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Ann and Pete Wilson used to live in Colchester but have now moved to Toronto, Canada. They enjoy visits ‘home ‘ but were quite shocked on their last visit when then realised the amount of chemicals being used by the local council. Ann said:
“My husband and I are living in Canada but visiting family in Essex [...]

There were shocking facts revealed earlier this week at the IWC (International Whaling Committee) on the cruelty of the Japanese whaling program. 
It has been revealed that one third of the whales harpooned by Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean last summer were pregnant. The data also showed the inhumane way in which whale foetuses were [...]

From an early age, the majority of us are taught to take the stresses of life with the positives.  From starting school, through to job interviews and the usual every day worries, stress forms an inevitable part of our journey through life. But what if we fought back against the stress to encourage our own [...]

Leigh is a great summer town and one of my favourite weeks in June is the Leigh Art Trail.
 
This year more venues have taken part, offering community events and music and the opportunity for young people to be involved. The event was kicked off on Saturday 13 June with a creative workshop in Leigh [...]

Castle Point Show
 
I attended the annual Castle Point Show on June 21 in my role as a Greengrid Volunteer with Taskforce Officers Jackie Humberstone and Ginette Braithwaite.
 
Waterside Farm Showground on Canvey was the perfect venue for this free event with marquees offering shelter from the belting sun and the occasional sharp breeze. Over [...]

I stumbled across this study the other day which appears to confirm what many tai chi practitioners have known for say, well at least a few hundred years:
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1706300/study_proves_tai_chi_benefits_for_arthritis/index.html
As a physical therapist I am finding that increasingly more and more tai chi is slipping into my treatments.  I feel my role as a therapist is to [...]

Apologies for the lapse in time since our last blog which unbelievably was April 13.   Apart from the usual stuff going on around the home and garden I have been blessed to have some paid work so that has seriously reduced my computer time at home.
April 13 was quite a day.  We went from having [...]

Bootcamp sessions will  be starting in Southend on Sea on Monday 29th June. 
Bootcamp training is a varied, challenging and effective way to get the most out of exercise. With the latest training techniques and a wealth of knowledge from qualified instructors at your disposal, you could be on the way to achieving your fitness goals. These are unique outdoor sessions (not just circuits), [...]

During second World War, Buckingham Palace supported the ‘dig for victory’ campaign with its own vegetable patch. It is wonderful to see the Queen once again encouraging the ‘grow-your-own’ movement by setting an example and digging up some of her flower growing garden and turning it into a vegetable patch.
The Queen’s 30ft x 12ft plot (we are sure [...]

United Utilities is about to build a plant in Manchester that will turn humane waste into methane gas. It will be virtually indistinguishable from methane extracted from the North Sea.
The pilot biogas conversion plant is expected to provide enough gas for 5,000 homes by 2011. Other plants will follow throughout the country.
Sewage plants already use [...]