Harlow Star, January 23, 2014

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centres to
be closed
TWOchildren’scentresinHarlowwillclose GemmaGardner
inamovebranded“outrageous”byobjec- [email protected]
tors.
Conservative-ledEssexCountyCouncilsaid whowanttogetbacktoworkoutofthejobs
thisweek’sdecisiontocloseABCChildren’s market.Labouringovernmentwouldbeput-
Centre and Sunflowers Children’s Centre tingfamiliesfirst,investinginchildrenand
alongwithnineothersacrossthecountywill parentsandsupportingchildrencentres.
saveupto£2.5mbetween2014and2016. “Labourwouldintroduceaprimarychild-
Theauthoritysaiditsresearchshowedsome care guarantee to help parents manage
centres were not being used and had not before-and-afterschoolcareandextendfree
attractedthevulnerablepeopletheywereset childcare provision for three and four year
uptocaterfor. oldswithworkingparentsfrom15to25hours.
ButtheChildPovertyActionGroupcharity “Harlowisbeingunfairlyhithardestbythe
saidtheproposalswere“badnews”. county council cuts. What do Essex Tories
And Suzy Stride, Harlow’s Labour parlia- reallyknowaboutHarlow?Chelmsfordmight
mentary candidate, said: “It is outrageous aswellbeamillionmilesawayfromHarlow
thattheToryadministrationatEssexCounty foralltheycare.
Council has voted to close two of Harlow’s “Byvotingfortheserecommendationsthey
valuedchildrencentres. havesentaclearmessagethattheToriesare
“ThesecentresinHarlowprovidevitalser- outoftouch,andHarlowisnottheirpriority.”
vices to families and play a crucial role in Conservative county councillor Eddie
bringingthecommunitytogether.” Johnson said the authority had listened to The final farewell:
CouncillorsagreedonTuesdaythatalthough concernsraisedbypeopleduringthepublic
ABC Children’s Centre in Old Harlow is to consultationandasaresulttheproposalshad
close,thesiteandbuildingswillberetained beenscaledback. Hundreds attend
to become a ‘delivery site’. This means the “ForHarlowIthinkit’scomeoutokay.,”he
centrewillbeopenforasetnumberofhours said.“Consideringwhat’sgoneon,Ithinkit’s
each week, from five to 35 based on local fair.IhonestlybelieveDickMadden [cabi-
need. netmemberforforfamiliesandchildren] funeral of gym
SunflowerChildren’sCentre,whichisbased haslistenedtopeople.”
attheSumnersLeisureCentre,willnowonly Cllr Johnson said outreach services
beusedforoutreachservices.Thesearepro- would still be provided at Sunflowers owner Elvis
videdbasedonneedandcanbeadaptedto Children’sCentre.
individualfamilies. Almost300peoplesignedapetition
The town’s three remaining centres will againsttheclosures.Oneusersaid:
operateasnormal. “Without the centres my son
Ms Stride added: “Soaring childcare costs wouldn’t have any friendshisown see page 3
areadragonoureconomyandlockparents agetoplaywith.”
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Rugby club
pays tribute
to former
youth player
AMINUTE’Ssilencewas
heldattworugbymatches
attheweekendforformer
HarlowRugbyClubyouth
playerJakeTaylorwhohas
diedattheageof17.
Theteenager-knownas
Polishtohisteammates-
passedawaylastweekafter
ashortillness.
Astatementpostedonthe
club’swebsitesaid:“Itis
withgreatsadness,shock
andbewildermentthatwe
reportthedeathofformer
HarlowYouthplayerJake
Taylorattheageof17.
“Jakejoinedtheclubasa
15yearoldandplayed
throughthe2011/12and
2012/13seasons.A
loveable,likeablepropwho Hundreds at funeral
wasalwayswillingtolisten
andlearn,hewillbesorely
missed.
“Wehavepassedon
condolencestoJake’s
familyonbehalfofall
thoseattheclub.” of gym owner Elvis
Theclubalsoposteda
statementfromJake’s
motherwhichsaid:“He
wastakensosuddenly,life
issounfairhewasjust
startingoutinlife.”
Thesilenceswereheldat
themini’smatchagainst HUNDREDSofmournerslinedthe Biancacastro Thefuneralcortegewasfollowed
tBhaerkuinndgearn1d7/R1o8cchoflotsrdand street outside Ripped Gym in [email protected] bymorethan30carsofmourners.
HarlowonTuesdayforthefuneral The cortege drove to St John the
match. ofownerElvisMeade. prouder,Icouldnothavemarrieda BaptistChurchinEppingfortheser-
Girl assaulted Crowdsstoodsilentlyasthefuner- betterman. vice during which eulogies were
al cars drove past the Wych Elm “I would like to say a personal givenbyfamilymembersandfriend.
by phone thief gym,whichwasclosedforthefirst thankyoutoallthemembersatthe Among the readings was Mary E
timeinitshistory. gym who have supported me and Frye’spoemIDidNotDie
MrMeade,wholivedinNazeing, thestaffthroughourtime TheUKGospelChoirwasalsopre-
POLICEinHarloware passedawayinhospitalonThursday of grief and for the way sent at the service and performed
advisingpeoplenotto January2followingashortillness. they have each looked beforeitstartedaswellasduringthe
walkaroundwith Hewas54. afterthegymintheirown proceedings.
expensivemobilephones Scores of tributes flooded in way in the absence of Thegym,whichisnormallyopen
intheirhandaftera after the Star reported Elvis. 365daysayear,wasclosedforthe
younggirltoldofficers news of Mr Meade’s “Iwouldalsoliketosay firsttimeonTuesdayfrom12.15pm
thatshewaspunchedbya death. amassivethankyouto untilthefollowingdayasamarkof
manwhostoleher SpeakingbeforeTues- Daniel Robinson and respect.
handset. day’s service, his wife Sons, particularly RippedGymwillbeexpandingto
The13-year-oldvictim Michelle,38,said:“We PhilBarrow whohas Basildonwithanewgymsettoopen
waswalkingalongthe havebeenoverwhelmed heldmyhandthrough inthespring-somethingMrMeade
cyclepathnearto bythesupportandgood thiswholeprocessand hadbeenworkingtowardsbeforehis
Hookfieldataround9pm wishesgivenandsentby has gone that extra death. For all the latest news
onSundaywhenshewas somanypeople. miletomakemylife Atributetothimwillbecreatedat
approachedbyamanin “Itisclearthepositive aseasyaspossibleat both the Basildon and Wych Elm around the clock visit
hislatetwentieswearinga impact and influence suchahardtime.” gyms.
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Kids’ charity is the winner in shoppers’ cash vote
ACHARITYsupportingchildrenwhohave
beenthroughalife-limitingorlife-long
illnessorfamiliycrisishasstartedthenew
yearwithaheftydonationfrom
supermarketchainAsda.
Kisses4KidsfounderStaceyJohnsonand
trusteeSaraEvans wereinvitedtothe
HarlowstoreintheWaterGardensto
receiveachequeformorethan£500after
itwonthecustomers’greentoken
communityvote.
MsEvanssaid:“Wewereluckyenoughto
bepartofAsda’sfundraisingandwe’reso
gratefultotheirshoppersfortakingpart.
Wehadprettystiffcompetitionsowewere
verypleasedtohavewon.”
Thecharity,whichhasprovided
youngsterswithbirthdaypartiesandtrips
aswellashostingaChristmaspartyin
PrincessAlexandraHospital’sDolphin
Ward,willbehostingahealthand
wellbeingeventnextThursdayatHarlow
CricketClubinOldHarlowandafamily
ValentinesdiscoonFriday,February14at
TheHeartandClubsinPypersHatch.
CHEQUEMATES:Lefttoright,AsdaservicemanagerPaulCalman,SaraEvans, Forticketsormoreinformation,callMs
AsdacommunitycolleagueRachelForthandStaceyJohnson Evanson07908139883.
Council tax increase
will pay for services
GEMMAGARdnER
County’s first rise in four years
[email protected]
TAXPAYERS will pay more under
proposals by Harlow Council to
increase its portion of the council ESSEXCountyCouncilissetto £500,000tosupportyoungpeople
taxbill. increaseitsshareofthecounciltax lookingforjobsthroughproviding
Theplanned1.49percentrisewill billforthefirsttimeinfouryears anextra260apprenticeships
allow the authority to continue to underproposalsrecommendedto throughtheEssexApprenticeship
fundcommunityservicesincluding theauthority’scabinet. Programme.
ThePlayhouse,HarlowMuseumand Theplans,whichwillneedtobe Theextrafundingwould
Pets’Cornerdespitea£1.5mreduc- agreedbyfullcouncilnextmonth, supplementtheinvestmentthe
tioninthefundingitreceivesfrom proposea1.49percentrisein councilplanstomakeinother
centralGovernment. counciltax–equatingtoan areasincludinganadditional
The council is also pledging to additional31paweekonabandD £78monsupportingbuildingand
freezeparkingchargesatneighbour- property.Theauthorityhasfrozen infrastructureprojectscompared
hood shopping areas as well as thecounciltaxforthelastthree tothisyear.
retainingone-hourfree. years. Anadditional£91mwillbespent
CllrTonyDurcan,portfolioholder Thecouncilsaystheincreasewill onroadandtransportation
for resources and enterprise, said: bringinanadditional£8.8mto schemesand£52mforeducation
“We have worked hard looking at spendonvitalservices–£2.9m including£24mtoprovide2,200
everysinglecouncilbudgettosave morethanitwouldhavereceivedif moreplacesinthecounty’s
moneyandseehowwecanfundser- ithadacceptedthegovernment’s schools.
vicesandprotectjobs.” freezegrant. LeaderofEssexCountyCouncil,
The full budget will be recom- In2014/15thecouncilis CllrDavidFinch,(Conservative)
mended to the authority’s cabinet receiving£30mlessfromthe said:“Ibelievethatourproposals
nextThursday(January30)beforea governmentthanitreceivedin willdeliversomethingforevery
final decision is made by the full 2013/14whilefacingincreasing memberofourcommunity
councilaweeklater. pressureonitsbudgetsdueto vesuplneceiraalblyleopueroypoluenagndanthdose
Funding for the town’s paddling risinginflationandincreasing wantingtogetintowork.
poolswillbemaintainedandorgan- demandonitsservices.By2017the “Anydecisiontoincreasecouncil
isations running Harlow Museum, councilneedstosaveatleast taxisnotsomethingwedolightly,
ParndonWoodNatureReserve,the £235mtocoverthegapinfunding asweknowourhardworking
Gibberd Gallery and events in the –with£107msavingsplannedto familiesarestillfacingchallenging
town park will continue to receive bemadein2014/15. times.Theriseweare
financialsupportunderathree-year Undertheproposals,theincrease recommendingisbelowinflation
agreementduetoendnextyear. wouldmeananadditional£1mto andamountstojust31paweek
Savings have been achieved by providemoreequipmentand whichislessthanthecostofapint
transferringmoreservicestothedis- betterfacilitiesforyoungpeople, ofmilk,orasecondclassstamp.”
cretionary fund which finances £1.4mforprovidingcareand
areas the council does not have to supporttopeoplewithphysical lEssexPoliceisproposingan
providebylaw. andlearningneedstoenablethem increaseof3.5percentontheir
Theauthorityhasalsobeenexplor- toliveasindependentlyas portionofthebill.Themovewill
ingsharedservicesaswellasreduc- possible,andanadditional bedebatedattheendofthemonth.
ingsuppliesandcleaningcontracts
anddeletingvacantposts.
Therewillbenocompulsoryredun-
danciesandcouncillors’allowances smallrisewillprotectservices-the aware that the Government’s on-
willbefrozenforthesecondyear. proposed6.5paweekfortheaverage goingsignificantcutsinthefunding
Specialparkingpermitsforcarers taxpayerinHarlow.Webelieveitis of the council means that tougher
andhealthcareworkerswillincrease the right thing to do rather than decisionswillhavetobetakeninthe
by20percentundertheplans. closeandsignificantlycutbackser- comingyears.
Council leader Mark Wilkinson vices. He added: “We have done well to
said: “In proposing this budget the “Government spending cuts com- balance this year’s budget but the
administrationisprotectingservices pounded by rising costs, reduced futureoutlookisbleak.”
from closure and any significant income and rising demand for ser- Although Harlow Council collects
reductions while trying where we vicesmeansthatthecouncilhasto counciltaxonbehalfofEssexCounty
cantoincreaseefficiency. budget to save a total of £1.5m in Council,EssexFireandRescueand
“Thetoughestdecisionisthepro- 2014/15.” EssexPolice,theauthorityonlykeeps
posaltoincreasecounciltax,buta Cllr Durcan said: “We are very £17ofevery£100collected.
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No time to lose
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for Race for Life young mum to help others
REGISTRATIONforthisyear’s
RaceforLifeinHarlowopened
thisweek.
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ItwilltakesplaceinHarlow ageof20weeksaftershewasbornpre- ingwithideasandtheoverallrun-
TownParkonSunday,May18and maturely. WhenDarciewastransferredbackto ningofTheDarcie-MaiProjectas
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or10kcourse. startedTheDarcie-MaiProjecttoraise 23,wereabletoholdtheirdaughterfor itasanofficialcharity.Ithas
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mighty-mums,gutsy-grans,feisty onApril27lastyear.Shewaseight nurseswhichwasreallyscarybutreal- “Thesupporthasbeenamazing,
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ourformidablearmyandtakeon whenshewasborn. parent,”saidMaisie.“Shecamehome “It’sbeengreatandifthatmeans
canceratthisyear’sRaceforLife. “MypartnerandIthoughtwewould andshewasfine.” wecandomoreforpremature
“Weknowhowcommitted haveanormalpregnancy,”saidMaisie, Sadly,Darciewashomeforjustnine andsickbabiesthenthat’sjust
Harlowwomencanbewhenthey “butmywatersbrokeat32weeksand weeksbeforeshediedfromcongential whatIwant.”
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tracks,byraisingmoneyforlife- PrincessAlexandraHospitalwerefan- realcharacter.
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intheHarlowRaceforLiferaising seitwasbetterequippedtodealwith hospitalsbecauseifitwasnotfor
£135,926.Thisyeartheorganisers babieslikeher.” themshewouldnothavesurvived
arehopingtoraise£138,000. Thetragictotspentfiveweeksinthe aslongasshedid.
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beenlosttothedisease.Thereare Trust. crawlsintoaholetobesad,I
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‘Cycle’ fundraiser
Paula’s ready to
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AMEMBERofstaffatHarlow
to send family on
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PaulaLee,36,ofPotterStreet,
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[email protected] samething16yearsago,”said
AHARLOWcouplehaveorganiseda Paulasaid.
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ofFinchmoor,decidedtoraisemoneyfor theKingGeorge&Queen’s
thetriptoFranceafterfriendPaulGilyatt Hospitalscharity.HopefullyIcan
wasdiagnosedwiththediseasebackin raise£1,000.”
SAVE £9345 2011. Paula’sheadshavewilltake
Hereceivedtreatmentbutthecancer placeintheHarveyCentrenext
UP hassincereturned. Wednesday,thesameweekof
TO MrGilyattandhispartnerTammyhave hermother’sbirthday.To
fivechildren-Enya,18,Harry,17,Maria, sponsorher,visit
3 GREAT CARS, 15,Madison,13andDesrae,12. www.justgiving.com/paula-lee.
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plea for donations
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AlexandraHospital’s week. thehospitalratherthan everyclick.com/
neonatalintensivecare TheStJamesPrimary gifts. robhalfonsponsoreddiet.
unitaftershespentthree Schoolpupilspentthree “Shewantstoraise St Clare Hospice
dayswhenshewasborn daysintheunitaftershe £1,000so£150isreally
NathaniaDelali- wasbornwiththe goodassheonlystarted lottery winners
Yevunya,7,askedfriends umbilicalcordwrapped fundraisinginNovember.
andfamilytodonate aroundherneck. Thisyearshewantsto
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presents. ChurchinKatherines, 2014.” 17wasticketholder76199,who
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endbutIliked thewholefamilyis. emailNathania’sfather The£100secondprizewas
fundraising,”said Nathaniaaskedpeople [email protected]. wonbyticketholder515696,
wholivesinHarlow.
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£2.8m makeover plan
Grants for
NEWSIN BRIEF
cancer
patients Carerstolefromherpatient
for town park agreed
ACARERfromHarlowhasadmitted
stealingmorethan£1,500froma77-year-
CANCERpatientsin olddementiasufferershewaslooking
Essexreceivedalmost after.
£240,000ingrants JenniferEdgell,46,ofCopshallClose,
fromasupportcharity pleadedguiltyatChelmsfordCrownCourt
tohelpwithheating onFridaytostealing£1,700fromthe
andtransportlastyear, femalevictimbetweenOctober25,2011
newfigureshave Biancacastro andApril29,2012.
revealed. [email protected] AdjourningforsentenceuntilFebruary3,
Morethan800cancer JudgeDavidTurnertoldEdgell:“It’savery
patientsinEssexwere MULTI-millionpoundplans seriousposition,asignificanttheft.All
givenagrantby to redevelop Harlow Town optionsareinplay.”
MacmillanCancer Parkhavebeenunanimous-
Supporttohelpthem lyapprovedbythecouncil. Pillowcasestoleninburglary
withcostsrelatingto The£2.8mproposalswhich
theircancertreatment includerepair,conservation DETECTIVESareappealingforinformation
includingclothing, and improvement works afteraburglaryinChurchfield,Harlowon
billsforheatingand withintheparkweredescr- Wednesday,January15.
practicalitemssuchas ibedbyonecouncillorsitting Theburglarytookplacebetween8am
beds. on Harlow Council’s devel- and6.45pm.AbrownDieselwatchanda
Thegrantsaregiven opmentcommitteeas“along pinkandbluepillowcasewerestolen.Itis
tothosewhohave timecoming”. thoughtsomebodygotintotheproperty
limitedfinancial Councillor Mike Garnett throughthekitchenwindowatthebackof
resourcesandarein said:“Ithasbeenalongtime thehouse.
needofimmediate coming and it is Anybodywithanyinformationoranyone
assistance,Stairlifts, great that we have whomayhaveseensuspiciousactivityin
showers,washing thefundingandit’s theareaisaskedtocontactDCGavMorris
machinesandshort goingtogoahead.I atHarlowCIDon101.
breaksarealsopaidfor
thinkitisbrilliant.”
underthegrants
The application, Hospitalopenswinterward
schemeifnecessary.
submitted by Allen
“Ourlatestgrants
figuresareevidenceof ScottLtdonbehalf PRINCESSAlexandraHospital’snew20-
thefinancialisolation ofthecouncil,aims nEWLooK:above,anartists’impressionofthe bedwinterwardofficallyopenedon
thatcanseriously to restore and newspurrierHouseand,leftthecurrentsite Monday.
impactpeopleliving enhance the origi- Costing£2.8m,thenewwardwillserve
withcancer,”saidDr nalcharacterandfeaturesof blockatSpurrierHousewill CllrMaggieHulcoopadded: ney. I think it will be an asashortstayassessmentunitattached
FranWoodard, thepark. beremovedwiththeground “It is a great improvement, excellent enhancement for totheA&Edepartment.
MacmillanCancer Workincludesconstructing floorofthebuildingconvert- thetownparkislookingtired thetownandIjusthopewe Thewardwillrelievepressurewhich
Support’sdirectorfor a new events barn at Pets’ edintoacafe. anditneedsregeneration.I cankeepitinit’snewcondi- builsduponthehospitalwhichoperates
England. Cornerandaneweducation New seating and informa- think what we are getting tion once everything has at95percentcapacityandoftenabove
“Tofeelunabletobuy centrewheretheaviaryand tion boards will also be now [with these plans] is beendone.” thatduringthewinter.
theclothesyouneedto handwashareaarecurrently introduced throughout the goingtobeagreatimprove- Theprojectwillbefunded Withconstructionworkcomplete,
keepwarm,for located. parkandtheexistingband- ment.” with lottery grants and someextraparkingplaceswill
example,isan Elsewhere,theexistingsin- stand is to be restored and CllrTonyHalladded:“Ithas Harlow Council reserves comebackintouse.
unacceptablereality.” gle storey cafe and toilet refurbished. been a long and hard jour- frompastsavings.
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