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Everything Epping ForestPage 16 of 233.43pm - 9th May 2013EPPING Forest Youth Council has received a Jack Petchey Achievement Award.The award is the latest success for the youth council which has now received £3,000 from the JPFAchievements Awards scheme since 2011.Joe Tinsley, 15, volunteered to take part in the Youth Council Volunteer project along with a small group fromhis school, St Johns, Epping.Joe was passionate about the project, a positive role model and helped and encouraged those less confident.Joe is good at communicating and working as a team and keen to continue on the project in his own time.The grant was used by the ASDAN group - Awards Scheme Development and Accreditation Network, based atEpping Forest College - to go out on trips which help develop the skills needed to complete the course.Some of the money was put towards resources for students taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh award.Other winners from the group included Annalise Armitage, Jaymey McIvor, Natasha Miller, Carina Sander,Catherine Barry, and Diane Butler who received a Leader Award.Guests at the presentations at the Civic Theatre, Chelmsford, when the young people aged 11 to 25 wererecognised with a medallion to go with their framed certificates and cheques for £200 which had already beenpresented, included Essex County Council chairman Kay Twitchen and GB long-jumper Jenny Pacey.Man found guilty of High Ongar murder3.40pm - 9th May 2013A MAN has been found guilty of murdering a former car dealer in in High Ongar.Billy Martindale was assaulted and killed on his smallholding off Mill Lane shortly before 9.30pm on Friday,September 7 last year.A post-mortem examination showed Mr Martindale, 39, of Cripsey Avenue, Ongar, died from head injurieswhich were inflicted by a pick-axe handle.A second man, a 55-year-old from Barking, was also found at the site with head injuries. He was treated inhospital and subsequently discharged.Paul Groves was arrested a few hours later that evening and charged with one count of murder and one countof causing grievous bodily harm with intent.The 34-year-old factory worker, of Queensway, Ongar, stood trial at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday, April29, and after an eight-day hearing he was found guilty on both counts.Senior Investigating Officer Detective Inspector Marina Ericson said: "We are delighted with today's verdict.The evidence heard throughout the trial demonstrated the level of violence used by Paul Groves when hebrutally attacked both Billy Martindale and Paul Meeking."Paul Groves is a violent man whose intention to cause serious harm to both Mr Martindale and Mr Meekinghas been proven."Our thoughts continue to go out to Billy's family and friends at this time. We hope this verdict will provide themwith some comfort and allow them to move on with their lives, following what has been a very distressingperiod for them."Mr Martindale leaves his partner, 35-year-old Tina Joseph and their three children.He was brought up in Ely, Cambridgeshire, and moved to Manor Park, east London, where he later met Tina.They had been partners for 17 years. They lived in Chigwell for the first five of these years before moving toOngar where Mr Martindale became a car dealer.He had aspirations of becoming a big-name actor and did feature in the movie Big Fat Gypsy Gangster, butlike most of his interests, such as motorcycling, he soon became bored of this and later took up boxing andfishing. He also grew a liking for nature and bought the smallholding where he kept poultry and pigs, primarilyfor his children to learn about nature.After the verdict Tina Joseph said: "These past few months have been quiet and we have certainly felt the lossof Billy. Our lives are empty without him as he brought character to our day."He had a bubbly personality and I am so angry that his dispute with Paul Groves got out of hand and left mychildren fatherless."I am even more angry that Billy was assaulted in front of his children and Paul Groves should be ashamed ofhimself for allowing this to happen. It infuriates me."My children and I would like to thank other members of the family, friends and neighbours who havesupported or offered support throughout the past eight months. They have been invaluable."We miss Billy dearly and life isn't the same without him."After this verdict and Paul Groves' sentencing, we can hopefully rebuild our lives and plan for the future. Wemust not dwell on the past."Groves will be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court tomorrow (Friday).AUDIO: Travel firm where the staff go "the extra mile"8.50pm - 8th May 2013THE owner of a long-established South Woodford business says the secret of his travel company's success ishis staff who go the "extra mile" to ensure their customers can fly thousands of miles hassle-free.Abbotts Travel opened in 1957 and 56 years on the business, at 134 George Lane, is going from strength tostrength.The family business is run by Julian Abbott and on the same principles as his grandfather and father, backedby a team of seven seasoned travellers.Julian Abbott, managing director and owner of Abbotts Travel, told Everything Epping Forest: "We find peopleare going a lot further and a lot more often."Obviously the availability of flights to far-flung places is almost a daily event now rather than once a month oronce a week and although travel is an expensive thing it is affordable to people these days and I think they puttravel ahead of maybe extensions and new cars."I think it's an important part of daily family life to make sure they have that annual family holiday."Mr Abbott added: "My staff have all been in the business for probably ten years minimum, have an extensiveknowledge and are well travelled."I think we go the extra mile with clients and look into where they want to go and whether that holiday will suitthem."The company held a special reception for regular customers, and welcomed back former employee IreneWebb who worked for the business from 1970 to 2005.For more details visit www.abbottstravel.com, ring 020 8989 9445 or email info@abbottstravel.comTo hear the interview with Julian Abbott click hereAbbotts Travel staff and former member of staff Irene Webb outside Abbotts Travel in George Lane,South Woodford PICTURE 1Abbotts Travel staff in the newly-refurbished business PICTURE 2AUDIO: Emergency community volunteers scheme launched2.05pm - 8th May 2013A NEW initiative which will see local volunteers trained in readiness for any emergency situation in the districthas been launched.Volunteers will be recruited as Community Emergency Response Volunteers who will be trained for a widerange of incidents - from flooding and evacuations, to provide tea and sympathy at a rest centre.Epping Forest District Council, Harlow Council and Essex Fire and Rescue Service are running the scheme,promoted by the Cabinet Office, as a pilot.Community Emergency Response Volunteers (CERVs) will support the emergency services before, during andafter a public emergency.Mike Tipping, Epping Forest District Council's assistant director of corporate support services who hasresponsibility for emergency planning, told Everything Epping Forest: "This is about trying to organise groupsof people in local communities that can provide an initial response in terms of self-help for the community when01/07/2013
Everything Epping ForestPage 17 of 23incidents occur."Emergency situations could be anything from localised flooding to the evacuation of homes because of a fire,unexploded bomb - "a whole range of possibilities," Mr Tipping said.He added: "Our thought is that if the immediate response comes from local volunteers in the community it canbe a lot quicker and will provide reassurance to the local community that they're looking after themselves in thefirst instance until the resources of the district council can get to them."Many town and parish councils in the district already have their own emergency plans and Mr Tipping hasstressed the recruitment and training of CERVs will be to augment and not replace existing plans.He said: "Local emergency plans are very important. I would hope that details of groups that are set up in localcommunities will be recorded in local plans and it will actually enhance the local emergency plans and provideextra resilience in the area."Training for volunteers will cover everything from how to set up and run a rest centre to how to safely clearsnow from outside vulnerable peoples' homes.To hear the full interview with Mike Tipping click herePICTURE 1 PICTURE 2MP praises school's internet safety work1.21pm - 7th May 2013EPPING Forest MP Eleanor Laing has praised a Loughton school on its high profile display to make childrenaware of the potential dangers of the internet.A display created by children at the school gives ten tips on how to stay safe while online.Padraig Warnes, the school's PSHE coordinator and Year 1 teacher - who created the display with teachingassistant Lauren Murphy - said: "The display gives children ten tips on how they can be safe on the internet. Itteaches them how to keep their password safe, how to avoid pop-ups and the importance of posting decentphotos of themselves."For the four to six-year-olds there is a character called Smartie, the penguin who teaches them a song thatgoes 'Before you click click click, you need to think think think. And tell somebody'."Mrs Laing said: "This is a marvellous piece of work by the school and it spells out a message to the childrenabout how to stay safe when using the internet in a fun way."I think it's great and congratulate the school for coming up with something so original."Charity duo to take part in Arctic challenge12.57pm - 7th May 2013THE Dream Factory charity founder Avril Mills and dream co-ordinator Martin Bye are to take part in theultimate extreme challenge to raise money for The Dream Factory.The pair want to raise £8,000 by taking on the Husky Sled Challenge in the Arctic which will see them drive apack of huskies some 156 miles over seven days.The challenge, next April, will start in Norway and finish in Sweden.Avril said: "This will certainly test our physical and mental strength in some of the most extreme conditionsknown to man."We will be travelling the distance from London to Torquay in temperatures averaging -20 degrees. This is noordinary charity challenge."The fundraisers will have to put up their own tents, cook their own food and look after their team of huskies.Avril said: "This is a 'hands on' extreme wilderness challenge if ever there was one, especially as I don't likethe cold, I'm not a fan of dogs and haven't got a clue how to put up a tent!"Avril founded The Dream Factory in 2008 in memory of her son, Oliver, who died from leukemia at the age ofnine.The charity makes dreams come true for children and young adults with life-limiting conditions. It recentlyfulfilled its 200th dream and is currently working on a number of further dreams.To support their challenge, visit their JustGiving page at http://www.justgiving.com/huskyarticIf you want to be kept up-to-date with their fundraising efforts and preparation for the challenge, register toreceive the charity's media releases - email yourdreamfactorynews@gmail.com.You can also follow The Dream Factory on Twitter - @avrilsdream.Rotary club presents awards to students9.38am - 7th May 2013TWO students at St John's School, Epping, have received awards from the Rotary Club of Epping.Jaymey McIvor, this year's Epping Forest District Council Young Citizen of the Year, received the 'Service toSchool' award while Joshua Mills, who volunteers with The Dream Factory charity, was presented with the'Service to Community' award.Rotary club president Richard Crone, who presented the awards, said: "Both Jaymey and Joshua can be veryproud of their achievements - Jaymey for his work with the School Council and PTA amongst many otherthings and Joshua for his fundraising for sick children."They are a credit to St John's School and themselves and the Rotary Club of Epping is pleased to be able togive them outside recognition of their endeavours."The club presented £1,000 - raised at its Carols on the Green event last Christmas - to St John's headteacherGeorge Yerosimou to support the school's music department.Planners back nursery homes9.07am - 7th May 2013REVISED outline plans for a development of up to 26 homes on the district council's nursery site in PyrlesLane, Loughton, are being recommended for approval.The proposed development would be a mix of flats and houses, 15 of which would be 'affordable' homes.District councillors will decide on the application on Wednesday, May 15.Retail Gift Aid boosts hospice8.57am - 7th May 2013GIFT Aid - the government scheme which allows charities to claim the tax back on donations - has raised morethan £54,000 for St Clare Hospice through its shops in the past year.That is enough to run one of the hospice's inpatient rooms for 15 weeks.Not all customers and donors are taxpayers and some people may not wish to, but the figure could increase toabout £100,000 a year if all those eligible to do so signed up - enough to run the whole eight-bed inpatient unitfor 25 days.Retail sales manager Louise Hamilton said: "We encourage everyone who donates clothes and other items tous to sign up for Gift Aid. It only takes a few minutes but the rewards back to us are immense."By signing up to Gift Aid, we can claim an extra 25 per cent on top of the price goods are sold for."Donors who sign up will be given a St Clare Hospice Gift Aid number and every time they donate, the items arelogged against the number.Where sales meet a threshold the hospice will send the donor a letter, once a year, quoting how much extrathe person's Gift Aid has raised.The hospice is seeking volunteers to encourage people to sign up to Gift Aid at its Harlow shop.For more information, ring Dick at the Harlow shop on 01279 639760.School holds Musician of the Year01/07/2013
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