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Everything Epping ForestPage 10 of 18LOUGHTON Town Council has welcomed councillor David Wixley as the new townmayor.He takes over the chain of office from councillor Ken Angold-Stephens.Mr Angold-Stephens thanked councillors and officers for their support during his term ofoffice.He referred to the team effort which helped ensure the success of numerous councilevents this year including the annual civic service and the inaugural mayor’s fun run, heldon the Roding Valley Recreation Ground, which raised over £640 for the Dream Factorycharity.Councillors thanked Mr Angold-Stephens for his hard work over the past year and thediligence and integrity he had shown in carrying out his duties.Mr Wixley described his new role as a great honour particularly as he has lived inLoughton since 1951.Mr Wixley, who is also a district councillor, joined the town council in 2004 and has servedas chairman of the recreation committee and the planning and licensing committee duringthis time and is looking forward to representing the town and its council in the year ahead.Councillor Caroline Pond, a former chairman of Epping Forest District Council, is deputymayor.Man wanted over burglaries14th May 2010POLICE are appealing for information as they look to trace a man wanted in connectionwith two burglaries in Loughton.They want to speak to Sam Grieveson - also known under a variety of aliases Davidson,McGill, McGill-Grieveson - whose last known address was Pyrles Lane, Loughton.Grieveson, who is 25, is wanted in connection with two burglaries in Loughton in May.He is white, 5ft 5ins tall, of medium build, with blue eyes, short fair straight hair, mouseybeard and moustache.He has a one-inch horizontal scar above his right eye and both ears are pierced.He is known to have contacts in Woodford Green; Copperfield, Chigwell and Exeter inDevon.Anyone with information should contact Detective Constable Laura Dyer at Epping CID on0300 333 4444.Lord Sugar visits school14th May 2010LORD Sugar spoke at Chigwell School when he took part in a question and answersession.Some 65 pupils between the Third Form and the Removes met Lord Sugar for over anhour as they bombarded him with questions about his business, how to be successful, hisinvolvement in football and the current economic situation.Lord Sugar returned the following week to speak to Sixth Formers and answered furtherquestions.School spokesman Loredana Morrison said: "All students thought Lord Sugar was simplyinspirational and what came through was the integrity of his personality and his naturalgood sense for business opportunities."School hosts Musician of the Year14th May 2010MUSICIANS at Chigwell School have taken part in the annual Musician of the Yearcompetition.Finalists performed in front of an outside adjudicator, Lee Ward, the Director of Music atthe London Oratory School and President of the MMA.David Albon (flute), the senior winner, played the ‘Scherzo’ from Prokofiev’s ‘FluteConcerto’. Marianne Schönle (piano) was the junior winner, playing a piece byTchaikovsky, ‘Doumka’.Beatrice Moore (violin) and Chris Wilson (jazz piano) were both highly commended.The other four finalists were Heather Cook (recorder), Gopal Kambo (piano), David Al-Mudallal (drums) and Yuriko Hijikata (violin).Time to recognise volunteers14th May 2010VOLUNTEERING England’s Volunteers week is an annual event held in June each year.To celebrate this, Voluntary Action Epping Forest is hosting a Mardi Gras-style event tocelebrate the contributions of volunteers throughout the Epping Forest area. The event willtake place on June 9.VAEF’s member organisations are invited to nominate volunteers under the categories ofAgainst the Odds, Outstanding Contribution, Volunteer of the Year and Young Volunteer ofthe Year.Members were invited to take part in a special Early Bird Draw and many entries werereceived. VAEF chief executive Jacqui Foile drew the winning entry from Denise Westrop,of Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service.The prize of a Harrods hamper was presented to Denise by volunteer centre co-ordinatorChristine Eyles.Norwegians make airfield visit14th May 2010MEMBERS of the Norwegian armed forces have paid a special visit to their former wartimeair base at North Weald.Accompanied by a contingent of His Majesty Harald of Norway’s Kings Guards Band,currently appearing at the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo [as His Majesty the Kings GuardsNorway Band and Drill Team], representatives of the Norwegian Navy, Army and Air Forcetook veterans of the Second World War to mark their time flying Spitfire fighters at NorthWeald in 1942-45.The visit included a short service of remembrance and a visit to the North Weald AirfieldMuseum.After lunch, the party set off for a visit to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.An intended Spitfire flypast at North Weald was halted by mechanical issues.Trampolining classes for all13th May 2010EPPING Forest District Council's sport and health development team are offeringtrampolining classes for children and young people of all ages and abilities.The classes run every Wednesday during term time in the sports hall at Epping Sports01/07/2010
Everything Epping ForestPage 11 of 18Centre, Hemnall Street - 4.30pm to 5.30pm and 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Sessions cost £4.Booking is required as places are limited.For more information, contact Fabrizio Luca Ferrari on 01992 564220; emailfferrari@eppingforestdc.gov.ukRoyal Naval Brigade talk13th May 2010A TALK on the Royal Naval Brigade in the First World War was given to the last meeting ofEpping Probus Club.The speaker was Mike Hayter, a club member who is well known in Epping.Club president Trevor Roberts introduced Mr Hayter who was a chartered engineer ofextensive experience in various areas including power stations, the Ministry of Defenceand the European Union in Brussels.He is also a charity worker for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Epping Branch.His talk was about the Royal Naval Brigade in the First World War which comprised Navypersonnel surplus to seagoing requirements and so found themselves remustered as anArmy Unit serving in the trenches in France and Belgium.Mr Hayter read extracts from a diary kept by his uncle, Henry Hale, who served as an AbleSeaman with the Brigade.This described in great detail Henry’s joining the Navy in Bristol, his training in Chepstow,the Channel crossing to Dieppe, train journey to Belgium, long cross country marches, thesight of horse-drawn artillery at the gallop (they were retreating), billeting in a chateau,poor food and his baptism of fire in the trenches - a typical soldier’s experience at thattime.John Gracey gave the vote of thanksThe next meeting is the ladies summer lunch on June 16 when the speaker will beGeorgina Green whose topic will be Keepers, Cockneys and Kitchen.The club, with more than 60 members, has some vacancies for retired or semi-retiredmen.For more details, ring secretary Peter Francis on 01992 573188.Don't make life easy for burglars13th May 2010POLICE are urging people to take precautions to make sure they are not easy targets forburglars.Crime reduction officer Tony Ellis said: "There have been a number of burglariesthroughout the district which could have been prevented if the householder had been alittle more aware of their security."Most have occurred during the night and involved intruders 'popping' open a uPVC frontdoor. Their target is your car or van which is sitting on your drive but they will also takeanything else you leave lying around in the hallway."They spend only seconds in your home in an effort to locate the ignition keys to yourvehicle and they are remarkably successful at finding them."There are several simple steps you can take to prevent yourself falling victim to one ofthese crimes."Mr Ellis said people should be inventive about hiding away ignition keys when they go tobed."Don't leave them in a coat pocket in the hall, on a hook in the kitchen, on a cupboard inthe hall or on the kitchen or dining room table. Burglars know that is where they are usuallyfound."He added: "If you have a uPVC door with shoot bolts at the top and bottom, engage thebolts before you go to bed and deadlock them in place. It is very rare for a deadlockeddoor to be breached."Don't leave your house keys where they can be seen through the letterbox in your frontdoor."Burglars have become extremely adept at fishing them out through the letterbox with acane or rod."For more advice, ring Tony Ellis on 01279 621888.Mental health charity facing closure11th May 2010A MENTAL health charity is facing closure unless it can find significant funding.Action in Mental Health (AIM) has been working for residents in and around the EppingForest area since 2000 to provide support for those affected by mental health problems.The charity runs the long-standing 'Spanners' group which has worked with about 500adults from the area and originated back in 1998.'Spanners' meets four times a week and provides social and educational activities aimed atreducing isolation and helping individuals on their road to recovery from mental healthproblems.In the past the service was funded by Essex County Council and the NHS but changes inthe way they purchased services saw the arrangement end last summer.Since then the charity has been looking to raise its running costs from other sources butwill have to discuss closure at its annual meeting at St John's Parish Hall, Loughton, onWednesday, May 19 (6pm).The potential loss of AIM will have a major impact on services available to local residents.Other local provision such as Roding House in Buckhurst Hill has closed leaving asignificant shortfall in support for people in Epping Forest.The charity's chairman of the board of trustees, Hazel Fox, said: "Trustees and volunteershave been working very hard to locate new funders to support the development of'Spanners'" and AIM."Sadly success has eluded us so far and time and funds are now short."We hope additional funding may yet be found and would welcome any ideas or helpwhich can be given. The alternative is to see our services having to close later in thesummer."With recent attendance at 'Spanners' on the increase, there are real concerns that localresidents may suffer significantly if AIM had to shut.The new West Essex Mental Health Consortium is providing some services in the area butfor many residents, particularly in the south of the district, the new provision is not veryaccessible, AIM said.This group operates on a much reduced level of funding compared to previous years andthis ensures that the support provided is nowhere as comprehensive as that provided byAIM.In addition to the 'Spanners' programme for adults, AIM has provided the Teen AIM projectwith counselling sessions for youngsters, anger management programmes and coursesaimed at youngsters to be more aware of emotional and mental health issues.With support of the Allen Lane Foundation, the charity also ran the local 'Stop the Stigma'campaign to raise public awareness of mental health problems.The charity would welcome any ideas or support that may help them continue their work.If such efforts are ultimately successful, AIM would welcome a wider local debate on thecontinuing provision of support for those with mental health problems to ensure that theone in four of us that face mental health problems at some point in their lives are not left01/07/2010
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