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As we made our way down Church Hill on Sunday 23rd August, I noticed St Clements Church Tower was open. My husband Glen and I agreed it would give our friend’s daughter, who we were looking after for the day, a different view of Leigh following our visit to the 6th annual Fishing Festival.  
 
Arriving [...]

Are you suffering from unexplained, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)-style problems that don’t seem to go away? Then you may be experiencing a surprising problem…
For a couple of months I’ve had bouts of lethargy, depression, mood swings, intestinal cramps, bloating, and a whole host of other unpleasant (and sometimes anti-social!) symptoms and they were only getting [...]

I lived near Southchurch Hall Park when I first came to Southend over thirty years ago. It is a beautiful little park with delightful gardens, lake and historical buildings.
The Southchurch Park Watch scheme are now hoping to establish a Friends of Southchurch Hall Gardens. Would you like to be involved? The following information has been provided [...]

On the evening of 14 August, Glen and I joined members of the Essex Wildlife Trust for the annual Little Egret Roost Watch. By the time we arrived at the viewing point on Two Tree Island there was already a good crowd of people.
 
Binoculars and scopes were on hand and it was amazing to [...]

When Roy Hart, Parish Councillor and Owner of Skee-Tex in Battlesbridge, discovered several dead fish in the River Crouch, he decided action was necessary. On further investigation, he found that hundreds of tyres had been dumped in the river.
 
Having obtained permission from the authorities, he set about clearing the waste himself. With the help of [...]

After many years hard work, it is wonderful to now watch the development of St Lukes Healthy Living Centre in Southend. One of the early projects is to help.
The service which started in July will be available to everyone in the community providing pre pre start up advice to individuals. The sessions will be informal, [...]

Concerns continue to rise about the the swine flu helpline and the amount of Tamiflu which is made available to people just by answering questions via a call centre helpline - staffed by people with no medical training!
It is thought that Tamiflu may interact with Warfarin, which is taken by 600,000 people in the UK, [...]

US Researchers think they have found a cure for cancer: Nanobees that literally sting the tumour to death.
Containing bee toxin, melittin, tiny electrical ‘nanobees’ target cancerous cells, killing them by drilling holes through them. Success rates of preliminary tests are positive:  skin cancer tumours in mice shrank in size by 88%, whilst growth of breast cancer tumours [...]

Please note the following news release from Defra (Departmnent for Environment, Food and Rural affairs):
10th August 2009
The Future of Our Food System
“Today we are publishing a package of material on food which covers important issues surrounding UK food security and sustainability: http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodrin/security/index.htm 
  
Delivering our aims - How you can be involved
We are inviting your views on [...]

BBC TWO’s GROW YOUR OWN DRUGS
are looking for people to take part in a new series…
Did you watch the BBC TWO programme where ethno-botanist James Wong explores the medical power of plants and creates simple and easy ways to make natural remedies for common ailments using familiar plants growing all around us - in our [...]