hiring a roomin a hotel for the day and offering a valuationand buying service. Not content with what shehad sold at the boot sale she had then sold asignificant amount of jewellery, including agent’s 18 carat gold wrist watch and a ladiesdiamond watch to him for the value of thescrap metal.

As I have mentioned previously, even if suchpeople are paying full price for the metal, andmost are not, items with stones, watches anddecorative pieces will usually command morein auction and leave the sellers better off evenafter commission.

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“The Fire” see’s Cardle playing most of the instruments and even producing the album, “Itwas much nicer being in control as much as Iwas, this was how I wrote and produced all of myalbums before the X Factor, so I didn’t feel out ofmy comfort zone, it was just a very naturalprocess. Across the board, it’s gone absolutelyfantastically,”

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