Archive for February, 2010

February
16

Older People’s Assembly – March elections

Posted by Mike, on February 16, 2010 at 1:51 pm.
Categories: General news

Calling all senior citizens – your community needs you!
Southend-on-Sea Older People’s Assembly is electing new trustees at its Annual General Meeting on March 3 and wants more of the borough’s residents to get involved in its work.  There are 11 million pensioners in Britain but new recruits are needed at local level to help change [...]

February
16

Fairtrade Fortnight – take part in ‘The Big Swap’

Posted by Mike, on February 16, 2010 at 1:26 pm.
Categories: Eco News, General news, Human rights around the world.

Southend Together Partnership is teaming up with Britain’s biggest supermarket chains to support ‘The Big Swap’ as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.
Fairtrade is about establishing better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. Offering a fair price for goods enables them to improve their [...]

February
12

Three Port Sailing Challenge promoting “Living with Epilepsy”

Posted by admin, on February 12, 2010 at 4:16 pm.
Categories: Fundraising events, Health and wellbeing

There is a history of epilepsy in Simon Papendick’s family, but the sufferers all try to live as normal a life as possible.  Simon is just about to embark on a new challenge and explains:
“The reason behind doing this sailing challenge is to highlight that having epilepsy does not stop you from living a full and active life [...]

February
12

Children’s Food Campaign

Posted by admin, on February 12, 2010 at 12:47 pm.
Categories: Health and wellbeing

The good news is that product placement of junk food will not be allowed in UK-made television programmes. But, as Christine Haigh and Jackie Schneider, Children’s Food Campaign Co-Ordinators say:
“We’re outraged that Kellogg’s, a partner in the government’s Change4life health campaign, has adverts suggesting to children “ever thought of Coco Pops after school?” Coco Pops [...]

February
05

Happy birthday Phoenix!

Posted by admin, on February 5, 2010 at 7:57 am.
Categories: Fitness and Exercise

Cris Ramis of Phoenix Health and Fitness is one of our regular contributors. We would like to congratulate Cris on Phoenix’s 5th birthday on 1st February.
Cris had just set up Phoenix Health and Fitness when we were producing the magazine Healthy Life, Mind, Body & Soul, the predecessor to www.HealthyLifeEssex.co.uk  and we have worked together ever [...]

February
04

‘The Age of Stupid’ Film Review

Posted by I-Hsien, on February 4, 2010 at 11:41 am.
Categories: Eco News

An original and provocative film, but there is plenty of positive action we can take to improve our environments, as well as erasing our past impacts.

February
04

Basildon Council in combat with underage drinking

Posted by maxruddock12, on February 4, 2010 at 11:40 am.
Categories: Health and wellbeing

New Government procedures to cut underage drinking have been welcomed with open arms by the boss of Basildon Council, Bala Mahendran. He said: “We welcome the new legislation from Government to tighten the law. We work hard throughout the year to tackle underage drinking with campaigns and initiatives, such as the current Challenge 25 scheme.” The underage [...]