Friends of Hawkwell and Hockley

Essex Library Services offers a range of activities and support for people living with dementia.

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easyJet has today announced the opening of a three-aircraft base here at London Southend next spring, making ours its 10th UK base.

The planned addition of more aircraft is enabling the airline to launch six new exciting routes to Pisa, Gran Canaria, Dalaman and Antalya, Marrakech as well as Enfidha in Tunisia. Departures will begin from 1 May 2025 – easyJet holidays will be on sale from tomorrow with flights on sale in the coming months. This will result in package holidays from London Southend being available seven days a week.

This expansion clearly demonstrates confidence in the resilient strength of demand for travel from people in the east of London, Essex and the wider East Anglia region. This news is testament to our award-winning, quick and easy terminal experience already enjoyed by easyJet passengers flying to popular beach and city destinations such as Amsterdam, Geneva, Faro, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga and Paris this summer.

Not only will this new base deliver both greater convenience and connectivity for [you/your] [stakeholders/customers/partners], this continued growth and investment from easyJet in London Southend will create around 130 direct – and supporting many more indirect – jobs. This news and other future potential capacity growth at London Southend will create hundreds more jobs at the airport over the coming years.

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Open the bubbly, we’re one of the Top 5 Best Cafe’s in Essex! 🌟☕️🥳

Yes you heard that right, we’re absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted in the regional awards for the Best Café in Essex, and we literally couldn’t have done it without you 🥰

We’re so grateful for each and every one of you that are part of our Market West community and took the time to vote for us 🙏🏻

What’s next? Now it’s time to battle it out for the top spot! 💪 We need your vote one last time to secure us the ultimate award of Best Café in Essex 🤩 And if we win that, we enter the nationals for Best Café in the UK (can you imagine?! 🥹)

So what we’re saying is:
1. Thank you so much for all your support so far, we love you lots 💚
2. Please, please vote for us again, click this link: https://essex.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/
And lastly 3. We apologise in advance if Andy hounds you for votes over the next 2 weeks as we all know he will 👀😂


Thanks guys 🤞🏻

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Revealed: £425k cash injection to fund improvements at south Essex leisure centre A HUGE £425,000 funding boost will help a “vital” leisure centre in the Rochford district continue to support residents’ health, a councillor…

We are getting ready for The Great Big Green Week - what are your plans?
Lots of ideas online recycling ♻️ repurposing, (mend workshops) litter picking, grow your own garden/herb pots, book exchange, bring and share foods.
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I can speak for nearly everyone when I say how valuable Hockley Woods is to our community and the climate. It’s always good when we hear funding is being made available for the upkeep of our open spaces and amenities. We are blessed to have our ancient woodlands, good for the soul and wellbeing, so long may our walks in the woods continue.
Great article Ben

Fly tipping in the Lay-by near Gusted Hall- all reported to the council this morning at 7am. All reported to the council. 7am this morning 27th February.
If anyone sees fly tipping please contact https://www.rochford.gov.uk/report-it

It costs Us the taxpayer for this to be removed.

The NHS breast screening unit will soon be returning to our District, in partnership with the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

If you're between 50 and 71 years old and invited for screening, it's important to attend your screening appointment when it arrives.

Location: Southend Road Car Park, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4PZ

If you haven't received an invitation but believe you should have a breast screening, reach out to your GP or contact your local breast screening service.

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📣 📣 Voluntary Sector Grants 📣📣

Now Open to voluntary groups/organisations who are making a difference, working with communities and meeting the Health and Wellbeing Criteria, apply for up to £1,000. See RDC link

https://www.rochford.gov.uk/voluntary-organisation-grants

Rochford District Council
Recipients last year included:

Trust Links Charity
East Essex Hackspace
STRM - SEND the Right Message Registered Charity
TheHub at TheMegacentre

Don’t forget there will be a warm welcome at Hockley Methodist Church this Wednesday 24th January 1-4pm.
Free cuppa, health checks, community support etc all welcome 🤗

📣The Punch Bowl, Paglesham 📣 📣
It is wonderful to see the completion of a fine dining restaurant and restored traditional pub business offering a quality service upon their reopening. The whole community and visitors across the district came together to celebrate their success.
Official Opening tomorrow Wednesday 17th January 2024.
Congratulations Rob and Sally & the Beaumont family 🥂

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Yes 🙌
People power has made it happen again.
Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE.

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As people are making their New Year’s Resolutions to get fit, our team is reminding gym members and staff that unwanted attention of any kind is unwelcome.

“People are just here to train,” says PC Mike Lee.

“It has been suggested that some gym members view harassment and unwanted attention when they are working out or attending exercise classes as ‘par for the course’ and it really shouldn’t be.

“No-one should be made to feel anxious in an exercise environment.

“To be fair, unwanted attention and harassment are not major issues in gyms but it can happen and, from conversations with gym staff, they are under-reported. Even one victim is one too many.”

Our Business Crime Team has produced posters for gyms which contain QR codes which can be scanned to link people to information on our website about stalking and harassment and how to report it.

“It helps if everyone knows what behaviour is and isn’t acceptable. Sometimes it can help people realise that when they thought they were trying to help with useful training tips, this attention was not welcomed by that person,” says Mike.

Gareth Heard is the group sports and community development manager of Fusion Lifestyle, which runs leisure centres and gyms for Rochford District Council.

He says: “It’s really important our facilities are accessible to all and we pledge to make sure people feel safe. We want the gyms we operate to be safe environments.

“Our gyms are safe places but I can understand that sometimes people can feel intimidated although we do our best to make sure they don’t.

“If someone does have an issue we have our own procedures. But people don’t always want to say something to staff so the posters allow them to get the information they need.”

More than 60 gyms and leisure centres across Essex already support our campaign. If you are a manager or a member of gym staff and want one of our business crime officers to visit you to talk to you about it, please contact [email protected]

Read on to find out more about stalking and harassment and how to report it: http://esxpol.uk/j75qw

If you or your children are cyclists- or would like to cycle ECC has a consultation on the infrastructure (yes I know the roads are dreadful and under maintained, but we can get funding for cycle paths which will make the safer option for cyclists.

The consultation closes on the 17th get your views in now if you want proper infrastructure in your area for sensible walking and cycling. https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/sustainable-travel-planning-team/local-walking-and-cycling-routes-basildon-castle-p/

Local Walking and Cycling Routes- Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford and Witham - Essex County Council - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by Essex County Council

If you’re looking to join a boxing 🥊 club, look up Rayleigh Community Boxing Club classes starting 11th January.

The racist ‘Hate Graffiti’ ist has struck again. Thankfully this has been reported to the authorities. If you spot more please report using the What 3 words app for pinpointing the location.
Thank you. 🙏

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A huge well done Rochford District Litter picks a great job recycling and clearing litter from our community 👍

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Thank you to Seetec for their support in promoting our Christmas tree collection by displaying our banner at their site in Hockley.

If you live in the SS4 1, SS4 3, SS4 9, SS5, SS6, SS7, SS9, SS11 and SS12 postcode areas, you can book your tree in now via www.just-helping.org.uk/register-tree in exchange for a donation.

Collections will take place between 10th and 12th January.

Thanks also to Skye Cloud LTD for sponsoring the collection!

I’ve never seen such a large bee in December. Looking like she was struggling, I researched what to do.🐝

A quick sugar-water fix

Bee Boost Elixir

1 part room temperature water (not boiled)
1 part sugar crystals (avoid brown sugar / honey)
Mix vigorously, then offer small portion
The first thing to do is to feed your bee. A cold, hungry bee is nothing to fear (in fact, bees are nothing to fear anyway, and you’re probably not too worried if you’re reading this page… but if you are, keep in mind that a cold sluggish bee is in no position or mood to sting… they’re simply hungry and cold, and will be happy for any help you provide)!

She reached out to my twig and grabbed hold while I moved her to safety.

Has anyone lost a coat. Probably age 5-8years Next coat- it’s a shame to put it in the bin. Currently hanging on the handrail outside East Essex Hackspace

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