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MT News - New web site for Moulsham Times Cooking article
MT News - New web site for Moulsham Times Cooking article - How to make bread at home Events - The Pubs & Breweries of Chelmsford at the museum MoulshamTimes June 2013 MT/news Welcome to the June edition of the Moulsham Times. Firstly exciting news for this month-we now have a web site, it is in the early stages and we will be developing it over the coming months. We will be offering a downloadable version shortly for your convenience. At the Moulsham Times there has been a change in staff, we would like to thank Robert for all his hard work and welcome Paul and Nick who are now looking after the paper. We are planning to expand the Moulsham Times very soon to enable room for more content and articles, firstly a letters page (please email comments, feedback and ideas to [email protected]) and also a kids corner with puzzles and stories form a local childrens author (look out for Toot Cornetto). If you wish to advertise in this publication please send an email to [email protected] or complete the form on our web site. The deadline for the July issue is 19th June. Thank you for your continued support. The Moulsham Times team. www.moulshamtimes.com MoulshamTimes Advertising - Nick Garner [email protected] [email protected] 01245 261863 / 07970 206682 Editorial - Paul Mclean [email protected] [email protected] 01245 262082 / 07595 949701 www.facebook.com/moulshamtimes www.twitter.com/moulshamtimes www.moulshamtimes.com Proud members of the Moulsham Traders Association MOULSHAM STREET MoulshamTimes.com 3 Chelmsford charity’s Vintage Fayre returns Helen Rollason Cancer Charity’s popular Vintage Fayre is back at Cressing Temple Barns, near Braintree on Sunday 16 June. The local charity improves the lives of Chelmsford residents living with cancer at its support centre in Springfield and the Helen Rollason Research Centre at Broomfield Hospital. Alongside the exciting stalls selling all things vintage plus tasty food and drink, visitors will be able to buy strawberries from Wilkin & Sons with all proceeds going to the charity. This is the first year that the worldfamous Tiptree jam makers and fruit growers have sponsored the Fayre so fundraisers from the charity dressed up in vintage clothing for a tour of the company’s orchards and fields with Farm Commercial Manager, Anton Thurgood and Director Chris Newenham. Head of Fundraising, Angela Lodge, said: “We are very grateful to Wilkin & Sons for sponsoring our fourth annual Vintage Fayre. There will be a fantastic range of stalls plus attractions and live music so please join us at Cressing for a great day out.” The Fayre will be open from 10am to 5pm. The Kingsmen rock and roll band and Mark’s Happycat Record Hop make a welcome return to entertain the crowds. Other highlights include donkey rides, face painting and Mr and Mrs Mouse for the children plus a selection of vintage vehicles and HarleyDavidsons. The Fayre is also supported by BBC Essex and local estate agent Paul Are you looking for a caring and friendly dentist? We have a special offer for all new patients SPEC IAL OFFE R A free check-up and scale and polish for any patient that joins Denplan on the day of their appointment. Flame Dental Care Chelmsford To find out more please ring us on 01245 280220 or come in and see us. MSS1469 02-13 Mason Associates. Admission is £5.00 for adults, £2.50 for children under 16 and free for under 5s. A family ticket for two adults and two children is £12.00. Photo Arthur Edwards The Strand - New beauty and hair salon Come and visit ‘The Strand’ in Chelmsford town centre, a newly opened beauty and hair salon that has a lot to offer any person who is looking to be pampered, try a new trendy hair colour, or even just a simple trim that can leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. The Strand has been transformed from a simple gents walk-in salon to a fully refurbished multi-storey, unisex, family friendly environment. With it currently offering 30% off your first treatment, The Strand can provide you with a relaxed atmosphere, whilst receiving an extremely professional service at the highest of standards, all at affordable prices. This beautiful and contemporary salon has been fully restored with handcrafted Italian furniture to encourage comfort and relaxation on both the colouring floor and cutting floor. There is a brand new colouring bar that our professional colourists can use to meet any requests you may have for a new revitalising look, there is also three beauty rooms that can be used for HD Brown, Spray tans, and the very popular Shellac manicure and pedicure, along with a Hollisons nail art. Our very own talented beautician Hollie can create beautiful designs to suit whatever style you may want for your nails. The staff at The Strand are extremely talented, and very ambitious hairdressers. Come and meet Vicky, our salon manager who has two colouring degrees and an extensive amount of hairdressing and management experience, who also has a beautiful selection of bridal hair in her portfolio. There is also Bekky who is our senior stylist who specialises in gent cuts and is Fortrix trained, or Jade who is a L’oreal colour specialist and an integral part to the team here at The Strand. Among the staff is Alex who has recently been trained to Vidal Sassoon standards, or Becky our trainee who is currently gaining her hairdressing qualifications at Jet Hair Academy in Chelmsford. This company is not a chain or a big business, it is home grown and run by Gemma Scott, a young lady who has a passion for hairdressing and beauty and wants to provide the Chelmsford community with an enjoyable visit and relaxing service whilst receiving any treatments here. So come and see The Strand’s new transformations and beautiful furnishing alongside our friendly staff that are proud to be a part of this growing business, and come and enjoy all that The Strand has to offer. 12 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford 01245 345179 www.thehairbrand.co.uk MoulshamTimes.com 5 MT/cooking What’s the first thing that comes into your head when you think about homemade bread? Well, bread probably (which is made at home), but dig a little deeper and most of us can conjure up a comforting thought or two. Maybe it’s the smell that warms your memory banks, or perhaps it reminds you of someone close to you who used to bake it. Whatever it may be, it seems that we are taking the time to fall in love with bread all over again (apologies to any readers with coeliac/gluten issues, please feel free to email me for a smashing gluten-free cupcake recipe.) Far from its historical, life-sustaining roots or supermarket 19p-a-loaf jobbies, bread is once again taking the centre stage. What do you need to make bread? Generally speaking: flour, water, yeast & salt. Have a look at the supermarketbought stuff and chances are there will be a whole lot more ingredients listed on the packet, which are there to improve shelf-life of course. In fact, it was a loaf made by one of the bread big-wigs which inspired me to write this very article. The loaf looked good and was covered in all manner of superfood, high-fibre seed thingies and cost in the region of £1.10 for the loaf - so there was no reason to suspect that it would taste almost entirely like the plastic bag it had been sealed in. Bad news indeed. Thankfully, artisan bakers are popping up all over the place, notably in trendy London-spots like Hoxton and Battersea, but Essex & Kent have their fair share also. Traditional Farmers’ Markets have been selling proper homemade bread for donkey’s years and it’s about time we sat up and remembered just how good, good bread can be. Making bread does take time, so this month’s recipe is for traditional Irish Soda Bread which can be made very quickly as you don’t need to wait for it to rise. You won’t need a special bread pan or any bread-making experience. It takes an hour to cook, but the end results are so worth it. Make a few at the same time and if you have children, get them to help you. You can always freeze the loaves you’re not ready to use (once thoroughly cooled) and cooking several at once will reduce cooking costs and washing up! Unlike shop-bought bread, homemade bread does go hard quickly, so get around this by toasting any leftovers – it will still be delicious. What you’ll need: 370g white flour 130g wholemeal flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp salt 40g butter (melted) 340g buttermilk or regular milk will do Extra flour for dusting What you’ll need to do: Preheat your oven to 180 degrees (C) Mix all of the ingredients together. NEWS IN BRIEF DICK MADDEN RE-ELECTED. Dick has been re-elected in the Cenral Chelmsford division. He will tell you much more about this in his article later on in this months edition. MAYOR PICKS J’s HOSPICE The recently elected Mayor, Trevor Miller has selected Great Baddow -based J’s Hsopice as his charity of the year. GREAT BADDOW RACE Hundres of people entered the Great Baddow races, both the 10 mile and the 2 mile fun run were very well attended. With the help of around 130 volunteers the day raised over £12000. CHELMSFORD CITY MANAGER Dean Holdsworth, the former Wimbledon and Bolton striker has replaced Glenn Pennyfather as boss of Chelmsford City. Once they are all just combined, stop mixing. Round the dough in to a ball, then take a knife to score a cross shape on the bread - cut about two thirds of the way into the dough. Dust a baking tray with flour as well as the top of the loaf. Bake for approximately 1 hour. You will know the bread is cooked when you tap the bottom of the loaf and it sounds hollow. Best served when still warm. Until next month...cook, eat and be happy... www.cookeathappy.com MT Follow / Like Us Please follow us at twitter.com/moulshamtimes Please like us facebook.com/moulshamtimes Our new website is: www.moulshamtimes.com We will be adding to the web site over the coming months. MoulshamTimes.com 7 MT/charity of the month At Moulsham Times we strongly believe in supporting local charities. In Chelmsford there are around 350 local charities and over 5,000 people who regularly give up their time to volunteer. Each month we will profile a charity of the month to highlight the good work going on in our community. This month it is CGCCC Help the fight. We are CGCCC and we are a non-profit organisation based in Chelmsford, Essex in the UK who are trying to build awareness of Goblet Cell Carcinoid and to help fund doctors, research facilities and our supporting charities Royal Free Hospital Charity and Net Patient Foundation so that together we can find a cure to this terrible illness as well as other rare cancer’s. We were founded in July 2012 By Mark Devine and Wayne Dixon after a friend was diagnosed with Goblet Cell Carcinoid (GCC). After contacting the doctors we found out that there is no government funding for this as well as other rare types of cancer. We therefore took it on ourselves with the help of The Royal Free Hospital charity and the Net Patient Foundation to fund research into GCC and all rare cancers. We hold many events throughout the calendar year ranging from music festivals, fundraising days, sponsored walks and sports events and more. Since being founded we have managed to raise a large amount of money so far by holding a Fundraising day on September 21st 2012 at the Wheatsheaf, 28 New St, Chelmsford, Essex where we had live music from Paolo Morena, Hilary Cornell, The Hudares and Chase The Enemy, comedians, A raffle with prizes donated by Jimmy Carr, Megabowl B&Q and many more worth over £1000. We also did a Charity Walk from London Liverpool Street station back to Chelmsford. We have helped people from the UK as well as people form USA, Australia, Canada, and all over world by offering support, supplying them with up to date information on treatments and helping them get in touch with the best specialist for them depending on their location. On Friday April 26th cgccc founders Mark Devine and Wayne Dixon went to the Royal Free Hospital, Pond St, London, Greater London NW3 2QG to present a cheque to Royal Free Charity, a big thank you too all your support please take time to look through our gallery and check out our facebook page for more information! Help The Fight. To contact us or help support our cause: www.helpthefight.co.uk [email protected] www.facebook.com/CureGobletCellCarcinoidCancer www.twitter.com/cgcccancer Next event at The Wheatsheaf on Saturday 22nd June. 8 MoulshamTimes.com June 2013 Why Everyone Should Join a Club - Tami Frankel Everywhere I look it seems as though people are forming and joining clubs and groups based on a common interest - knitting, sewing, burlesque, singing, dancing, and reading to name a few. For some time I had fancied the idea of joining a bookclub because I was becoming fed up with reading a book and being desperate to discuss it with someone only to find no one had read it. So all the things I wanted to say, the bit I didn’t get and the issues I wanted to hear other opinions on were all left behind. Then one night in about February 2011, when out with some friends, I asked if anyone wanted to form a bookclub and, happily, most did. And so The Goldfish were born. We are a relatively informal group. Members are welcome to each meeting regardless of whether they have managed to read the book. The only rules are that we take it in turn to host (or arrange a venue), the host chooses the next book and we take it in turn to speak. The last is important as it ensures everyone gets to say what they want to say because, like all groups, some members are more voluble than others. An informal format suits us but some groups are much more formal with ratings of books and charts being kept. Although all seem to incorporate a glass of wine!!! And the more organised groups also take advantage of the library service which will obtain enough copies of the the book for all members if you register your bookclub. Our first read was Of Mice and Men. Subsequent choices have been wide and varied from crime and detective novels, biography, novels currently out on film, people’s favourites and more classics. Only science fiction is unrepresented. As a result I have read books I would not have read otherwise. And I have listened to views I never considered before and I get far more from each book remember one word from the title, or the author’s first name or a snippet from the storyline yet whoever serves me is never fazed and invariably knows the book. They have even helped me pick presents out! My only regret is that we didn’t start the Goldfish earlier. So whatever your passion or pastime or whatever you fancy trying I’d urge you to join or form a group. In fact if I had more time I would love to join a cinema or theatre group - I like to be entertained! But there is plenty available forcrafters, singers, dancers, amatuer actors and more. In fact it seems the Women’s Institute is also having a revival!! than if I had just read it myself. I have also laughed so hard that wine has snorted out of my nose! As an unexpected bonus, I have discovered the fantastic people who work in our Waterstones, including Marisa. I usually rush in one lunchtime to buy my bookclub book and MT For us to make the Moulsham Times bigger we would appreciate the following: • Information about clubs, organistaions and events. • Readers letters. Build a brighter future for your child • Ideas of what you would like to read about. Kip McGrath’s qualified teachers create individual tutoring programmes, using proven Kip McGrath methods. • New articles - if you would like to write for us please let us know. Maths Reading English Spelling Comprehension Email: [email protected] Call today for a FREE assessment CENTRE NAME Chelmsford South 9999 9999344 310 Tel: 01245 street detailsCM2 here, 40Address Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, 0HY suburb details www.kipmcgrath.co.uk/chelmsford-south 10 MoulshamTimes.com kipmcgrath.co.uk MT/gardening I don’t know about you, but I am really busy at the moment in the garden. Having completed my garden last year, I can now stand back to admire it this year in all its glory. My box hedging is just marvellous and already branching out with new growth. The borders are mainly perennial with a few woodies littered throughout to give some structure during the winter months. Through these I have drifted a myriad of grasses; Calamagrostis spp., Stipa spp. and Pennisetum spp., and added colour in the form of sea hollies, hardy geranium and cat mint to name but a few. On another note… Continue to pinch out the side shoots of cordon tomatoes. This conserves energy and redirects it where the flowers/ fruits are forming. Dig in early sowings of green manures before they flower. These are ideal for improving soil fertility for subsequent crops and for keeping soil erosion and leaching to a bare minimum. Sow endive, oriental and winter salad leaves, radishes, spinach, spring cabbage and turnips. Be vigilant throughout the summer period for blight on main crop potatoes. Infection can be reduced by 12 MoulshamTimes.com earthing up deeply. If the haulms start to show symptoms, infected leaves should be removed as soon as they begin to die down. The following show good resistance: ‘Cara’, ‘Estima’, ‘Kondor’, ‘Maris Piper’, ‘Pentland Crown’, ‘Record’ and ‘Romano’. For those with lawns… Continue to add combination weed, feed and moss killer products – but always remember to read the manufacturer’s guidelines carefully. These compounds contain growth regulators that persist in grass clippings. If added to the compost straight away and used before the year is out as a garden mulch, there could be growth problems for your choice ornamentals. Let the clippings rest in a separate pile for up to eight months before incorporating into general garden compost. And finally to all those flower lovers out there… Dead head bedding plants on a regular basis to promote more flowers, reduce pest and disease problems, maintain a more compact plant and therefore increases seasonal interest. Continue to tie in sweet peas for cut flowers: remove flowers just before their prime cleanly from the main stem, remove tendrils and tie the stem to the framework with garden twine. Keep well watered. There is still time to sow spring bedding plants such as Erysimum chieri (wall flower), Myosotis alpestris (Forget-me-not) and Primula cvs. ready for planting out this autumn. Continue to provide support to taller herbaceous perennials using link stakes and or brushwood. Cut down by half Clematis viticella cultivars to get another smaller flush of flowers later this summer. Why not pop to Writtle College for our 8th June Saturday Open Day: I’ll be there with the rest of the teaching team to chat about various horticultural courses on offer for this coming September. Come along between 10.00am and 2.00pm to the main building. For any gardening tips why not contact Tom Cole, Head of Faculty for Land & Environment, Writtle College, Chelmsford, CM1 3RR by post (including a SAE) or by email at [email protected] June 2013 MT/fashion Wedding Guest style tips By Claire Wacey As promised last month, this time I am giving hints and tips for the wedding guests! With my own wedding just a few weeks away I am more than aware of the stresses my friends have been having over what to wear to a stylist’s wedding. So I though I would share with you the tips I give to my friends and my clients when facing a big event. First of all take into consideration the venue, is it a church or registry wedding. Churches can be cooler and it is more respectful to be more covered in a church. What will the weather be like? Admittedly this is a difficult one when we are faced with a typical British Summer, but it is really a question of what season you will be in! Then think of the type of party it will be, the invite is often a really good hint to the type of event it will be and usually gives a hint to any theme. I am having a church wedding followed by a garden reception, which suggests formality at the service but a much more relaxed vibe to the evening. I have in fact seen and styled a few of my guests for my wedding and have suggested embracing the florals that are so big this season and then adding in the formality with a hat or fascinator for the church, but have also recommended wedge heels as we will be standing on the lawn for a lot of the day. 14 MoulshamTimes.com If the dress code is Black Tie then you definitely want to keep the look much more glam and I would recommend swapping hats to fascinators or opting for an embellished clip for your hair instead. If you want to re-use an outfit that you have in your wardrobe and love, then the key to making it come to life for a wedding is to opt for really stand out accessories. So go for a showstopper of a hat or accessory and let that be your focal point. More often than not people spend lots of money on a dress from a brand like ‘Coast’ then don’t ever wear it again. I would suggest looking for a cheaper dress, or a dress that could be worn again, then dressing it into the part with a statement accessory. Then keep it simple with the bag and shoe combination. I have opted for nude as these will easily work with any woman’s summer wardrobe going forward. I have also shown how those accessories can work with a more exciting base outfit option. There are also no rules that say you must wear a dress to a wedding! Why not break the mould and opt for a jumpsuit or trouser suit as a daring alternative? It can still look super chic when accessorized the right way. Here is an example of how to bring to life an old shift dress from the wardrobe and make it into a wedding look. A simple base colour dress, this could be black, blue, cream you name it a block colour will work. Add in a contrasting hat (none of this same colour option please) a statement necklace using the hat or shoe colouring as a guide (this can then be used in your everyday wardrobe in the future). I hope you have an amazing time at whichever wedding you go to this Summer. So remember the best wedding outfits are not always the most expensive they are the most creative and in my book the sort of outfits that can then be turned into useful wardrobe additions. For more hints and tips or to book a Style session visit:. www.clairewacey.com. June 2013 This month sees Blues in the City with two great events. The first is Sat 8th June at the Black Bull in Rainsford Road with the amazing award nominated Rosco Levee & the Southern Slide playing a FREE to enter gig. They will be on stage from 9pm. The pub is a great friendly place with good beer and food being served by Helen and her team. The second is at the Tap Room in the Bird in Hand New Writtle Street near the cricket ground on Wed June 19th with the fantastic multi award nominated Babajack from Worcester with support from another great act the Jives. This will be a great night and doors open at 8pm, the first act is on at 8.45pm and entry is only £5 for this not to be missed night. On Thursday 27th June at Evoke in Chelmsford there is the one and only Blockheads playing (still with four original members) supported by the Struckbats, a great fun new band with Joel Fisk leading them. Chas Jankel, guitarist and leader of the Blockheads who wrote all the music to Ian Dury’s lyrics and now with Derek the Blow on vocals who was Ian’s best mate, is writing in the same style as Ian did. They have a new cd coming out soon which is going to be a hit as I have heard some of the great material on it and you just have to bop to it. Please remember there is lots of other great live music going on in and around Chelmsford, please try and support as much of it as you can. Chelmsford Museum Me again, Paul Mclean owner of Moulsham-based company Chelmer Web Design. Welcome to my latest article on the history of Chelmsford. had bought the land from the Mildmay family who had owned a substantial amount of land in Chemsford for many years. There has been a museum in Chelmsford since 1835, it was originally housed in a part of Chelmsford Gaol, in 1843 it moved to a building in what is now New London Road. It was taken over by the borough council in the early 1900s and in 1906 it relocated to a purpose built building with the library, and then finally to its current location, Oaklands House, the museum and park were opened on 24th May 1930. The house was built in a rural Italian style and was a large dwelling with seven chimneys. When you walk around the museum you can tell which were the servants areas (although some were demolished in the 1920s) as the ceilings are very plain compared to the area where the family would have lived where the detail is far more decorative and elegant. Oaklands House was originally built as a private residence in 1866/7 for Frederick Wells. Frederick was a successful businessman of the time being a merchant for coal, timber and lime as well as being a brewer. Frederick purchased 29 acres of land from banker, Thomas Greenwood. He 16 MoulshamTimes.com Wells died in 1908 and the property had some quite different uses after this time including a military hospital and an army recruiting office. It was once more used as a family home after WW1 until purchased by Chelmsford Borough Council in 1929. The museum has since grown with the recent extension in 2010 and is free Lastly, it is a sad farewell at the end of June to St Anne’s Castle in Great Leighs when Dave and Pat Balcome retire. They have been amazing supporters of live music and are putting on lots of great events throughout June to say goodbye. For Blues in the City go to: www.bluesinthecity.co.uk facebook.com/ bluesinthecitychelmsford For Evoke you can buy tickets at the Bay Horse, Moulsham Street or go to www.facebook.com/EvokeLiveMusic to visit. If you have not been before or have not seen the recent extension it is well worth a trip. Opening Times Mon-Thurs 10am - 5pm Friday (Half term and school holidays only) 10am – 5pm Sat 10am – 5pm Sun 1pm - 4pm June 2013 ALE & HEARTY: THE PUBS AND BREWERIES OF CHELMSFORD An exhibition by Chelmsford Museum, CAMRA and the Friends of Chelmsford Museums supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund 11th May – 14th September 2013 Talks being held at the Museum on Saturdays during the run of the exhibition June 1st The Art & Science of Brewing by Franco Davanzo Franco runs the microbrewery Felstar near Felsted and started brewing in 2001, describing it as a hobby, a challenge and a passion. Trained as a chemist, he is constantly experimenting to find the “perfect pint”. July 6th ‘Drown Your Dogs In It, Drop Some Frogs In It’ Beer in the Great War by Siobhan McGinn Siobhan leads tours to Belgium which explore beer in the context of the First World War and is a writer of beer books. She is currently pursuing post graduate military studies at Birmingham University. August 3rd ‘Shakespeare’s Local’ by Pete Brown Sept. 14th Malt and Malting by Elphin Watkin Pete has recently been voted Beer Writer of the Year for the second time. He will talk about the George Inn at Southwark, the inspiration for his book of the same name which was serialised on Radio 4. Elphin , an ex-engineer and member of the Essex Historic Buildings Group, has surveyed and analysed old buildings for twenty-five years. He campaigned for the restoration of Dunmow Maltings and is one of its Trustees. All are welcome and admission is free but it is recommended that you book a place, since numbers are limited, by telephoning the Museum: 01245 605700 The talks will take place in the Museum lecture room at 2.15 p.m. MoulshamTimes.com 17 Join The Fling - Saturday 6th July Tickets are selling fast for The Fling, the unique festival of assorted amusements, returning to Central Park, Chelmsford from 12noon on Saturday 6th July 2013. Aimed at adults of every age, you’re invited to join a fabulous cast of professional artists and Essex talent carefully selected to explore, seduce and surprise the senses. Arguably the most diverse festival of arts and culture in the area, The Fling has multiple tented and open-air venues dedicated to live music, cabaret, burlesque, comedy, circus, theatre, dance, yoga, poetry, storytelling, workshops, have-a-go sessions, sculptures, sideshows, fire shows, the biggest silent disco and many more attractions in the largest occupation of the park ever seen. There’s also a wide selection of food outlets and five bars. 18 MoulshamTimes.com The content of The Fling comprises a magnitude of playful activities and small wonders that you’ll discover as you wander the expanded site but the festival has also secured some great headline music acts too including The Correspondents, Public Service Broadcasting and Don Letts. These acts and dozens of other great bands and DJ’s will be performing across four music stages at The Fling. Please email [email protected]. uk for details. The Fling festival is devised by the Cultural Events Team at Chelmsford City Council with support from The Essex Chronicle, The Meadows Chelmsford, Essex & Suffolk Water, High Chelmer Shopping Centre, The Printing Place, BBC Essex, The Loop and The Comedy Club Ltd. Tickets are £17.50 (£15 concessions) and more expensive on the gate subject to availability. For more details, contact the Box Office on 01245 606 505 or via chelmsford. gov.uk/fling Find The Fling Festival on facebook or follow @CultEventsTeam on twitter. There are also hospitality opportunities available for those who want exclusive access to the festival, including a private bar and nice toilets. June 2013 SCRUFTS K9 Scrufts K9 Ltd and its sister company Writtle Pet and Animal Food first started to trade some 25 years ago. In the early days we were a simple pet food delivery service supplying the needs of pet households in mid-Essex. A family concern, having always had four or five pet dogs themselves spanning what is now 42 years of dog ownership and breeding. We decided that our future was to specialise in the world of dogs, thus being able to gain expertise and knowledge in a smaller particular group, something that the larger pet superstores find difficult. With the expertise within the family, a range of herbal supplements, some with a money back guarantee, was developed along with a range of herbal shampoos and natural hair management products. Scrufts K9 has always, where possible, supported independent and local businesses and local suppliers and can normally help with products supplied at a cost effectiveness that help the end retail price. This ethos has made Scrufts K9 probably the most cost effective supplier of dog foods, natural treats, supplements and shampoos, handmade leads, collars and other accessories. The success of this ethos, extended to the trade stand that the family takes to many dog shows across East Anglia and the South East of England, as well as the larger stage of Crufts, Discover Dogs, British Grooming Championships, Paws in the Park etc. Our free phone number is always available for quotes on dog foods, which we stock such as Phytovet (our biggest selling brand over the past 18months), Scrufts K9 (vat free), Burns, Salters, Luaths, Robbies , Naturediet and Forthglade, as well as the many which we can get in for customers very quickly. We are always ready to supply complete cat food, rabbit and small mammal mix, along with bird foods, remembering that we offer a free delivery. Working alongside Scrufts K9 is Scrufts Grooming, this has been developed over the past 22 years by Theresa Longstaff. Set up initially with help from the Princes Trust, she became fully qualified with City and Guilds and has been successful in competition - being a finalist in the Eurogroom Championship. She has also used her skills to help others build their businesses in turn. Theresa has upheld the ethos of the family by using all natural products on her clients, including the deodorising spray of every dog before they leave her. She offers to clean your dog’s teeth the natural way, as long as the dog allows this. We also offer a doggie daycare and home boarding service. MoulshamTimes.com 19 FROM COUNTY HALL by Cllr. Dick Madden I’m back, having not appeared in the Moulsham Times for two months due to the Essex County Council Election, I am pleased to have been invited back to continue my monthly column keeping all residents updated on City and ECC matters. The most important question it seems residents want to know as I wander around our local streets, is whether I have continued to lose weight. Getting straight to the point, since my last update where I had lost a stone, good news, I have now shed one and a half stone. I continue to attend Slimming World meeting at the Life Church, Hall Street, very Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. to the Cabinet as the member accountable for Families and Children throughout Essex. In this role I am accountable to the public of Essex for the safeguarding of children, children looked after by ECC, children with disabilities, children centres and domestic violence. To be appointed as a Cabinet member is a huge honour but equally a huge responsibility and I relish the challenge. I will continue though to be available to you all be it leaving messages with my wife, Kathryn, on the home telephone, leave a message on my mobile or send me an e mail. Be assured I will represent you equally as I will to all the children of Essex. Oh yes, I was re-elected to represent Chelmsford Central again in the ECC election, however the election process is now over and I recognise and will continue to represent all residents who live in our City Centre, Old Moulsham and Moulsham Lodge. I will give you my details at the end of this article, keep them safe and use them, I am here to HELP not HINDER. Believe it or not, I am slightly embarrassed, but I suppose I should mention as well in the new ECC administration I have been appointed So what’s happening, all our area is still subject to our houses being broken into. I need to explain, I met the Chief of Chelmsford Police and his staff last week who informed me, yes some local residents houses had been broken into but some of the ‘billy burglars’ had been arrested, which is positive, but unfortunately burglaries continued to occur. Naturally as residents we must remain vigilant and if you see or feel something suspicious is going on, do not hesitate ring 999 and tell the Police. In addition, it is time to reinvigorate Neighbourhood Watch into our community. We have some pockets of the scheme but they need help, at the next meeting of the Moulsham First Community Group which will meet at the Life Church, Hall Street on Tuesday 2nd July 2013 at 7.00pm we will have members of the police and existing Neighbourhood Watch coordinators helping the Group prepare a recruitment drive. Come along if you want to contribute, the more the merrier. 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Local Camra festivals in June are being held at Thurrock and Braintree with the Chelmsford summer festival taking place in Admirals Park from July 9th to July 13th, well worth a visit on any day, family day is on Saturday 13th. Check ‘Tap Room’ & ‘The Thirsty Times’ for more details. May is traditionally ‘Mild Month’ and many of our locals featured local milds from the Wibblers, Mighty Oak and Shalfords breweries as well as mild’s from St. Austell, Dark Star & Woodfordes. Very good too. May also saw the opening of The Ale & Hearty exhibition at the Chelmsford Museum in Oakland’s Park, Moulsham Street. The exhibition will be open until September 15th and is extremely interesting. There are a number of talks during the exhibition on July 6th, August 3rd and Sept. 14th Further details are available from the Museum, and admission is free. Our local breweries continue to keep us well supplied with monthly ‘specials’ – Crouch Vale’s Golden Duck will be making its annual summer appearance, in time for the Essex versus England cricket match at Chelmsford, seek it out in your locals as unfortunately it will not be available at the ground. Mighty Oak’s June special is ‘Muddy Talker’ which is the sporting name for Murray Walker the former F1 commentator this 4.9% brown bitter sounds very morish. Finally look out for Farmer’s Ales ‘The Wallet’ at 7.4% not for the faint hearted! Brewer Charlie Saville reckons it is his best ever golden beer. Look out for some interesting beers from Round Tower, Chelmsford’s new brewery – Spooks, Splines & Lucky 7 to name a few - not forgetting their excellent Stout. Some better weather would help our beer festivals and our cricket!! 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