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Estuary LIFE Group Publication 

April 2012 Distributed to Maldon, Heybridge, Tiptree, Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & surrounding villages 

Tips, advice and local businesses that can help 

transform your home or garden this spring! Pages 38-44 

Maldon Mud Race 

Sunday 29th April 2012 

A bit of history - page 37

Cover Mud Race Photo curtesy of Tony Worpole - Photoshelter.com 

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Free Junk Swap! 

If you’ve ever been to the Maldon Junk Swap, you’ll know that the title is 

rather misleading because the ‘stuff’ isn’t junk and you don’t actually have 

to swap it! The event began as a way of trying to reduce the amount of 

waste that gets taken to landfi ll sites. Individuals are encouraged to have a 

Spring clean and to then join the crowds as they queue to bring along their 

unwanted items such as books, toys, kitchenware and CDs. 

The doors open at 10am and then everyone is free to have a look round at 

all the ‘treasures’ that have been brought in and to take home anything that 

takes their fancy - for free! In previous years, folk have come away with 

brass fenders, wicker hampers and fully decorated Christmas trees so you 

never know what you might fi nd. 

There’s no limit to the number of items you can take home and the only 

limit for your unwanted items is that they must be in good condition, small 

enough to be carried in and they mustn’t be toxic, hazardous or electrical. 

Any sewing machines, plumbing, carpentry or mechanics tools will be 

passed to the Tool Box project which also meets at the church. 

Cakes and refreshments will be on sale in the small hall. There’s level 

access for wheelchairs and buggies and easy access toilet facilities. Jo 

Stark, minister of Maldon Baptist Church, said “It’s good to see everyone go 

home with a smile and an unexpected fi nd.’ 

Now that the weather’s brighter, why not 

have a clear-out and bring your unwanted 

items to Maldon Baptist Church Hall, Butt 

Lane, Maldon CM9 5HD between 10am 

and 11.30am on Saturday 28th April, 2012. 

For more information, contact Jo 

Stark on 01245 358 951. 

Photo: Rev Jo Stark (minister with Maldon 

Baptist Church) surrounded by the sort of items 

that people bring along to a Junk Swap. 

APRIL 2012 CONTENTS 

Letters and Local News 4 

Diamonds Read & Simpson 5 

Swans 6 

Courtyard Clinic 

Neck & Shoulder Pain 7 

Maldon & District CVS 12 

Rotary Club of Maldon 13 

This Month’s Events 14 & 15 

Property 17 - 22 

Garden LIFE 24 

SESAW (animal sanctuary) 27 

Colchester Zoo News 27 

Find Ed 27 

Vintage Fly-in 30 

Gourmet LIFE 31 - 35 

Recipes 32 & 33 

Fisher Jones Greenwood 

Professional Negligence 36 

Mud Race 37 

Ben Wilson - Books 38 

‘Spring into Action’ 38 - 44 

Contact LIFE 45 

Your Directory 45 & 46 

GOLD Advertiser List 47 

New cancer support 

centre 

Helen Rollason Cancer Charity will be opening a new cancer support centre 

in Hatfi eld Peverel. There are currently 3 Helen Rollason cancer support 

centres: one in Springfi eld, Chelmsford and 2 others in Hertfordshire and 

London. They offer counselling and support to cancer patients and their 

carers. Patients can also have therapies to complement their treatment 

and reduce stress - including massage and refl exology – which the charity 

provides free of charge. After running a campaign to raise money for 

another centre, Helen Rollason Cancer Charity has been working alongside 

the YJS Charitable Trust to fi nd the right building in the right location. The 

Old Bank Building in Hatfi eld Peverel meets all of their requirements: a 

large building in a friendly community that is easy to reach by road and rail. 

The new centre – which will be called ‘Yvonne Stewart House’ – requires 

some work so does not yet have an opening date. 

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Craft and 

Coffee 

From Jo Stark 

The Welcome Workshop is open 

every Friday - so you can pop in 

for coffee and, if you fancy, try 

your hand at a craft activity - with 

plenty to choose from: card making, 

patchwork, sewing, knitting and 

crochet. If you have an idea for a 

craft activity, the helpers try and 

have it available the following week. 

The workshop is open from 9.30am 

until noon at The Waring Room 

(recently refurbished and looking 

good!), opposite St Andrew’s 

Church in Heybridge. The Maldon 

bus stops outside and a small 

amount of car parking is available. 

For information call 07964 622 237. 

Great Totham Women’s 

Institute 

Great Totham Village Hall - 12th 

April at 8pm. Talk on ‘Canine 

Partners’. Visitors are always 

welcome. Enquiries to: www. 

greattothamwi.weebly.com/ or 

greattothamwi@btinternet.com 

Have your say: Maternity 

Services Workshops 

NHS North East Essex and 

Colchester Hospital University NHS 

Foundation Trust invite readers 

to one of our ‘Maternity Services 

Workshops’ to seek people’s views 

on how local maternity services 

should be shaped in the future. 

These open talk sessions will 

provide an opportunity to fi nd out 

more and share views and opinions. 

The events are for everyone who 

is interested in local Maternity 

Services - mothers and fathers, 

parents to be, members of the 

general public and colleagues who 

work in our partner organisations. 

If you are interested, please get 

in touch and reserve a space - 

we look forward to seeing you 

and hearing your views! If you 

can’t make it, visit our website for 

information as we are holding more 

events over the coming months. 

Drop in session: 10th April 10am - 

1pm, Cornerstone, 5-7 Sir Isaac’s 

Walk, Colchester CO1 1JJ. 

Tues 17 April 9.30 am - 11.30am, 

St John’s Church, Colchester. 

Tues 24th April 9.30am - 11.30am, 

Long Meadows Community 

Centre, Harwich CO12 4US. 

Your Letters... have your say! 

We want to hear your views, so please get in touch with your thoughts, 

frustrations, observations and stories. Our contact details are on page 44. 

You can register for one of these 

events online at: 

www.northeastessex.nhs.uk or by 

email: public.involvement@nhs.net 

or by calling 01245 459395. 

Au Revoir 

From Margaret 

I may no longer be employed at 

Maldon District Tourist Information 

Centre but Maldon District will 

always be a special place for me. 

Thank you Maldon District, it has 

been a privelige to promote this 

wonderful area. 

Keeping up my enthusiasm for the 

towns, villages, people, countryside, 

history, heritage, museums, 

waterfronts, activites afl oat, wildlife, 

cultural activities, 1000s of assorted 

events, holiday accommodation, 

places to eat, parks & open gardens 

(the list is unending!) wasn’t 

diffi cult. Every week something 

new, something changed, 

something to learn, something to 

surprise, something to remember... 

Every week new people to meet, 

new horizons to show them, new 

expereinces to offer them... 

Every week the familiar faces 

and voices of ‘locals’ using the 

T.I.C.services and returning visitors, 

back to soak up more of Maldon... 

Every week the contact with owners 

and workers in local tourism 

businesses, with the organisers of 

events, and with the whole band 

of voluntary and professional 

operators whose diverse skills and 

specialities collectively create the 

ambience, atmosphere, activities, 

and experiences which enrich the 

lives of visitors and locals alike... 

Every week hearing compliments 

about the District. To the many 

people tirelessly involved in giving 

pleasure to visitors - your efforts, 

help, and dedication made ‘talking 

Maldon up’ easy. 

A special thank you to the 9 staff 

I have worked with in T.I.C.over 

20 years; all dedicated and long 

serving they promoted Maldon in its 

entirity, giving their best on a daily 

basis, and keeping me on my toes. 

I will never forget their support, 

encouragement and friendship. 

So it is goodbye, but not goodbye! 

See you soon I hope, out there 

enjoying, like me, the varied and 

unique sites, sounds, and scenes 

which make Maldon District unique, 

but moreover, so hugely enjoyable. 

Maldon Festival 

The fi fth Maldon Festival opens on 

June 2nd with Handel’s Coronation 

Anthems to celebrate the Queen’s 

Jubilee. The festival runs for 2 

weeks, climaxing with a fully-staged 

production of Pirates of Penzance 

on the Hythe Quay on June 15th 

and 16th. www.maldonarts.org.uk 

The Dawn 

Restored Thames 

Sailing Barge Dawn - 

completely renovated 

with the aid of Lottery funds - rests 

off Coast Road in West Mersea. 

But not for long – Day Charters 

(max 12 passengers) will be offered 

from May until September. Details 

and booking arrangements can be 

obtained from Marfl eet Lettings at 

49 High Street, West Mersea - Tel 

01206 386622. 

Enjoy the bluebells 

and help Canine Partners in Essex 

Langford Grove, near Maldon - 

Sunday 6th May 11.30am. 

Put on your walking boots and take 

part in Canine Partners’ annual 

Bluebell Walk and help raise money 

to provide more assistance dogs 

to people with physical disabilities. 

A two mile walk set amongst 92 

acres of picturesque countryside, 

with BBQ (included in price), kid’s 

quiz, merchandise, Essex Gourmet 

ice cream and cake sale by The 

Vintage Tea Company. You will also 

see a demonstration of the charity’s 

work. The National Bluebell Walk 

Campaign has raised over £100k 

in the past 8 years, which helps 

helps train more dogs to transform 

the lives of people, including 

wounded servicemen and women in 

conjunction with Help for Heroes. 

To take part call 0845 209 0750 or 

visit www.caninepartners.org.uk. 

£7 p/adult, £2.50 p/child (under 3’s 

free) incl. BBQ, refreshments and a 

small memento from the day. 

Home-start Maldon seeks 

volunteers! 

Families can fi nd it hard to cope for 

all sorts of reasons. Many parents 

need help, friendship, advice or 

support during those early years 

when children are young. 

We recruit and trains volunteers to 

help families with at least one child 

under fi ve. Our volunteers, who 

know about being a parent, support 

other parents by visiting them in 

their homes offering emotional and 

practical support. 

We have a new preparation course 

in May and wish to recruit new 

volunteers. We’d love to hear from 

any parents who feel they could 

offer some of their time to make 

a difference in their community. 

For more information call Andy 

on 01621 858467 or email: 

andy@homestartmaldon.org.uk 

Home-Start Maldon 

St Cedd’s House, Princes Road, 

Maldon, CM9 5DL. 


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Diamond 

Birthstone of April 

Diamonds are arguably the most well known and most desirable 

gemstone. The name is derived from the Greek αδάμας (adámas) meaning 

“unbreakable” or “untameable”. According to ancient Greek myth, a Minoan 

youth disturbed Zeus and was, as a result, turned into the adamas! 

Approximately, 3 billion years old, diamonds are the result of carboncontaining 

minerals having been subjected to immense pressure and 

incredible temperatures 140 – 190 kilometres deep in the Earth mantle. 

Volcanic eruptions then bring diamonds to the surface through magma in 

pipes which cool as the Kimberlites and Lamproites (particular igneous 

rocks) from which diamonds are then mined. 

The presence of boron produces the blue tint in fancy coloured diamonds, 

just as radiation gives a green trace and nitrogen infl uences a yellow colour 

– such as the canary-coloured rock once sported by Elizabeth Taylor. 

Diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man, they rate as 10 

on the Moh Scale of Hardness. Their durability and their relative expense 

may be the primary reasons for their popularity in 

engagement rings but it is their ability (with good 

cutting) to refract light and to disperse white light to 

show spectral colours (i.e. sparkle) that makes 

them so sought after in all dress jewellery. 

Less than 20 per cent of those mined are ever 

destined for commercial use. 

Their value in jewellery is determined by 

several factors such as: cut (shape, 

symmetry and polish); clarity; colour; 

mass and fl uorescence. 

Most importantly for us, all our diamonds and diamond set pieces have 

been sourced from areas of non-confl ict. 

Pop into Read & Simpson to learn in greater detail about diamonds – 

the “4 C’s”; diamond grading; how they are cut and mounted and see 

examples to suit all pockets. You chose the stone or stones; you decide 

on the setting and we’ll create your perfect piece especially for you. 

DID YOU KNOW?... 

A blue diamond, once belonging to the King of Spain (known as the 

Wittelsbach Diamond), weighing over 35.5 carats was sold for over 

US$24 million at a Christie’s auction. In May 2009, a 7.03 carat blue 

diamond exceeded the highest price per carat ever paid for a diamond 

when it fetched 10.5 million Swiss francs (US$9.5 million at the time) at 

auction. Seven months later, however, a 5 carat vivid pink diamond was 

sold for $10.8 million in Hong Kong. Western Australia has enjoyed an 

exciting fi nd recently, where a pink diamond has been mined weighing in 

at 12.76 carats and has been named the Argyle Pink Jubilee. 

Sources: Wikipedia Mar 2011 & The Guardian Newspaper Feb 2011 


SWANS 

Many of you will know about SWANS and the services it offers but for the uninitiated, here is a brief history lesson. 

SWANS (which stands for Sometimes We All Need Support) was formed 

back in 1994 by a small group of like minded people interested in taking 

some courses and realising that the facilities just weren’t there for people 

with physical and/or sensory impairments. Rather than give in and say 

“oh well”, they approached the local adult education services who agreed 

to put on a course in St Cedds House in central Maldon, which would be 

accessible. After a while, that money ran out and the group decided they 

would have to fi nd a way to fund it themselves. And so SWANS was born. 

Since those days they have fl ourished (not without a share of bad times 

along the way) and now offer a wide range of courses and services 

to physically and sensory impaired adults in the Mid Essex area. The 

new program starts week beginning 16th April and includes IT, Digital 

photography, craft, ‘Beat the Blues’ (a blend of different subjects to help 

deal with day-to-day stresses), the book club and a creative writing course. 

In addition there will be a series of sessions with a more social focus, giving 

course members the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities. 

SWANS also have a fully equipped therapy suite, offering treatments by 

qualifi ed and insured therapists. So, if you are a physically or sensory 

impaired adult (or know someone who is) and you want to increase your 

skill base - to improve employment opportunities or enhance your social life 

- then get in touch. SWANS also offer a range of opportunities for people 

who want to volunteer, with full training so are interested in talking to you if 

you are able to become a volunteer driver or a volunteer “buddy”. 

SWANS supports its activities through grants and local fundraising and over 

the past year this has included an annual Charity Ball, which was a great 

success - with high quality ‘activity and gift’ packages being auctioned. A 

big thank you to all of the generous bidders! We had a very successful 

collection day at Tesco, where Santa distributed sweets to children and 

there was the opportunity to have a photo taken with him and a stunning 

From John Picton - SWANS Business Development Manager 

Harley Davidson motorbike! Members, friends and supporters have 

undertaken a variety of sponsored events including swims, half marathons 

and even running through mud! We worked with Andy Harris Custom 

Cycles to put on the Bikes and Barges Motorcycle Show in Promenade 

Park, Maldon and we are delighted to say that this year we are joining 

forces with the Maldon Classic Car show and Bikes and Barges to put on 

a combined event. The two shows (1st July) will cover most of Promenade 

Park and will be completely free. They look likely to be the best yet! 

For even more information about SWANS and how to join in, please 

give us a call on 01621 841491 (if we aren’t there, leave a message and 

we will get back to you) or visit our web site www.swans.org.uk. 


Osteopathy Therapeutic massage 

Tel: 01621 842 750 

2 & 4 Kings Head Centre, Maldon, Essex CM9 5PN 

Registered 

Osteopaths 

The Courtyard Clinic was established in 2000 and over the past 12 years has successfully treated 

thousands of patients with a range of conditions. Our Male and Female 

practitioners are registered with the General Osteopathic Council and 

undergo continuous training in order to maintain standards and stay at the 

forefront of the profession. 

We are located in the heart of Maldon adjacent to the White Horse car park 

and our team aim to provide the best possible care in pleasant surroundings. 

If you wish to discuss an injury or treatment, please contact us. 

Neck and Shoulder Pain 

Patrick Murphy and The Courtyard Clinic Osteopathic Team 

If you have ever experienced neck or shoulder pain, you will know how it 

can disrupt everyday activities. 

Pain in these areas is usually caused by damage to the soft tissues – the 

muscles, ligaments and tendons. Neck pain and sometimes shoulder pain, 

can also be caused when the neck joints become irritated. 

How can the cause of my pain be diagnosed? 

There are seven vertebrae in the neck (the cervical vertebrae), these bony 

building blocks of the spine are separated by discs and the nerves in the 

neck run alongside them. As we get older changes in the structure of the 

neck can occur causing stiffness, restricted movement and in some cases, 

pinched nerves. A trauma such as whiplash or a sports injury may also 

cause structural damage. 

In diagnosing the cause of neck or shoulder pain it is important to review 

the history of the symptoms. An osteopath will take note of any past injury 

and the location, intensity, duration and radiation of the pain. Positions 

or motions that relieve or aggravate the pain are also noted. The neck is 

examined at rest and in motion and an examination of the nervous system 

is performed to determine whether or not nerve involvement is present. 

Have I got a trapped nerve? 

Trapped nerves can cause a great deal of discomfort. Typically they can 

cause pain in the shoulder, arm and upper back. In some cases tingling or 

numbness can be felt in the hand and your arm can feel weak. 

Can neck & shoulder problems cause headaches? 

Headaches are very common with neck problems and are usually easily 

resolved. However it is important to ascertain the exact cause of the 

headache. Your Osteopath will take a very detailed medical history and 

undertake specifi c tests to ensure that neck problems are the cause of your 

symptoms. If your Osteopath feels that your headache is unrelated to 

your neck pain you will be referred to your GP for further consultation. 

Can I improve and maintain movement in my neck? 

Many people visit our clinic when they are having trouble moving their 

neck, particularly when driving, e.g. when reversing or turning their head at 

junctions. In the vast majority of cases osteopathic treatment will improve 

movement and fl exibility. 

Hot or cold? 

Generally, if you experience sudden shoulder or neck pain, use a cold 

compress to the back of the neck or on to the shoulder for 10 minutes at a 

time – frozen peas wrapped in a damp tea towel will do the job. This will 

reduce infl ammation, which will help to reduce pain. Using a cold compress 

is usually recommended following a sudden onset of pain for 2-3 days, 

following this you should fi rst apply heat e.g. wheat bag or hot water bottle 

for 10 mins followed by cold as above 3 times a day. 

If the pain doesn’t get any better within 2 to 3 days a more in-depth 

diagnosis and specifi c treatment may be required from your Osteopath. To 

fi nd out how Osteopathy can help you contact The Courtyard Clinic on 

01621 842750 or visit our website www.maldonosteopath.co.uk 

Sports Injuries 

Sports Massage 

Cranial Osteopathy 

www.maldonosteopath.co.uk 


Robert 

Houlding 

Carpets 

Simply 

beautiful 

fl oors... 

Visit our 

KARNDEAN 

showroom! 

• Genuine prices, no 

hidden extra’s 

• We will move furniture and 

dispose of your old fl ooring 

• Free Fitting Offers 

• Carpets Vinyls Laminates 

• Easy Parking 

� 30 Years Experience 

� Prompt & Effi cient 

� Home Selection Service 

� Reliable Family Business 

� First Class Fitting Team 

Tel: 01621 816434 info@houldings.co.uk 

Visit us at 39a Church Road Tiptree, CO5 0SU 

Open Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm / Closed Wednesday 

www.houldings.co.uk 

Attention Humax 

PVR owners! 

If you own a Humax PVR (Personal Video Recorder) for 

Freeview or Freesat and are struggling to set it up or get 

used to all the features, then read on... 

David of “DH Computing” (Computer Services - see advert below) is 

offering a new service in addition to his existing range of computer services. 

For owners (or prospective owners) of either the Humax HDR-Fox-T2 

(Freeview+) or the Humax Foxsat-HDR (Freesat+), David is now able to 

provide advice, setup assistance and tuition to help you get the best out of 

these excellent devices. 

Unfortunately the supplied manuals are quite vague and hard to follow, 

which is where David can help. Similar to Sky+ but with no subscription, 

these PVRs for Freeview or Freesat give all the features of Sky+ such as 

the ability to pause/rewind live TV and record up to two programmes at the 

same time while watching a recording. 

A PVR is the only convenient way to record TV once you’ve “gone digital”. 

Plus many more features such as home networking access to photos 

stored on your PC and BBC iPlayer. 

For help, advice or tuition with Humax PVR’s or for help with any computer 

problems, David can be reached on 01621 834992. 

One-to-One Personal Trainer 

Experienced trainer, 

specialising in muscle 

development for men and 

muscle toning for women. 

£20 per 1-hour session 

£50: 3 x 1-hour sessions p/w 

£80: 5 x 1-hour sessions p/w 

At Old Ironworks Gym, 

Maldon - near Tesco (Non 

Members welcome, daily rates available) 

John Fisher - 07848 439063 

Former British Champion & Universe Competitor 



BOOTCAMP TRAINING IS QUICKLEY BECOMING 

POPULAR THROUGHOUT THE UK, THE BENIFITS ARE: 

• CATERS FOR ALL LEVELS OF FITNESS 

• ITS FUN 

• ITS SOCIAL 

• ITS DESIGNED FOR A FULL BODY WORKOUT USING 

MINIMAL EQUIPMENT JUST THE ENVIROMENT 

• ITS INVENTIVE 

• ITS CHEAPER THEN THE GYM AND WILL GIVE AS GOOD 

IF NOT BETTER WORKOUT USING BODY WEIGHT, 

BENCHES, TREES AND THE ENVIROMENT 

THERE ARE MANY MORE PLUSES, TOO MANY TO PRINT, BOOTCAMP 

CAN OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR COME RAIN OR SHINE. 

IT’S NOT THE WRONG WEATHER BUT THE WRONG CLOTHING! 

� e cost of a 60 min local session will be £6, so call me today to book your place 

- the sessions will depend upon a minimum class of 6 and a maximum of 16 

(discount for booking 10 or more, take when you want). 

David Lee (07802 396696) 

Don’t Rehome. 

Re-think! 

By Marc Rudd - Dog Behavioural Specialist 

I am often surprised when people ask me if I know of a good home for a 

dog. Whilst I understand that many things can change in the day-to-day 

lives of us humans, why is it that some are still purchasing a dog for the 

look and status, instead of doing the research required to make a decision 

about the dog and breed that best fi ts their family and lifestyle situation? 

A dog is not a throw-away item and I believe it is a privelage to own such 

an animal. You should do everything in your power to make that dog’s life - 

a dog you have chosen, taken from its mother and littermates - the best you 

can possibly make it. 

So please, before you go out and get a dog, do your homework. There is 

so much information out there and available on the Internet, so use it. 

If you require help with your dog - be it a behavioral 

problem or perhaps just some help with exercise and 

training, please call me on 07869 736171. 


ESSEX ZUMBA 

FITNESS 

Mondays in Maldon 

9.30am Zumba Fitness 

11.30am Zumba for Beginners 

7.30pm Zumba Fitness 

Tuesdays in Maldon 

6.00pm Zumba Toning 

7.00pm Zumba for Beginners 

Watercolours 

by Olwen Jones R.E. R.W.S. 

From Sally Patrick 

21st April to 19th May 2012 

Hayletts Gallery, High Street Maldon. 

This local Royal Watercolour Society artist expresses her passion for colour 

and pattern with beautiful & refreshing watercolours of interiors using an 

abundance of natural sunlight and refl ections to depict the shapes and 

subtle array of fl owers & foliage against the contrasting geometric forms of 

a conservatory or courtyard garden. 

Pictures left to right: Interior with Tulips, Conservatory Cats and 

Refl ections, Chandlery Window. 

www.estuarylife.co.uk 

For a more comprehensive list of this month’s events 

Thursdays in Maldon 



Fridays in Maldon 

9.30am Zumba Fitness 

For more informati on or to book your class call Joani on 

07787 512617 

www.essexzumba.co.uk 

Essex Health and Fitness Limited 


Maldon & District CVS 

FREE Learning Disability Awareness training 

offered to local businesses 

Local businesses and organisations are being offered the opportunity to 

fi nd out more about how to extend excellent customer service to people 

with learning disabilities in the Maldon District. 

This free training session is being organised by the More2Life project which 

aims to expand the opportunities for adults with Learning Disabilities to 

engage in leisure activities. 

It is aimed at members of staff in local businesses, leisure centres and 

shops that come into contact with members of the public as part of their 

daily role and will cover an introduction to learning disabilities the best ways 

to communicate and how to respond to people with learning disabilities. 

The training will take place on Monday, 23rd April at the Minerva Centre 

in Mundon from 9.00 am – 1.30 pm (with lunch to follow). For more 

information or to book a place for this FREE training, please contact Lynn 

Marston at more2life@maldoncvs.org.uk or tel. 01621 851891 

A selection of volunteering opportunities 

Committee Members for Children’s Centre 

Buddies Children’s Centre is a registered charity providing care and 

education to pre-school children of all abilities. 

They are looking for a volunteer to fi ll the committee role of company 

secretary as well as volunteers to become general committee members. 

Trustee meetings are held six weekly at the Centre and trustees are 

expected to take on some roles outside of the meetings, this is not 

envisaged to be more than a few hours per month 

Deliver Emergency First Aid 

Community First Responders are volunteers who are trained to assist the 

Ambulance Service on certain categories of 999 calls. The most common 

calls are to people with chest pains or breathing diffi culties. 

The critical call is to a cardiac arrest, when the prompt arrival of a First 

Responder can save a life. Full training is provided which assumes no 

previous knowledge or experience. 

Volunteers with a fl air for ingenuity 

Remap is a very special charity, working through a nationwide network of 

dedicated volunteers. These inspiring people use their ingenuity and skills 

to enable people with disabilities to achieve much-desired independence 

in some aspect of their lives, or to enjoy leisure opportunities previously 

closed to them. 

Volunteers are needed to design and make or adapt equipment to help 

people with disabilities that is not available commercially. 

Mentor a disabled person 

Essex Coalition of Disabled people are looking for volunteers to support 

disabled people of all ages to achieve a range of goals. 

Volunteers are matched to people according to their interests and skills and 

goals can range from attending a social group, taking the bus, learning a 

new skill - such as cooking or using a computer - or completing an adult 

learning course 

Volunteers needed at Junk Swap event 

The Maldon Baptist Church holds Junk Swap events twice a year to give 

people in the town the opportunity to get rid of some of their unwanted 

things and often see something they would like. No money changes hand it 

is just a simple exchange to help people recycle and stop waste going into 

landfi ll. Volunteers are needed to help run these events, simply being there 

to help lay out the swap, receive items as they are brought in and tidy away 

at the end. Swaps take place twice a year in November and April. The 

Forthcoming date is Saturday the 28th of April 10am until 11:30am. 

The Maldon and DIstrict CVS may 

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The Rotary Club 0f Maldon 

From Alan Higgs 

The Queen’s Head on The Quay, was the venue 

for a reunion between two members of our 

twinned Rotary Club The Rotary Club of Almere 

Weerwater, in The Netherlands and our local 

Rotary Club of Maldon. The members were 

M/s Inez de Rooij who is their club International 

Chairperson, accompanied by their President Ger 

Bakker. They visited the club to discuss aspects 

of the forthcoming Maldon Mud Race, together 

with renewing old friendships. Almere Weerwater 

have a number of entrants 

for this year’s race and if the 

weather even approaches 

last year’s, we are in for 

an enjoyable event from 

which our Charities should 

benefi t greatly. The Club 

also presented Ger Baaker with a painting of The 

Mud Race - painted by a member, Rotarian Eddie 

Foster from St Lawrence. 

Three Rotarians, Rtn Brian Olley of The Rotary 

Club of Witham with President Tony Newton and 

Rtn Alan Higgs of The Rotary Club of Maldon, 

were pleased to present 

(on behalf of The Friends 

of St Peter’s) a coffee 

maker and radio for staff 

and patients of the ARU 

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On 20th March, representatives of 3 charities 

were invited to our meeting at The Queens Head, 

with each being presented with 

a cheque for £1000 for their 

organisation. They expressed 

their gratitude and explained 

how these sums would be put to 

use. Photo - Left: Grant Peters of 

Little Haven Hospice, centre: James 

Clarke of Maldon Carers, right: Tony 

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seated: Julia Wingfi eld of SWANS. 

These donations are only possible because of the 

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support our events. Further guests that evening 

were Karen Fisher - Designer and Associate Editor 

of Maldon LIFE and David Raynor. 

Our annual Senior Citizens Party on 25th March at 

West Maldon Community 

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To 15th Apr 2012 

Bottle Feed the Lambs. Time: 12:00 - 17:00. 

Layer Marney Tower, Colchester CO5 9US. 

Every day except Fri & Sat. Enq: 01206 330784. 

To 14th Apr 2012 

Exhibition of Modern British and Contemporary 

Artists. 10:00-17:00. Free. Hayletts Gallery, 

Oakwood Hse, High St, Maldon CM9 5PJ. 

Closed Sundays & Mondays. 01621 851669. 

2nd Apr 2012 - 5th Apr 2012 

Beaks, Bunnies and Baa Lambs. 10:00 - 17:00. 

Adult £9, child (2-15) £7. Marsh Farm Country 

Park, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5WP. See 

newborn chicks, bunnies and lambs. Bottle feed 

orphan lambs. Find bunnies. Tel: 01245 321552. 

Mersea’s Buried Secrets - Mersea Museum 

Summer Exhibition opens 

9th Jan 2012 - 9th Jan 2013 

Maldon’s BIG Sing. Every Monday 19:00 - 

21:00. £5 a week. Plume School, Fambridge 

Rd, Maldon. Open to all! No auditions/no 

experience needed. Modern pop, gospel and 

contemporary songs. Enq: Tel: 01375 512292. 

2nd Apr 2012 - 5th Apr 2012 

Roaring Lions Activity Camp for Kids. 08:30 - 

17:30. £25 p/day, £85 p/w (4 days). Ormiston 

Rivers Academy Burnham-on-Crouch CM0 8QB. 

6-16yrs during Easter and Summer. Aquaslide, 

Face Painting, Arts & Crafts, Capture the Flag, 

Football, Tennis, Badmington, Trampolining, 

Rugby, Dance/Drama, Dodgeball, Bouncy Castle 

and Archery (Summer)! Enq: 05603 454781. 

Tuesdays to 28th Aug 2012 

Quiz Night in aid of Row4AReason. Cost: Not 

known. The Jolly Sailor, Heybridge Basin CM9 

4RS. www.thejollysailorheybridgebasin.co.uk 

4th Apr 2012 

Bewicks Live Music - ‘Stingrays’. Time: 21:00. 

Cost: £3. The Bewick Suite, rear of Swan Hotel, 

High Street, Maldon CM9 5HW. Doors open 

20:30. R ‘n’ R Band. www.patrick-higham.co.uk 

4th Apr 2012 - 18th Apr 2012 

Maldon Film Club - April 2012 Screenings. Every 

fortnight. Time: 20:00. Annual £25 subscription 

covers admission to all fi lms. Town Hall, Maldon. 

4 April 2012 - In a Better World; 18 April 2012 - 

Villa Amalia. www.maldonfi lmclub.info/ 

5th Apr 2012 

Comedy Night. Time: 20:00. Advance tickets 

£10. Forrester Park Golf Club, Great Totham 

CM9 8EA. 5 comedians incl. Alan Francis Preshow 

menu available. Enq: 01621 891403 

Thursdays to 20th Dec 2012 

Maldon Country Market. 09:00 - 11:45. Town 

Hall, Maldon CM9 4RL. 

Maldon General Market. Every week 09:00 - 

15:00. Butt Lane Car Park, Maldon CM9 5HD. 

GET LISTED 

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5th Apr 2012 

Maldon Society ‘The Bridges on the Maldon 

Bypass’. 7:45pm. United Reformed Church, 

Market Hill, Maldon. Talk - Torbjorn Hallenstvedt. 

Walk Your Way to London 2012 -Walk 2. Time: 

10:30. Meet at Little Baddow Memorial Hall CM3 

4TA. 2nd in series of 5 guided walks leading to 

Olympics. Approx. 6 miles. Roy 01621 854477. 

6th Apr 2012 - 9th Apr 2012 

Easter Egg Hunt. Time: 10:00 - 17:00. Adult 

£9, child (2-15) £7. Marsh Farm Country Park, 

South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5WP. Popular 

event - see newborn chicks, lambs and bunnies 

and spot the Easter bunny who will appear, often 

when you least expect him. 

First Saturday of month to 1st Dec 

Antique and Collectors Fair. Time: 09:00 - 16:00. 

The Quaker Hall, Butt Lane, Maldon CM9 5HD. 

Second Hand Market. Time: 09:00 - 15:00. 

Town Hall, Market Hill, Maldon. CM9 4RL. 

7th Apr 2012 

Charity Barn Dance in aid of Helen Rollason 

Cancer Charity. Time: 19:30 - 23:15. £7. 

Woodham Walter Village Hall, The Street, CM9 

6RF. ‘Metric Foot’ Band. Bring own food/drink. 

Enq: Maureen 01621 859202. 

Steven Miller Piano Recital. Time: 19:30. £11 

advance, door adult £14, Cons £12. Maldon 

United Reformed Church, Market Hill, CM9 5PZ. 

Enq: Maldon Tourist Centre 01621 856503 

Wildlife Cruise - Six Islands. 10:00 - 14:30. £24 

p/person or £220 for full boat. Depart Burnhamon-Crouch 

town quay. CM0 8AT. Seals usually 

seen and migrating birds. On board commentary. 

Booking essential. www.wildlifetrips.org.uk 

8th Apr 2012 - 9th Apr 2012 

Mangapps Railway Museum Steam Weekend. 

Cost: cost not known. Mangapps Railway 

Museum, Burnham-on-Crouch. CM0 8QQ. 

Enquiries: 01621 784898 www.mangapps.co.uk 

8th Apr 2012 

Easter Fun at Layer Marney Tower. Time: 11:00 

- 17:00. Layer Marney Tower, Colchester CO5 

9US. Toddler Easter Egg hunt, egg and spoon 

races, Easter trail. www.layermarneytower.co.uk 

Museum of Power - Steam Gala. Time: 10:00. 

Adult £6, Cons £5, kids under 3 free. Hatfi eld 

Road, Langford. CM9 6QA. Display of traction 

engines, rides on the miniature steam train (£1). 

Enq: 01621 843183 www.museumofpower.org.uk 

Thames Barge Sailing Trip - Two Island Sail. 

13:15 - 15:15. Adult £19, Child £10. Hythe Quay, 

Maldon. CM9 5HN. Hythe Quay to Osea Island 

and back. Enq: 01621 857567. 

9th Apr 2012 

Bank Holiday Market. Time: 09:00 - 17:00. 

Promenade Park CM9 5JQ. General retail 

market. Enquiries: Joe Villar 07949 304 413 

Beeleigh Abbey Gardens Open Day. Time: 10:30 

- 16:30. Adult £4, Child (5-16) £2, under 5s free. 

Abbey Turning, nr Maldon. See advert below. 

Thames Barge Sailing Trip - Two Island Sail. 

Time: 13:45 - 15:45. Adult £19, Child £10. Hythe 

Quay, Maldon. CM9 5HN. Hythe Quay to Osea 

Island and return. www.top-sail.co.uk 

11th Apr 2012 - 14th Apr 2012 

10th Annual Dengie Camra Beer Festival. 

Maldon Town Hall. CM9 4RL. Weds 11 April: 

16:00 - 23:00, Thurs 12, 13 & 14 April: 11:00 - 

23:00. www.dengiecamra.org.uk 

11th Apr 2012 

Essex Wildlife Trust Talk - ‘Living Landscapes’. 

Time: 20:00 - 22:00. £1.50 donation. Friends 

Meeting House, Butt Lane, Maldon CM9 5HD. 

Illustrated talk by Neil Sumner. 01621 853969. 

12th Apr 2012 

Maldon Lunchtime Concert - Clive Smith & 

Fiona Hill. Time: 13:00 - 14:00. Cost: Voluntary 

contribution. United Reformed Church, Market 

Hill, Maldon. CM9 5PZ. Piano duets from the 

Classic and Romantic eras. Coffee and tea from 

12.30pm. Bring lunch and come/go as you wish. 

Disabled access. Enq: Martin 01621 858178. 

NGS Garden Open. 11am-5pm. Colchester Rd, 

Gt Totham CM9 8DG. 3/4 acre plantswoman’s 

garden with colour-themed borders. Rock 

garden with alpines. Stream to watersteps and 

pool. Small vegetable garden. www.ngs.org.uk/ 

gardens/gardenfi nder/garden.aspx?id=25294 

13th Apr 2012 - 14th Apr 2012 

Wickham Bishops Drama Club ‘The Unexpected 

Guest’. 8pm. £7. Wickham Bishops Village Hall 

CM8 3JZ. Agatha Christie thriller directed by Sue 

Matten. www.wickhambishopsdrama.co.uk 

14th Apr 2012 

After Eight Social Club - Dance Night. 20:00 - 

23:30. £9. Maldon Town Football Club CM9 4RL. 

Anniversary Dance with buffet. Music from DJ 

Barry Hayes. All welcome - generally over 40’s 

age group. www.aftereightsocialclub.co.uk 

Junior Photography Workshop. 09:30 - 13:00. 

£10 p/child. Prom Park, Maldon. All levels - bring 

a camera. Booking essential. 8-15 year olds - 

accompanied by adult. Louise 07931 594785. 

‘Time Travel’ - A Childrens Literacy Event at 

Mersea Library - 11am. 

Antiques Valuation Day. Lantern Suite, Farleigh 

Hospice, North Court Road, Chelmsford CM1 

7FH. 10am to 2pm. £2 per item for valuation by 

experts James Grinter and Michael Bowles, from 

well-known auctioneers Reeman Dansie. 

Third Sunday of the Month 

Burnham Farmers’ Market. Time: 09:00 - 12:30. 

Carnival Hall, Devonshire Road, Burnham-on- 

Crouch CM0 8EF. Enq: Jo 07932 627574. 

15th Apr 2012 

Maldon’s Got Talent - Final. Maldon & Tiptree 

Football Club, Wallace Binder Ground, Park 

Drive, Maldon CM9 5XQ. Follows 8 weeks of 

heats - judged by comedian Jimmy Jones. £700 

prize. Enq: 07957 376687 / 07908 653785. 

Tower Tour - Layer Marney Tower. Time: 14:00. 

Layer Marney Tower, Colchester CO5 9US. 

16th Apr 2012 

Invitation to View - Braxted Park. 11am - £15 incl 

tea/coffee, cakes, biscuits. Braxted Park Estate, 

Witham CM8 3EN. Booking essential. Mid-18th 

century red brick house with earlier features. 

Inhabited by cloth merchant Peter DuCane 1751 

- 1803. 4.5 mile wall surrounds 500 acres of 

parkland, lakes, church and hermitage, currently 

undergoing restoration. www.braxtedpark.co.uk 


17th Apr 2012 

Maldon & Heybridge Horticultural Society - 

‘The Good Life part 2’. Town Hall, Market Hill, 

Maldon. Speaker: Peter Webb. All welcome. 

Joint meeting with Purleigh. Enq: 01621 858556. 

Mersea Horticultural Star Speaker - ‘Tony 

Kirkham of Kew Gardens’. MICA Centre Mersea 

(not Museum) 7.30pm. Tickets only. 

Mersea Horticultural - ‘Plants From The Edge of 

the World’. Museum 7.30pm - special event - 

ticket only £5 - contact 383831. 

18th Apr 2012 

Bewicks Live Music - ‘The Kingsmen’. Time: 

9pm. The Bewick Suite, rear of Swan Hotel, High 

Street, Maldon. www.patrick-higham.co.uk 

Mersea Spring Gardens Open - Scout Group. 

Gardens in Mersea open - organised and 

proceeds to Mersea Scout Group - lunch at 

Angelas in East Road garden 

Garden Tours - Layer Marney Tower. Time: 

14:00. Colchester CO5 9US. Part of RHS 

gardening week - guided tours with head 

gardener. www.layermarneytower.co.uk/ 

Maldon Film Club - See 4th April. 

19th April 2012 

West Mersea Town Council - Annual Meeting. 

21st Apr 2012 

Charity Ball - Action for Family Carers. 3-course, 

DJ and auction. 7pm for 7.30pm Three Rivers 

Golf & Country Club, Cold Norton. £32.50 p/p. 

Black tie or lounge suit. Enq: Kay Sweeting 

01621 851640 or kay.sweeting@affc.org.uk 

Jumble Sale. 2pm. St Andrew’s Church Hall, 

Althorne CM3 6BY. In aid of Church Hall. 

Tea Concert in aid of Headway - Seaview Music 

Room, 39 Seaview Avenue, West Mersea. 

Charlemeau Quartet. Tel. 382567. 

Junior Rangers First Aid. 10-noon. Prom Park, 

Maldon. 7-11yrs. Learn how to manage minor 

cuts, grazes, bleeding and burns. Booking 

essential. Enq: Louise 07931 594785. 

NGS Garden Open - One Brook Hall Cottages. 

11am - 5pm. £3.50. Steeple Road, Latchingdon, 

CM3 6LB. Not suitable for children or those with 

walking diffi culties. Enq: 01621 741680. 

NGS Garden Open - Woodpeckers. 11am-5pm. 

£3.50, kids free. Mangapp Chase, Burnham-on- 

Crouch, CM0 8QQ. 1.5 acre country garden. 

Enq: Neil and LInda 01621 782137. 

Sausage & Mash Supper with Beetle Drive. 

Time: 18:00. £3.50. All Saints’ Church Room, 

Maldon, CM9 4QE. Enq: Colin 01621 853238. 

The Marble Project presents: Imagine....The 

Beatles. £10, cons £7.50. Plume School, Maldon. 

CM9 6AB. Tickets from Tourist Centre. Proceeds 

to Marble Project. www.marbleproject.org 

22nd Apr 2012 

Spring Walks - Layer Marney Tower. noon-5pm. 

Layer Marney Tower, Colchester CO5 9US. Part 

of the RHS Gardening Week - guided spring 

country walks. www.layermarneytower.co.uk 

24th Apr 2012 

NGS Garden Open - One Brook Hall Cottages. 

Time: 11:00 - 17:00. Cost: £3.50. See 21st. 

NGS Garden Open - Woodpeckers. See 21st. 

26th Apr 2012 - 28th Apr 2012 

Maldon Drama Group ‘Bums On Seats’. 7:45pm. 

£6-£8. Maldon Town Hall CM9 4RL. Comedy 

by Michael Snelgrove. Tongue-in-cheek. Egos, 

lechery and pretentiousness. Some strong 

language. Enq: 01621 856503. 

27th Apr 2012 

Line Dancing. 8pm. £6. Wickham Bishops Village 

Hall, Church Road, CM8 3JR. Beacon Hill Sports 

Ass and Wickham Bishops Drama Club. Ticket 

only. Own drink/food. No experience required. 

Beeleigh Abbey Gardens Open Day in aid of 

National Gardens Scheme. 10:30 - 16:30. Adults 

£4, child (5-16) £2, under 5s free. See 9th April. 

27th Apr 2012 - 27th Jul 2012 

NGS Garden Open - Wickham Place Farm. 

Every week. Time: 11:00 - 16:00. Adult £3.50, 

children free. For details see 21st April. 

28th Apr 2012 - 29th Apr 2012 

Wildlife Cruise - Seal Watching. Time: 09:30 - 

13:00. Depart Burnham on Crouch town quay. 

CMO 8AT. Commentary. www.wildlifetrips.org.uk 

29th Apr 2012 

Bluebell Walk. 10am - noon. £2 adult, £1 child. 

Hazeleigh, Maldon. Family walk through bluebell 

carpeted woods. Enq: Louise 07931 594785. 

Invitation to View - Layer Marney Tower. 11:00 

- 13:30. £16 inc tea/coffee/cake. Layer Marney, 

Colchester CO5 9US. Booking essential. Grade I 

red-brick Tudor gatehouse. 01206 573948. 

Maldon Mud Race 2012 - 12.30pm 

Prom Park, Maldon. www.maldonmudrace.com 

NGS Garden Open - 60 Colchester Road, Great 

Totham. Adult £3, children free. See 12th April. 

NGS Garden Open - Ulting Wick. 2-5pm. £4, 

kids free. Crouchmans Farm Road, CM9 6QX. 8 

acres. www.ultingwickgarden.co.uk 

Wildlife Cruise - Seal Watching. See 28th. 

30th Apr 2012 

Invitation to View - Beeleigh Abbey. £16 incl. 

tea/coffee/cakes.Tours at 10.30am and 2pm. 

Booking essential. See advert below. 

MAY 2012 

1st May 2012 

NGS Garden Open - Woodpeckers. Time: 11:00 - 

17:00. Adult £3.50, children free. See 21st April. 

2nd May 2012 

Bewicks Live Music - ‘Johnny Gunner’. 9pm. 

The Bewick Suite, rear of Swan Hotel, Maldon. 

R ‘n’ R music. www.patrick-higham.co.uk 

‘Mersea’s Buried Secrets’ open day for Museum 

Season. Resource Centre open. 

2nd May 2012 - 30th May 2012 

Corsellis & Contemporary Samplers Exhibition. 

Every week. Layer Marney Tower, Colchester 

CO5 9US. Every Weds and Sun. 01206 330784. 

2nd May 2012 - 16th May 2012 

Maldon Film Club (see 4th April). 2 May - Route 

Irish. 16 May - The Process of Montpesier. 

3rd May 2012 

Maldon Society ‘Eels - A Fleeting Heybridge 

Industry’. 7:45pm. United Ref Church, 

Market Hill. AGM/talk by David Williams. 

4th May 2012 

Comedy Club 19:30pm incl. buffet. Crowne Plaza 

Resort, Five Lakes. www.thecomedyclub.co.uk 

NGS Garden Open - Wickham Place Farm. See 

27th April. 

Purleigh Annual Art Exhibition. Purleigh Village 

Hall. 10.30am until 4th: 8pm, 5th 6pm, 6th: 5pm. 

Enq: 01621 828270. 

4th May 2012 - 7th May 2012 

The Norton 3rd Annual Beer Festival. noon- 

11.30pm. Cold Norton CM3 6JJ. 30+ real ales/ 

ciders. www.savethenorton.org 

5th May 

Strictly Come Dancing at the MICA - ‘Friends’ 

event. Big Band Sound - dress to impress. £15 

incl. canapes/glass of wine. Tel: 383798. 

Second hand Market - see 7th April. 

Wildlife Cruise - Six Islands. See 7th April. 

Date: 6th May 2012 - 27th May 201 

Contemporary Samplers Exhibition. See 2nd May. 

Date: 6th May 2012 - 7th May 2012 

Kite Festival. 11am-5pm. Layer Marney Tower, 

Colchester CO5 9US. Bring, build, fl y! 

Date: 6th May 2012 

Canine Partners in Essex Bluebell Walk. 11:30am. 

Langford Grove, Maldon. 2 mile walk to raise 

funds for training assistance dogs. Incl. BBQ and 

small memento. www.caninepartners.org.uk 

Friary Walled Garden Open Day. See 1st April. 

Museum of Power Summer Show 10am, 

Langford. Classic vehicles, music and 

entertainment. Historic engines will operate. 

Miniature steam train. www.museumofpower.org.uk 

Wildlife Trip - Foulness Cruise and Walk. 

10:30am - 14:30pm. Depart Burnham-on-Crouch 

town quay. Short boat transfer with guided walk 

to Foulness island. ww.wildlifetrips.org.uk 

Date: 7th May 2012 

Feering May Fayre. 2pm - 5pm, Community 

Centre & fi eld. Olympic theme for kids’ fancy 

dress. Enq: Leah 07931 585666. 

6th July 2012 

Olympic Flame through Maldon 

- more details nearer the time. 

BEELEIGH ABBEY 

GARDENS 

3 acres of atmospheric gardens 

Opens 9th April 10.30am 

Free parking and a marquee offering light 

lunches and refreshments for sale beside the 

main lawn. Plants, other produce and various 

printed stationery are on sale at the entrance. 

1 mile from Maldon via London Road (fi rst right 

after Cemetery into Abbey Turning). CM9 6LL 

www.visitmaldon.co.uk/beeleigh-abbey 

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27’1” x 11’4” 

• Modern 

Fitt ed Kitchen & 

Bathroom 

• Cloakroom 

• CHAIN FREE 


£275,000 

• 3 Bedroom 

Detached Family 

Home 

• 3 Recepti on Room 

• Cul-de-Sac Locati on 

• Lounge 15’6” x 12’2” 

• Uti lity Room 

• Ensuite to Master 

• Rear Garden 58’ X 42’ Approx 

• Detached Garage 

COLCHESTER 

£165,000 

• One Bedroom 

Ground Floor 

Apartment 

• Sought Aft er 

Development 

• Open Plan Kitchen/ 

Lounge/Diner 

• Modern 

Fitt ed Kitchen & 

Bathroom 

• Landscaped Communal Gardens 

• Allocated Parking 


£429,500 

• Four Bedroom 

Detached House 

• Two Recepti on 

Rooms & Sun 

Lounge 

• Self Contained 

Offi ce/Games Room 


Avenue Locati on 

• Within Walking Distance to the Beach 

• Off Road Parking for Several Vehicles 


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• Three Bedroom 

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• Lounge / Dining 

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• 98’ 35’ apprx 

Rear Garden 

• Off road parking 

• Available April 1st. 1/2 Month Rent Security Bond 

Required 

BLACKHEATH 

£395,000 

• 6 Double Bedroom 

Detached House 

• Lounge 

• Open Plan Kitchen / 

Dining Room 


• Snug 

• Four Bathrooms 

• Garage 

• Off Road Parking 


£375,000 

PRICE REDUCTION 

• Five Bedroom 

Detached Family 

Home 

• Three Recepti on 

Rooms 

• Master Bedroom 

21’ 2” X 10’1” 

• Central Village 

Locati on 

• Rear Garden 139’ X 47’ Approx 

• Estuary Views and Close Proximity to Beach 


£249,995 

• Panoramic 

Estuary Views 


Locati on 

• 2 Double 

Bedrooms 

• Stamp Duty Paid! 

• Garage & Allocated Parking 


£169,500 

• Terraced 

• New Bathroom 

(2 years) 

• New Kitchen 

(2 years) 

• Double Glazing 

(1 Year) 

• Communal Garden 

• Central Village Locti on 

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Cold Norton 

Detached 4 bedroom home built in c2002, on 0.25 acres 

(STS) with countryside views. Accommodation includes 

lounge, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, study, utility 

room, cloakroom, en-suite shower room and bathroom. 

There are well tended gardens plus vegetable garden and 

detached double garage approached via a gravel driveway. 

£465,000 

Call: 01621 856000 

Mayland 

Set in a private development consisting of only 4 properties, 

this modern detached home has 5 bedrooms complimented 

with 3 en-suites plus an additional family bathroom, lounge, 

dining room, modern fi tted kitchen/breakfast room and both 

front and rear gardens. The property has an internal garage 

with electric roller door and extensive driveway. 

£329,995 

Call: 01621 856000 

Mayland 

Set on 0.21 acres, this bungalow needs renovation or 

re-development. Expired planning approval is available for 

viewing - for the demolition of the property and the build of 

a 4 bedroom house at the front plus 2 bedroom house at 

the rear. A new application would need to be submitted but 

this offers great potential (STP). 

GUIDE PRICE £250,000 

Call: 01621 856000 

DEVELOPMENT 

*** OPPORTUNITY *** 

Tillingham 

4 bedroom bungalow on plot of approx 3/4 acres, backing 

onto farmland. Modernisation required, with huge potential. 

There is a study, 2 bathrooms, en-suite, lounge, dining 

room, kitchen/breakfast room and loft/play area. The plot 

incorporates a 30ft swimming pool, 2 log cabins with shower 

& WC and and in-and-out driveway. 

£365,000 

Call: 01621 856000 

Mayland 

Conveniently located for the Marina, shops and school, this 

well presented detached home has ‘No Onward Chain’ and 

offers; lounge, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility 

room, study and cloakroom plus 4 good-sized bedrooms with 

en-suite to master. There are front and rear gardens and a 

detached double-width garage with remote control doors. 

£279,950 ***STAMP DUTY PAID*** 

Call: 01621 856000 

Burnham on Crouch 

Close to Burnham High Street within Conservation 

area, this 3 bedroom townhouse is set over three fl oors. 

Accommodation includes lounge/diner, kitchen/breakfast 

room, double detached garage with private parking, front 

and rear gardens and some period features such as 

working fi replaces and sash windows. 

£239,950 

Call: 01621 856000 


Markwin Estates 

91 Church Road 

Tiptree 

Essex 

CO5 0HB 

FEATURE PROPERTY 

TIPTREE Offers in excess of £290,000 

• Four Double Bedrooms • Link Detached House 

• Bespoke Luxury Kitchen/Diner • Garage Conversion 

• Separate Dining Room/Study • Immaculate throughout 

WALTON-ON-NAZE £254,995 

• Three Bedrooms • Detached House 

• 25’ Lounge/Diner • Double garage 

• Potential to extend (Subj to planning) • Study 

TIPTREE £270,000 

• Four Bedrooms • Link-detached house 

• Spacious kitchen/diner • Ground fl oor cloakroom 

• En-suite to Master Bed • NO ONWARD CHAIN 


• Two double bedrooms • First fl oor maisonette 

• Open plan kitchen • Ideal location 

• Spacious accommodation • Parking space 

www.markwin.co.uk 


* Three Double Bedrooms * Detached Bungalow 

* Large secluded garden * Conservatory 

*Garage and parking * NO ONWARD CHAIN 


• Three Bedrooms • Semi-detached house 

• Lounge/Diner • En-suite to Master Bed 

• Ground fl oor cloakroom • Garage 

MALDON Offers in excess of £79,950 

• One Bedroom • Retirement fl at 

• Very spacious accom • First fl oor 

• Shower room • Communal areas 


• Four Bedrooms • Semi Detached 

• Ground Floor Shower/WC • Family Bathroom 

• Recently fi tted kitchen • NO ONWARD CHAIN 


• Three double bedrooms • Semi-detached house 

• Large Lounge • Ground fl oor cloakr’m 

• Family Room • Immaculate throughout 


• Three Double Bedrooms • Luxury kitchen/Diner 

• Spacious Lounge • Separate Utility room 

• Ground fl oor cloakroom • Immaculate 


FEATURE PROPERTY 

Telephone: 

01621 818616 

Facsimile: 

01621 818590 

sales@markwin.co.uk 


• Four bedrooms • Semi-detached house 

• Kitchen/Diner • En-suite & Dressing Room 

• Central Location • NO ONWARD CHAIN 


• Three/Four Bedrooms • Detached Bungalow 

• Modern Kitchen/Diner • Family Room/Bed 4 

• Shower Room • NO ONWARD CHAIN 

TOLLESHUNT D’ARCY £245,000 

• Three Bedrooms • Character thatched cottage 

• In need of modernisation • Garage and parking 

• Potential to extend (Sub to plan) • Village location 

• Three Bedrooms • Semi-detached house 

• Quiet location • Good size lounge 

• Kitchen/Diner • NO ONWARD CHAIN 


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April Garden Life by Christine Robson 

Lawn care 

If you needed to apply moss killer 

to your lawn during March, then 

providing that the grass and weeds 

are growing, now is the time to apply 

‘weed and feed’, on dry grass, but 

moist soil, on a fi ne still day. 

If, after a week or so we haven’t had 

any rain then you will need to water 

the lawn. Do not cut immediately 

before or just after applying weed 

and feed. 

Pruning 

Prune hard Fuchsias by cutting all 

stems down to two or three shoots 

above ground level. Some people 

do cut them to soil level, then they 

shoot from the root base. 

Remove last year’s heads from 

mop head Hydrangeas down to the 

1st healthy pair of leaves that are 

beginning to shoot. If you have a 

lace cap variety, these dead heads 

can be removed in the Autumn. 

Hydrangea Petiolaris (climber) 

does not need regular pruning. 

Caryopteris can also take quite a 

hard pruning this month. 

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they appear and I am told they 

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Moving onto rose bushes. They can 

be sprayed to prevent several types 

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When the leaves are fully open they 

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Colchester Zoo is full 

of fun this April! 

OPEN - Kids’ Safari Play Area 

Explore the Zoo’s exciting, new 

adventure play area designed by 

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play area specialists! With 

multiple layers of play including 

two towers with a ‘Lion Lookout’ 

tower over 9 metres high, a tube 

and three lane slide, resin bonded 

wheelchair friendly paths with DDA 

approved equipment, and lower 

level savannah boardwalk area for 

younger kids to enjoy; Kids’ Safari 

is the largest Eibe play area in the 

UK and open now! 

Easter Wonderland returns – 

now until 15th April 

Whether you wander through the 

Easter wonderland, boogie with 

the Easter bunny, meet the chicks, 

enjoy the Easter themed live 

animal show, make spring crafts in 

the Discovery Centre or just enjoy 

visiting our adorable spring babies, 

you’re sure to have a cracking time! 

During Easter Wonderland, the 

Zoo will also be running the ‘Egg 

Heads Trail!’ competition*. If you 

can crack the Easter Challenge 

you will be put into a draw to win 

an invitation for the whole family 

to go behind the scenes and meet 

Colchester Zoo’s adorable Skunks! 

* Terms & Conditions apply 

Zoo News 

St George’s Day Weekend - 

April 21st & 22nd 2012 

This is a monster weekend at 

Colchester Zoo. Join Colchester 

Zoo in celebrating St Georges 

day as they lay on a host of extra 

activities for you to enjoy. 

Witness a special komodo dragon 

or crocodile training session, take 

a mythological train ride, make 

dragon related crafts, be amazed 

in the medieval themed bird show 

or join the jester for some not-so 

traditional story telling. 

Plus there is the hilarious retelling 

of George and the Dragon 

at the Displays arena and a 

chance for novice knights to ‘slay 

a dragon’ with a Dragon piñata! 

Ocellate River Stingray arrive 

Two adult males arrived at the zoo 

in February. Their body resembles 

an oval disc 

and can reach 

up to 100cm! A 

South American 

species, this 

stingray is one of the few that is 

restricted to freshwater. 

For info regarding any of 

Colchester Zoo’s events or 

any other queries please visit 

www.colchester-zoo.com or 

telephone 01206 331292. 

Appeal 

for New Homes 

Suffolk and Essex Small Animal Welfare (SESAW) is a registered charity devoted 

to the welfare of needy animals. A variety of animals pass through their doors - 

many are abandoned, some are victims of accidents, most need a home. Volunteers 

devote hours looking after them until owners are found. Those who can’t 

be homed are fostered or become permanent SESAW residents. 

Ben, a 3-year old 

Yorkshire Terrier, sadly 

lost his owner. He needs 

a home where he is 

ideally the only pet. 

Archie is 12 - with 

plenty of life! He needs 

a retirement home with 

someone around most 

of the day. He loves people and is 

very contented dog, who gets on 

with everyone and everything. 

Bobby is a lively 8 year 

old terrier who needs 

an active, experienced 

home. He’s deaf or 

hard of hearing, so should be kept 

on a long lead. He enjoys people 

and would be best as an only pet. 

Suffolk and Essex Small Animal Welfare 

‘Idano’, Stoke Road, Leavenheath, Suffolk. CO6 4PP 

Telephone 01787 210888, email info@sesaw.co.uk 

website: www.sesaw.co.uk 

Find Ed! Where IS cheeky Ed hiding!? 

Ed is ready for April’s showers with his umbrella hat, which he chose 

because he found frogs in his pond last week. As always, he’s hiding 

in the magazine so once you fi nd him, tell us his hiding place and page 

number plus your name, address and phone number! Send your entry to: 

‘Find Ed Competition’ 

Estuary LIFE Magazines 

110 Coast Road, West Mersea CO5 8NA 

or email: enter@estuarylife.co.uk 

(please put ‘Puzzles’ in the subject fi eld) 

Clues will be put on our website 

through the month - on the Blog page. 

The winner will be sent tickets direct, for 2 adults 

and 2 children aged 3 to 14. In February, Ed hid on 

the right of a red advert on page 26 and 

in March he hid in a letter ‘O’ in a heading 

on page 29! March’s winner was Louise 

Brewer of Albert Road, Braintree. 

WIN! 

Jack is sweet but 

needs socialising. He 

cannot live with kids. 

Albie and Beano are 1 

year old Lurchers who 

need a home as family 

pets (not working). 

Polstead Puppies: 

Four 10-week 

Labrador/Husky/ 

Rottweiler puppies. 

Dogs and bitches. Parents have 

excellent temperaments. 

Remember! We don’t allow 

Ed to hide inside adverts. 

www.colchester-zoo.co.uk 

Milly-Moo is young and 

shy and needs patience 

and understanding. 

Cassie and Lucy - 5 

are affectionate, 

enjoy attention and 

miss home life. Lovely companions. 

Rosie is 2 - a super cat. 

Friendly and gentle but 

can’ be with young kids. 

WE HAVE MANY RABBITS AND 

GUINEA PIGS WHO DESERVE 

NEW HOMES - COSY HUTCHES 

AND SHELTERED RUNS. 

We visit all homes before placing 

an animal and require new owners 

to sign an agreement to have cats 

and dogs neutered, if this has not 

already been done by SESAW. 

We hope you will consider adopting 

one of our animals. If you cannot, 

we run a sponsorship scheme 

where you can donate - either 

monthly or annually (minimum 

one year) and sponsor an animal 

or group of animals that are 

permanent residents at SESAW. 

Please get in touch (details 

below) if you would like further 

information on sponsorship. 

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Centenary Vintage 

Fly-In Day by our special correspondent 

13th May 2012 - The Stow Maries Aerodrome 

To commemorate the centenary of the formation of the Royal Flying corps, 

this First World War Aerodrome will host a fl y-in of vintage aircraft. Static 

displays of vintage planes and vehicles. Re-enactors and tours of the site. 

Stalls, refreshments and bar. Tel: 01245 808744 www.stowmaries.com 

Tribute to the brave airmen of World War One 

Rare is the Essex country church or churchyard that does not provide 

poignant reminders of the local sons who were killed or maimed in one of 

England’s many wars. The illuminated cross atop the steeple of St Mary and 

St Margaret, Stow Maries, was a gift from a grateful Royal Flying Corps (RFC) 

pilot who, unlike so many of his compatriots, lived to tell the tale. 

Claude Ridley was on patrol in France in the First World War when set on by 

three German Fokkers. Though wounded in the foot, he outfl ew them to make 

a safe landing. A bronze plaque on the church chancel arch records: “The 

illuminated cross was erected by Squadron Leader Claude A. Ridley D.S.O., 

M.C. First Commanding Offi cer Stow St. Mary’s Aerodrome 1916 with “B” 

Flight No. 37 Squadron as a thank offering for the many mercies vouchsafed 

him during 1914-1918”. It adds: “And in memory of the very happy days spent 

in the county of Essex. Also in loving memory of his father L.C. Ridley who 

died 8th June 1925. A neighbouring plaque states: “The reredos and oak fl oor 

of this sanctuary were erected to the Glory of God and in memory of (names 

here) who made the supreme sacrifi ce 1914-1918. Of your charity pray for 

their souls.” Air Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard unveiled this memorial in 1923. 

The names recorded are of local men and three airmen who were buried in the 

churchyard. The reredos – a decorative screen behind the altar, usually highly 

carved – was taken down in 1999 to reveal the east window. Its memorial 

element was replaced by a panel in the west window, engraved with words 

from Laurence Binyon’s poem For the Fallen. 

It was in 1916 that the village surprisingly became home to the RFC’s 37 

Squadron B Flight, whose pilots were tasked with stopping German planes 

and the terrifying Zeppelin airships reaching targets in East Anglia and as far 

inland as West London. The date of the fl ight’s offi cial deployment to their 

hastily built aerodrome on requisitioned farmland, to be known as Stow, was 

September 15 when the squadron was formed. (By coincidence it was 24 

years to the day – September 15 1940 – in another, arguably more terrible, 

war that the RFC’s successor, the Royal Air Force, was to break the German 

Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain). B Flight moved to Flamberds on 29th 

September, to accommodation in tents and sheds. The brick buildings were 

started in 1918. Known as Stow Maries Aerodrome, it was in fact in Cold 

Norton parish. The fi rst sortie from Stow was on May 23, 1917. Ridley, the 

fl ight commander, fl ew his fl imsy BE12a fi ghter for three and a half uneventful 

hours. Lt. G. D. F Keddie also took up a BE12a, but engine trouble forced him 

to land in Suffolk. 

37 Squadron’s most famous ‘kill’ was the Zeppelin L48, which was one of 

two attacking London on the night of June 17 1917. In all, Home Defence 

squadrons fl ew 32 sorties against the airships that night. L48 was set on fi re 

and fi nished off after Lt. L.P Watkins, operating from Goldhanger, pressed 

home his attack. The crippled airship crashed onto farmland in Suffolk. 

Although other pilots were involved in the attack, the War Offi ce decided to 

award the “kill” to Watkins. Three Germans survived although one died later. 

But let’s rewind to 1916, when war in the air was in its infancy and brave young 

men did battle in fl imsy machines that all too often became ‘fl ying coffi ns’. A 

telling account of the lives of these idealists, who joined the air services in 

the early months of the First World War, many straight from public school, 

is contained in the late Alan Clark’s book Aces High. Clark, a distinguished 

military historian and outrageously colourful politician, makes the point that in 

1914 “conquest of the air was newer, less sure and vested with a still higher 

romance than that of space today”. But he points out that although these 

fl yers performed acts of incredible bravery and skill, unlike spacemen “ almost 

all lost their lives or their sanity”. 

The Air Defence of Britain 1914-1918, by C. Cole and E. F. Cheesman, 

reminds us “the best remembered pilots of the First World War are the fi ghter 

‘aces’, but the great majority of the home-defence pilots remain shadowy, 

unknown fi gures. “All too often some technical or weather problem thwarted a 

well-executed and promising sortie. The courage of the early pilots, who took 

off into fog and cloud knowing that the prospects of a safe return were slender, 

recalls Bosquet’s immortal refl ection on the charge of the Light Brigade – ‘c’est 

magnifi que, mais ce n’est pas la guerre.’ 

To be continued in our next issue 



Seasonal Recipe 

Easter lamb with peas 

The secret of success in this recipe is to leave the lamb to cook on 

a very low heat. Serve with plenty of bread to mop up the sauce. 

Ingredients 

1kg/2lb 4oz boned lamb shoulder, cut into large chunks 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 

150ml/5fl oz extra virgin olive oil 

2 onions, roughly chopped 

1 large carrot, sliced 

1 celery stalk, roughly chopped 

5 garlic cloves, crushed 

½ x 50g/2oz tin anchovy fi llets 

Handful thyme sprigs 

1 red chilli, sliced 

250ml/9fl oz white wine 

25ml/1fl oz white wine vinegar 

250g/9oz fresh or frozen peas 

400g/14oz potatoes, cut into quarters 

200g/7oz cherry tomatoes, halved 

Bread, to serve 

Preparation 

Season the lamb chunks with salt and freshly ground black pepper and 

set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large lidded pan and fry the onions, 

carrot and celery for 4-5 minutes, or until softened. 

Add the garlic, anchovies, thyme and chilli, and continue to cook, 

stirring, until the anchovies have almost dissolved into the oil. Add the 

lamb chunks and fry for a further 4-5 minutes, or until browned all over. 

Stir in the wine and continue to cook until the volume of the liquid has 

reduced by half, then add the vinegar. Reduce the heat to low, cover 

and simmer gently for 20 minutes. 

Add the peas, potatoes and tomatoes, cover again and continue to 

cook for about an hour, until the sauce has reduced by half. Serve hot 

with plenty of bread to mop up the sauce. 


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Recipe 

Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting 

This Easter, why not decorate 

these rich cupcakes with mini 

chocolate Easter eggs and, for 

the remainder of the year, top 

with sugar-paste carrots. 

Ingredients 

275g/9¾oz caster sugar 

200ml/7fl oz sunfl ower oil 

4 medium free-range eggs 

About 300g/10½oz grated carrot, a 

little more or less is fi ne 

Up to 150g/5½oz nuts or dried fruit 

(optional) 

225g/8oz spelt or wholemeal fl our 

2 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

1 tsp mixed spice 

1 tbsp cocoa powder 

For the cheese frosting 

125g/4½oz unsalted butter, 

softened 

125g/4½oz full-fat cream cheese 

275g/9¾oz icing sugar 

Edible decorations (sugar-paste 

carrots or mini eggs), to fi nish. 

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What is Professional 

Negligence ? 

Individuals and businesses depend on professionals (such as solicitors, 

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A professional negligence claim is a complex and specialist area of law. 

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ensure that the best possible result is achieved. 

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The Maldon Mud Race 

Since 1973 this quiet port on the river Blackwater has been the home of the annual Maldon Mud Race. 

This mad cap dash across the 

Blackwater saltings has become a 

staple fi xture in the UK, considered 

by many to rank alongside the 

most eccentric ‘folk‘events like the 

Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling in 

Gloucestershire. However, the good 

folk of Gloucester hold their dash for 

media fame (and cheese) on what 

is usually a balmy day in May. Even 

the organisers admit that the Maldon 

Mud Race is a ‘totally bonkers’ 

charity event. 

Originally conceived as a challenge 

to the landlord of the Queen’s Head 

public house by a local resident, 

who said he could not serve him a 

meal on the saltings of the River 

Blackwater while he was dressed 

in a dinner jacket. The challenge 

was duly accepted and carried out, 

resulting in the next year a bar being 

opened on the saltings and about 

twenty people making a dash across 

the river bed, drinking a pint of beer 

and then dashing back across the 

river to the fi nish line. 

As the years passed, so many 

wishing to take part caused a logjam 

on the saltings due to the time it 

took to drink a pint of beer, so part 

of the race was discontinued and it 

reverted to a dash over the river bed 

and back. 

The Mud Race was always a very 

successful event (from a novelty 

point of view if nothing else) and 

took place every year from the rear 

of the Queens Head Public House 

until 1989 when the facilities were 

no longer available. It stopped 

for several years, despite public 

demand to continue.” However, 

towards the end of 1993 the Maldon 

Carnival Association were looking 

to hold a winter event and it was 

suggested that the Mud Race could 

be revived, with the assistance of 

the Lions Club Maldon. On Boxing 

Day 1994 the revived Mud Race 

took place at the new venue of the 

Promenade Park and a fi eld of 52 

entrants took part (and survived) 

with about 5,000 members of the 

public coming to watch the event.” 

The novelty attracted competitors 

from all over the UK plus an entrant 

from Holland and the race was 

covered on national TV and by 

the national press. Reports were 

published as far away as South 

Africa, Australia, Kuwait and Japan! 

The revised event was designed to 

raise money for local charities and 

causes and in its fi rst year the Mud 

Race raised over £2,500 which was 

distributed to three local charities, 

the second race took place in 1996 

and entries had increased from 

52 to 132 - generating £5,419 for 

charities. Of this, £1,735 was raised 

by entrants through sponsorship for 

their own particular charities. 

News had spread, and the event 

was televised in the USA and 

Australia, in 1997 the event attracted 

a fi eld of just over 120 registered 

competitors and was scheduled 

to be held on New Year’s Day, but 

freezing weather conditions forced 

its cancellation and the event 

was later held on Easter Monday. 

Concern over safety at Public 

Events meant the race was not 

staged between 1998 & 2000 and 

the Maldon Carnival Association 

then decided to abandon the event. 

Photo: Tony Worpole - Photoshelter.com 

However, an advertisement was 

placed in the local paper for 

assistance to run the event by 

the Mud Race Committee, The 

Rotary Club of Maldon contacted 

the Committee with the offer of 

assistance in conjunction with the 

Maldon Lions Club. A meeting was 

held and it was agreed to stage 

the event on Boxing Day 2001 at 

Promenade Park. 

The Lions Club of Maldon and the 

Rotary Club of Maldon ran this 

traditional event in conjunction with 

Maldon District Council - Leisure 

Services Department for eight years 

and its popularity continues to grow. 

As a result, 2007 four charities were 

nominated to receive a share of 

the total funds raised. In fact, 2007 

proved to be an exciting year for 

both competitors and charities. One 

hundred and eighty competitors took 

part, with a record crowd lining the 

river bank and watching on a big 

screen. The nominated charities 

also gained, as a record of £40,000 

being distributed by the Mud Race 

Committee. Due to high tides on 

the Blackwater, the 2008 Mud Race 

had to be held on Sunday the 4th 

of January 2009. Commentary was 

done by Ray Clark of BBC Essex 

who also did the honours this year. 

250 competitors of all sizes and 

shapes took part and the Mud Race 

for 2008, run at the beginning of 

2009, was a huge success with over 

£58,000 being raised for charity...” 

For the 2009 event it was decided 

that the Mud Race become a 

charity in its own right, therefore 

being able to attract more sponsors 

and distribute the money raised for 

specifi c projects 

Such is the eccentric and madcap 

nature of the event that it continues 

to attract not only over 10,000 

spectators, but also worldwide 

media attention. Indeed, it’s not 

unusual for television news crews 

representing Japanese, Australian 

and American channels to be there 

with cameras and reporters together 

with the BBC and local radio stations 

– let alone photographers for the UK 

national press and news agencies. 

For 2009 the race received prime 

time coverage on Chinese television 

news. Despite the air temperature 

being at 2 degrees Centigrade 

and the water at around 1 degree, 

the event was a great success, 

with over £44,000 being raised 

and the money for the three main 

charities distributed to date this 

exceeds a total of £22,000. To all the 

competitors, we can truly say that it 

was well worth foregoing that extra 

Boxing Day mince pie for! 

2010 saw the race again being 

organised by Maldon Mud Race 

Limited - a registered charity in 

its own right, where it was hoped 

to emulate the money raised in 

previous years. Once again the 

organisers confi rmed that Ray Clark 

BBC Essex would be compeering, 

with Essex County Council and 

Redrow Homes continuing their 

sponsorship. However disaster 

struck, with the race being 

postponed due to extreme weather, 

meaning the area where the 

competitors and spectators would 

congregate was unsafe. 

It was therefore decided to run 

the race at Easter 2011 and what 

a result!! The race attracted 

celebrities such as Jo Brand and 

Sean Lock and a massive crowd of 

over 15,000 together with glorious 

weather. The event, raising well 

over £50,000, with £43,000 being 

distributed to local charities. 

The event this year will be run on 

Sunday 29th April 2012 preceded 

by the Annual Plastic Duck race. 

Over 250 competitors will run the 

race over the 440 yard course 

cheered on by a supportive 

crowd. 

Most competitors will be running 

for their nominated charities and 

Mud race charities. The crowds will 

also have the opportunity to sample 

the delights of the many exhibitors 

providing games, fancy goods cakes 

etc. Come and enjoy a family day 

out and support your local charity. 

The main race is scheduled to start 

at 12.30pm, so come early to claim 

your vantage viewing spot or watch 

on two large viewing screens. 


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SOLID FUEL 


ACCOMODATION 

Black Bond Hall 01206 735776 

Leeward House Guest Accom. 01206 383966 

ANIMALS & PETS 

Paws Outdoors 01621 840463 

SESAW Animal Rescue 01787 210888 

Colchester Zoo 01206 331292 

BUILDING & DESIGN SVS 

Bath Tub 01621 859966 

Brierley Windows 01206 735433 

CKI Kitchens 01206 825181 

Cook’s Skips 07525 482653 

DM Dixon & Son Ltd 01621 850831 

Energy Effi ciency 01206 867172 

Everything Tiles 01206 385278 

Ferreti Iron Works 01206 383686 

Garage Door Installations 07900 682133 

GED Home Improvements 07732 604049 

Michael Alderton 01621 817592 

Neil J Cain 01206 734677 

NB Contracts - Roofi ng 0800 9596787 

Planning2Build 01206 331215 

Plans4Homes 01206 843129 

TCS Reclamation 01206 562122 

Tony Poulter 01621 868930 

Trinity Leaded Lights 01206 736072 

CANOPIES 

Layer Products 01206 385228 

CAR & VEHICLE SERVICES 

Alresford Garage 01206 822875 

BRB 01206 331432 

Chip & Ding 01621 859913 

Ford & Vauxhall 01206 385755 

John Austin 01206 211483 

Motormend 01621 852821 

Whiting’s Truck Services 01206 385365 

CHANDLERY 

Swiftboats 01206 735090 

CARE SERVICES 

ASAP Care Agency 01621 869384 

CLEANING SERVICES 

Carpet Wizard 07950 823446 

Clean it or Clear it 07973 354540 

Cleanwitheze 01376 504972 

Drive & Patio Clean 01206 384033 

First Call Albright 07815 562091 

Mersea Sweeps 01206 385343 

Mr Window Clean 01206 385051 

Ovenclean 01206 738455 

Poppy’s 01206 384464 

COMPUTERS & IT 

Andy’s PC Services 01621 810944 

Computer Repairs - Colin 01621 854906 

D H Computing 01621 834992 

TDR Computers 01621 840844 

WJL Computers 01206 381735 

DRIVING INSTRUCTION 

Anchor Driving School 01621 842282 

Blackwater Driving 07794 352504 

K & W Driver Training 01621 743246 

Streetlife Driving 01621 869123 

EDUCATION & TUITION 

Baroque ‘n’ Roll - Recorder Tuition 07709 603134 

Essex Outdoors 01206 383226 

Guitar Lessons - Vinz 07508 106966 

Kumon 01206 382838 

Piano Tuition - Maryon Davies 07548 545488 

Portrait & Pastels 01621 819272 

Private Tuition - the 3 R’s 01621 853596 

TBG Learning 01206 366341 

ELECTRICIANS 

B M Jay 01206 381638 

Centurian Property Svcs Ltd 01621 819544 

EAL Electrical 01621 731499 

EFS 01206 386965 

Essex & London Electrical Svcs 01621 731499 

John English 01206 383388 

Richard Carter Electrical 01621 818651 

ESTATE & LETTING AGENTS 

Ben Charles 01206 767200 

Blackwater Estates 01206 382191 

Dale Stevens 01206 383175 

Game Estate Agents 01206 384810 

Hetheringtons 01621 767240 

Marfl eets 01206 386996 

Riverside Estates 01376 571111 

The Dream Lodge Group 01206 381440 

FINANCIAL 

Capel Court Financial Services 01206 760960 

Peter Best 

FOOD 

01621 854485 

Galley Seafoods 01206 385588 

Lottie & Jakes Cakes 01621 843323 

The Barn at Chigboro 07989 329313 

Vintage Rose Catering Company 07855 373750 

GARDENING & LANDSCAPES 

Associated Landscapes 07973 630359 

B D Wareing 01206 383650 

Cook’s - Mower Repairs etc 07525 482653 

Essex Garden Design 01245 323726 

Fencing & Gates - Brian Camp 01206 381889 

Greener Than Green 01206 386145 

Jarmans Nursery & PYO 01206 386387 

J Payne Paving & Design 01621 816663 

JT Contractors 01621 834668 

Mersea Mowers 01206 384464 

NB Contracts - Drives & Patios etc 0800 9596787 

Priory Tree Services 07916 134351 

StumpBusters 01206 386830 

Tony Turner Sheds 01621 742184 

TT Contractors Ltd 01621 834570 

GIFTS & COLLECTABLES 

Cast Your Eye (www.fabgiftidea.com) 01621 855689 

Estuary Jewellery 01206 384626 

Mitchells Jewellers 01621 859969 

Read & Simpson Jewellers 01621 853274 

HAIR & BEAUTY 

Beauty Box 01206 385056 

Essex Gurls 01621 852142 

Mature Hairdressing - Louisa 07940 728208 

Spa Maldon 01621 859796 

HEALTH & FITNESS 

Blackwater Leisure Centre 01621 875963 

Courtyard Clinic 01621 842750 

Dentistry For You 07889 179095 

Diane Corne 01206 383995 

East Anglian Mobility 01621 843344 

Essex Health & Fitness/Essex Zumba 07787 512617 

Go-active leisure ltd 01376 561312 

Jaqueline Cryer - Sports Therapist 07967 740568 

John Fisher - Personal Trainer 07848 439063 

Kelvedon Dentist 01376 570785 

Pulse Fitness 01621 850556 

PureBalance (Natural Therapy) 01621 855209 

Purely Stairlifts 0800 6126542 

Slimming World 0844 8978000 

The Loft Gym 01206 385993 

Vicky Cumberworth - Personal Trainer 07921 075212 

Zumba - Carol Irvine 07752 171119 

HOME SERVICES 

Academy Aerials 01621 856218 

Mac Digital Aerials 07565 340352 

Maldon Domestic Appliances 01621 852829 

INTERIORS 

Cane Warehouse 01245 422883 

Dream Doors 01206 760609 

E E Flooring 07547 395 716 

Harvest Woodcraft 01206 382770 

Island Blinds 01206 384555 

PG Blinds 01621 826904 

Robert Houlding Carpets 01621 816434 

Sink & Tap 01206 212004 

Watch & Clock Repairs 01206 381782 

LEISURE 

Fen Farm Caravan Site 01206 383275 

MAN WITH VAN/REMOVALS 

Island Removals 01206 385205 

Man’N’Van 07508 246656 

MOTORCYCLES 

Bitsabikes 07540 450472 


Anthony Brooks - Painter 07799 473135 

Graham Hewes (Decorating) 01206 383300 

Handy Dan 01206 381826 

True Blue Property Maintenance 01621 816617 

W Crawford Painting & Decorating 

PERSONAL 

01621 855564 

Call for Calm 07854 237749 

Cash Exchange 01621 840418 

CC Fashion 01621 841312 

Celebration Events 07929 735469 

Civil Ceremonies Ltd 0845 004 8608 

Country Music Newsround 01206 619892 

Estuary Dry Cleaning 01206 384626 

Freedom Funerals of Colchester 01206 862963 

J K May Funeral Service 01206 382235 

Paul J King Funeral Directors 01621 844442 

Sally-Ann Haberdashery 01206 386565 

SpeechTherapyMaldon 07505 201894 

PICTURE HANGING, FRAMING & ART 

Art Selection 07788 921605 

Mersea Gallery 01206 384438 

PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES 

Marshlands Photographic 07912 355814 

PLUMBING & HEATING 

Centurian Property Svcs Ltd 01621 819544 

DJ French 01621 842587 

Energy Stream 01206 383965 

Essex Plumbing & Building 01621 858414 

Gary Freeman 01621 854807 

G & M 01206 212913 

KDR Plumbing 07887 520035 

Electrical Contractor - Steve 01206 385210 

Mick Hasler 01206 384222 

Rio Micropower 01206 386083 

PROPERTY SVCS/ESTATE MNGT 

Maydays 01206 

PUBLIC HOUSES 

386842 

Hare & Hounds 01206 330459 

Plough Inn 01206 735808 

Prince of Wales 01621 891162 

Sun Inn - Feering 01376 570442 

The Bull 01621 893385 

The Fox Inn 01206 383391 

The Mitre 01621 891379 

The White Hart 01206 382866 

White Horse Maldon 01621 851708 

RESTAURANTS & CAFES 

China Kitchen 01206 386363 

Coast Inn 01206 383568 

Copsey Fish Bar 01621 851001 

Maldon Pie ‘n’ Mash 01621 842859 

Unique Fish Bar 01206 386773 

Wimpy 01621 854987 

Zara Indian Cuisine 01621 740998 

Cooks Skip Hire 

SKIPS 

01206 728138 

Heard Environmental 01277 372431 

SOLICITORS 

Fisher, Jones, Greenwood 01206 835230 

SOLID FUEL 

A & B Solid Fuel Solutions 01621 868985 

TAXIS & PRIVATE HIRE 

Ace Services 07411 731257 

IJK Private Hire 01206 385984 

WEB DESIGN 

Basic Website Design Offer 01621 855689 

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS 

Emergency Services 999 

Non Emergency Police 0300 3334444 

River Bailiff 01621 875837 

Maldon District Council 01621 854477 

Maldon Town Council 01621 857373 

Essex County Council 0845 7430430 

Colchester Council 01206 282222 

West Mersea Town Council 01206 382128 

West Mersea Dental Practice 01206 384504 

Tiptree Parish Council 01621 817030 

Maldon Citizens Advice 01621 841195 

Essex County Hospital 01206 747474 

Broomfi eld Hospital 0844 8220002 

Longfi eld Medical Centre 01621 876433 

Blackwater Medical Centre 01621 876760 

Mersea Island Medical Practice 01206 382015 

Maldon Tourist Info Centre 01621 856503 


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