What a tragedy - the last tree on Victoria Circus Roundabout, a ‘London Plane’ has now been removed.
In a statement today Councillor Nigel Holdcroft, Leader of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, spoke of his “great regret” that the Council had been forced to remove a London Plane tree from Victoria Circus.
Cllr Holdcroft said: “In March 2009, prior [...]
Mountnessing Court Residential unit won a quality prize for innovative work with patients with dementia. They were awarded an additional prize by NHS South West Essex to help expand and publicise their work and raise awareness.
You are invited to attend the screening of a short film about a family coping with the effects of dementia [...]
I couldn’t resist sharing this article provided by Baiju Solanki of Performance Coaching. See more of his work at www.performancecoachingandtraining.co.uk
So many moments are lost forever in the cobwebs of our egos.
So many promises left behind because we cower in the corners of our own self pity.
So many hurtful things we say because we want to [...]
Celebrating all that Nature has given us in the year doesn’t come much better than this. I was up with the larks (and I hasten to add the milkman, who poodled down the road at about 3.45am!) To watch the sun rise and to start the chanting off at our Buddhist Shrine in my garden. [...]
Being healthy is important for everybody no matter what your age or gender. But men, especially those over 40, are less likely to seek help and advice on health issues. To mark Men’s Health Week (14-20 June 2010), NHS South East Essex has organised a series of events to encouraging more men to lead healthy [...]
Tools with a Mission (TWAM) is sending a container to Ahkom School, Sierra Leone with equipment such as tools,
school books, science equipment etc. We have all that but they hope to start a marching band. This would really help the morale of the school. They deserve help, it is in a poor area. The instruments should fit in a brass [...]
I found this quite inspiring. Hope you enjoy it too:
Today’s thought for Awareness
Never stop caring about the little things in life,
Never stop dreaming or give in to strife.
Never stop building bridges that lead to promising tomorrows,
Never stop trying or give in to sorrows.
Never stop smiling and looking forward to each new day,
But most of all [...]
I have, for some years, now, been researching my husband’s family tree, in Essex. It is quite an easy thing to pick up. If I can do it, then anyone can !!!!
The satisfaction that you get from finding an ancestor, is truly amazing. There are a great number of people, now, in Essex, who are [...]
Glad you have developed a good bond with your new feline friend!
At Healthy Life we have always felt that it very important that individuals have as much access to information about cancer as possible. We always recommend the CANCERactive web site for totally unbiased information.
There is also a great deal of information available at our libraries, and Southend Libraries have issued the following press release relating to [...]