Oct 10 - Everything Epping Forest

Everything Epping ForestPage 17 of 20to be as independent and mobile as possible."Being able to offer a complete physical, psychological and spiritual service is core to ourwork."I have been the only physio working part-time until now, and the demand for patientsrequiring my help has grown hugely, not only in the day therapy unit but also on our inpatientunit and even visiting patients own homes, when needed."Graham, who recently graduated with a Masters in physiotherapy from UEA in Norwich, islooking to have a full-time career in healthcare.He said: "This is great experience for me, I do work as a physio for Leyton Orient FootballClub but that is obviously a sport’s role and I’m keen to gain healthcare relatedexperience."I will be helping Emily to assess and support patients, run symptom management groupsand work as part of the multi-professional team to maintain quality of life for our patients."Emily added: "I’m so grateful to Graham for his time and help, it will mean we are able tosee and do more for people and offer more support to our colleagues here at the hospice."MP praises community efforts4th October 2010THE efforts put in by Waltham Abbey Town Partnership to promote Waltham Abbey as atourist attraction have been praised by Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing.Mrs Laing also heaped praise on the organisers of King Harold Day when she attended theannual general meeting of the Partnership at Town Mead, Waltham Abbey.The evening was also a celebration of King Harold Day which recently won the 'best event'award at the Essex Tourism Awards.Mrs Laing praised everyone involved with the Town Partnership, in particular Norma Greenwho has put so much effort into the organisation.She paid tribute to Mrs Green's "amazing energy and commitment" describing her as "thedriving force of the organisation which continues to go from strength to strength".She also praised King Harold Day organiser Tricia Gurnett for her amazing success withthe event which is being held this year on Saturday, October 16.Mrs Laing said: "King Harold Day has become such a resounding success. It has grownand grown over the years and its success has rightly been honoured through the EssexTourism Awards."So many people from all over the country now come to the event. There are so manystalls and contributors, and so many local people thoroughly enjoy the day which helpsremember a major figure in history."The meeting was also addressed by Lisa Bone, of 'Visit Essex, who told the audience howimportant tourism has become for our part of Essex.In the Epping Forest area some 3,000 jobs have been created by tourism.Mrs Laing thanked Naomi Chant for her much-valued contribution towards the work of theLea Valley Park which will host London 2012 Olympics events at the White Water RaftingCentre being built on the edge of Waltham Abbey.The meeting re-elected Norma Green as chairman, Tony O'Connor (curator of the EppingForest District Museum in Sun Street, Waltham Abbey) as deputy chairman and MaggieRadcliffe as treasurer.Horse loose after road crash3rd October 2010A HORSE was loose on the M11-M25 interchange at Theydon Garnon following a roadcrash involving three vehicles and a horsebox.One person was trapped in one of the vehicles following the incident which happenedshortly after 5.30pm on Saturday.Fire crews from Loughton, Brentwood and Grays were called to the scene and usedspecialist cutting equipment to free the casualty.The horse was rounded up and tethered during the incident.Hair salon arranging quiz night3rd October 2010A DEBDEN hair salon is holding a quiz night for St Clare Hospice.Geraldine's Hair Salon, The Broadway, is arranging the fundraising event which will beheld at Parsonage Court, Rectory Lane, Loughton, on Saturday, October 9.Tickets, priced £7, include a pie and mash dinner. Dinner will be served at 6.30pm with thequiz at 7pm to 7.30pm.Tickets are available from Geraldine's Hair Salon or Anita, at Parsonage Court, on 0208502 3666.The hospice's community fundraiser, Dave Bishop, said: "I'd like to say a big thank you toGeraldine and Parsonage Court for making this event possible. It's because of localcommunity heroes that we can continue to care for their neighbours, friends and familieswhen they need us.The hospice has been built and run on quiz nights and other similar fundraising activitiesover the past 20 years and they are as important today as ever as our funding reduces andservices grow."Two police stations could close2nd October 2010ONGAR and Waltham Abbey police stations could be closed with the officers based at thelibraries and fire stations.The idea is being considered by Essex Police as a cost-saving initiative following asuccessful pilot scheme in Tiptree.Essex Police, Essex County Council and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service launcheda programme earlier this year to identify locations where staff could potentially be broughtunder one roof, with the aim of looking for more effective and cost-efficient ways of workingtogether.A three-month pilot is underway in Tiptree, where police officers are using the fire stationas an administrative base, and are serving the public from the village’s library.An evaluation process of the pilot has been launched, in parallel with an early assessmentinto opportunities for similar working bases to be rolled out to other parts of Essexincluding an assessment of potential property sharing at Ongar, Stansted Mountfitchet,Brightlingsea, West Mersea, Wivenhoe and Waltham Abbey.Essex Police Deputy Chief Constable Andy Bliss said: "I’m a firm believer that our staff areat the heart of our organisation and our service to the public, not our buildings."As long as we are content that we can continue to deliver the same high-quality service inany shared premises, we will look to continue the roll out of the initiative across Essex."We have a challenge ahead of us with the anticipated public sector budget cuts, and ourpriority is to maintain the same calibre of policing service for the public, using opportunitiessuch as sharing resources with other partners to save money."Council launches new minibuses02/12/2010