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Southend, Leigh, Shoebury WWeeddnneessddaayy,, JJaannuuaarryy 2233,, 22001133 SSSccchhhoooooolllsss PARENTShadtotakethe WIN BEAUTY day off of work to look after children whose schools were closed due TREATMENT AT ccclllooossseee ddduuueee totheweather. Only five schools in Southend were closed SALON withtheremaining50in the borough remaining See p2 tttooo cccooolllddd open. Theschoolsthatclosed wereEastwoodAcademy, LancasterSchool,Porters Grange Primary School, St Nicholas School and wwweeeaaattthhheeerrr Westborough Primary School. Southend Council’s headofsupportandpre- ventative services, Jane Theadom, said the authorities’ policy was thatschoolsshouldmake every effort to remain open. Shesaid:“Theultimate decisiontoshutaschool restswiththeheadteacher and chair of governors who take responsibility for the health and safety oftheirpupilsandstaff. “Clearlyitisverydiffi- cultforparentsandnotin children’s interests if schoolshavetoclose. “Schoolsintheborough appreciatehowimportant itistomakeeverypossi- bleefforttoopeninwhat- ever circumstances and continue to work to try andachievethis.” ChaseHighSchoolwas forced to close after stu- dents had turned up becauseboilersfailedjust before the first break of theday. Theweatherisexpected to turn warmer by the weekend. PURCHED:ARobin Redbreasttakesarest onagardenforkin ChadwellStMary. PicturebyMartinDalton IMAGE OF MAN ISSUED OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT ANE-FITofamanwhosexually Thesuspectisdescribedaswhite, Designwhichhecarriedonhisleft assaulted a woman has been with mousey brown hair and is side. released by police after all other aged somewhere between 21 and Investigating officer DI Mark enquirieshaveprovedfruitless. 40-years-old. Tyler,explainedthemanisthought The woman in her 20s was Heisdescribedas5ft8installto tofrequentlocalnightshelters. assaulted at a grassy area near 6fttall,ofstockybuildandhasa He said: “So far we have been Cliffton Terrace at around piercedrightear. unable to establish any further 12.30am, on Wednesday, October At the time of the incident he detailsabouthim.” 10,lastyear. wore a pink McKenzie polo shirt Anyone with any information ShehadbeeninTheLastPost,in with 1974 printed on it, light about the incident, or who can WestonRoad,Southend,andleftat coloured chino trousers, white identifytheman,isaskedtocon- closingtimewalkingwiththesus- trainers and was carrying a JD tactdetectivesatSouthendon101 pectandthenassaulted. Sports bag with a union Jack orCrimestopperson0800555111. 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Thespokesmansaid:“Peopleshould ensuretheyarewellwrappedupand thattheywearpaddedclothessuchas GROWINGTOGETHER:Claire snowjacketsandtrousersand,if Hillman,TrishMcMeekin,MattKing andAmyHelmfromTrustLinksat appropriate,safetygearsothatevenif thesiteinElmRoad,Shoeburyness. theycomeofftheydosowithouttoo PicturebyMarkCleveland muchriskofinjury.” Website trouble Planting begins on SOUTHENDCouncil’swebsitefaced problemsonMondaymorningdueto community garden ahighnumberofpeopleloggingonto findoutmoreabouticyconditions affectingschoolsandroadsinthe area. WORKhasbegunonanewTrustLinkscommunitygar- Theauthoritypleadedwithvisitors denthatwillhelppeoplewithmentalhealthproblemsand totryandfollowanyinformationthe youngstersinShoeburyness. councilwasputtingoutonTwitter. Thegarden,attheElmRoadallotmentsite,willfeature alogcabin,polytunnels,vegetablegrowingandasmall Specs appeal orchardonceitiscompleted. Ateamofpeoplehavealreadystartedworkonthegar- WARNINGS:SouthendCouncilhaveputupsignswarningpeoplenottotouchthesubstance. SOUTHENDLionsClubisappealing denwhichaimstoengagemorethan100peopleinthe Blue sludge wasPichturebyeMarkCdleveland forpeopletodonateusedspecsto nextyearandmorethan500inthenextfiveyears. them. Activitiesatthegardenwillincludeplanting,building Thegroupwillthensendthemto work,seedsowingandharvestingvegetables. MedicoFrance,whoprocessthemand Team members will also help people move towards up on town’s shores sendthemtoThirdWorldcountries. employment and help them with other issues they may MembersoftheSouthendLionswill have. becollectingonSaturday,inthe MattKing,chiefexecutiveofTrustLinkscharity,that RoyalsShoppingCentrebetween hasalreadysetupaGrowingTogethergardeninFairfax 11amand3pm. Drive,Southend,explainedthenewprojectwouldimprove ByPaulGiles They said: “The Environment Agency has Opticians win thephysicalandmentalhealthofpeopleattendingthepro- beenintouchwiththecouncil. ject. VISITORStobeachesinSouthendwerewarned “Itisnothingdangerous,itjuststartedwash- contract Hesaid:“Itwillhelpthemmeetnewpeople,buildnew nottotouchamysteriousblueslimethatwashed inguponthebeachesandwethinkitmayhave skillsandsupporttheirrecovery. uponthetown’sshores. somethingtodowithshipping.” ANOPTICIANSishavinga£40,000 “Wewillalsobeworkingwithchildrenandyoungpeo- Thecouncilputupsignssayingitisawareof A spokesman for the Environment Agency refurbishmentafterbeingawardeda ple,providingarangeofpositiveactivitiessuchasplanti- ‘bluesemisoliddeposits’andtheEnvironment confirmed they had analysed the sample and contracttobetheopticalproviderfor ng,denbuildingandwoodwork. Agencyhadtakensamplestofindoutwhatitis. discoveredthesubstancetobeahydrocarbon- theFordDagenhamAssemblyPlant “Researchevidenceshowsthatworkingwithnaturehas The mysterious blue sludge was reported on basedgrease. andthecarmanufacturerstechnical apositiveimpactonhealthandwellbeing.TrustLinksis Wednesday,January9. The spokesmansaid:“We have worked with centreinDunton. really excited to be developing the new project in Signsarealsowarningpeoplenottocomein AnglianWaterwhohasadvisedthatnoresidues OwnerofScherandWard Shoeburyness, replicating what works well at Growing contactwiththematteriftheyencounterit. havebeenfoundinsurfacewatersewersorout- Opticians,inHamletCourtRoad TogetherWestcliffandsupportinganewgroupofpeople.” AspokesmanfromSouthendCouncilsaidit fallsalongthebeach. said:“We'reexcitedtohaveacutting Thenewteamiskeentohearfrompeoplethatwould wasadvisablenottotouchitbutbelieveitisnot Thegreasemayhavebeenfloatingintheestu- edgepracticeforourpatients,and liketobepartoftheproject–call01702213134. dangerous. aryandwashedashore.” afterwinningsuchalargecontract withFord'sit'sessentialthatwelook Whatdoyouthink?WritetoYellowAdvertiser,AcornHouse,GreatOaks,Basildon,Essex,SS141AH,[email protected] ourbest.” 44SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,2013 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 FFoollkk aanndd aallee ffeessttiivvaaaaalll speedread ➤ kkiicckkss ooffff eevveennttss aatt Writing competition OLDERpeopleintheborougharebeing tthhee eenndd ooff tthhee ppiieerr askedtoenteranAgeUKwriting competitiontosharetheirexperiences withyoungergenerations. Thethreetitlestoworkaroundare called‘It’sNotFair’,‘SwingingSixties’, ByPaulGiles describedbyBBCRadio’sAndyKershawas and‘BouncingBack’. ‘oneofBritain’sbestbarndancebands’. EntriescanbesubmittedontheAgeUK ONEofthefirstfestivalsoftheyearwillbe Localbandsandmusicianswillbeplaying Essexwebsiteatwww.ageukessex.org.uk held in the Cultural Centre at the end of livethroughoutSaturdayafternoonfrom1pm. withtheclosingdateonThursday, SouthendPierthisweekend. ActsincludeCraftingforFoes,Mick‘TheHat’ February28. Arranged by Leigh Folk Festival and Denny,TheJonesBoys,MikeO’LearyBand Entryformsandrulesareavailableat Southend Council, the Winter Folk andAle andSilburyHillandmore. SouthendLibraries,orfromtheAgeUK Festival on Friday and Saturday will offer a Take a trip in song and story down the Essexwebsite.Formoredetails,please selectionofwell-knownlocalfolkartists. ThamesfromLondonBridgetoSouthendPier call01245346106. TonyPrior,whowillbeplayingthefestival, onSaturdayeveningasJackForbesandSlow said many performing this weekend have LorispresentRollingDowntheRiverat7pm. Dinner meeting talk playedattheFolkFestivalinLeighlastyear. HearaboutJackTar,theJervisBay,dock- He said: “That is why I spoke to them lands,containershipsandcocklemeninthis ATALKbyAndrewCaplinwillbeheld becauseIknewwewantedtohaveagoodline fascinatingmusicaljourney. atTheSkylarkHotelonMonday, upfortheWinterandAleFestival. Dayandweekendticketsincludingthepier January28. “Alltheperformershavecomealongtodoit train fare are available from www.visit ThedinnermeetingwillseeAndrew, fortheloveofthemusic. southend.co.uk whoisthedeputyvicepresidentofThe “Peoplecanexpectagoodfestivalandone TicketsfortheceilidhonFridayare£8. LawSociety,talkabouthisjourneyto thingthatwillattractthemistherewillbea TicketsforSaturdayare£8whileweekend becomingaChristian. fareamountofrealaletoo.” tickets can be purchased for £12. For more Thetalkwillstartat7.30pmatthehotel Fridayeveningkicksoffthefestivalwitha aboutthefestival,call01702715111orgoto inAviationWay,Southend. ceilidh,agatheringofGaelicmusicanddance, www.visitsouthend.co.uk Therewillalsobeabuffetandteaand from8pmwithTheFamousPotatoesproviding coffee.Ticketscost£12tobookaticket themusic. FOLK:TonyPriorislookingforwardtothe visitwww.fgb-southend.org.ukorcall Ploughingtheirunique‘soilmusic’furrow WinterFolkandAleFestival. 01702544468. for more than 30 years, the eight piece is PicturebyMarkCleveland Playwriting festival Homeless man hit over head with glass bottle AFESTIVALofplaywritingwilltake placeatthePalaceTheatrethisweek. Theselectionofplayswillbeperformed AAHHOOMMEELLEESSSSmmaannnneeeeddeeddhhoossppii-- 22..3300ppmm,, oonn MMoonnddaayy,, JJaannuuaarryy 77,, sslliimmbbuuiilldd,,wweeaarriinnggaaddaarrkksshhiirrttaanndd eeaarrllyy2200ss,,sslliigghhttllyyttaalllleerraatt55fftt1100iinnss onstagebringingtogetherdifferent ttaall ttrreeaattmmeenntt aafftteerr hhee wwaass bbeeaatteenn wwhheennhheewwaassaattttaacckkeedd.. jjaacckkeett.. ttaallll,,wwiitthhsshhoorrttddaarrkkhhaaiirraannddaaggaaiinn writersandgenres. rroouunnddtthheehheeaaddwwiitthhaaggllaassssbboottttllee.. PPoolliicceewwaannttttoossppeeaakkttootthhrreeeemmeenn TThhee sseeccoonndd wwaass wwhhiittee,, aaggeedd iinn wwoorreeaasshhiirrttaannddttrroouusseerrss.. Wednesdaynightwillseeaspecialopen TThhee mmaann iinn hhiiss 5500ss wwaass iinn tthhee iinnccoonnnneeccttiioonnwwiitthhtthheeaassssaauulltt.. hhiisseeaarrllyy2200ss,,55fftt99iinnssttaallllaannddwwoorree AAnnyyoonnee wwiitthh aannyy iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn iiss micsessionforpeoplewhohavewrittena llooaaddiinngg bbaayy uunnddeerrnneeaatthh VViiccttoorriiaa TThhee ffiirrsstt iiss bbllaacckk,, aaggeedd iinn hhiiss aasshhiirrttaannddttrroouusseerrss.. aasskkeeddttooccoonnttaaccttppoolliicceeaattSSoouutthheenndd pieceandwantthechancetoperformit. PPllaazzaa,,iinnSSoouutthheennddHHiigghhSSttrreeeett,,aatt eeaarrllyy2200ss,,aarroouunndd55fftt99iinnssttaallll,,ooffaa TThheetthhiirrddwwaasswwhhiittee,,aaggeeddiinnhhiiss iinn110011.. ThefinaldayonThursdaywillsee readingsfromSouthend-basedSundown Allpicturestakenbyouraward-winningphotographersareavailabletobuyonline. Artsreading. Visitwww.yellowad.co.uk,clickonthe‘BuyPhotos’linkontheright-handsideandfollowtheinstructions. Allperformancesrunfrom6.30pm. TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,201355 School prepares to mark its centenary ByPaulGiles AJUNIORschoolwillbehold- ingaseriesofeventstomarkits centenary. WestLeighJuniorSchool,in RonaldHillGrove,Leigh,will beholdingaDinnerandDance Ball for people from the past and present with a connection withtheschool. CherylWoolf,executivehead- teacherofWestLeighJuniors, appealed to anyone who had anysortofconnectionwiththe junior and primary schools to comeforwardandhelpwiththe celebrations. One of the projects the schoolsareheadingupisacol- lectionofmemorabiliafromthe past100years. MrsWoolfsaid:“Anyonewho hashadanythingtodowiththe school can help by providing CENTENARY:WestLeighPrimarySchoolheadteacherJenny photos,reportsoranythingthat Titfordwithanoldregister. PicturebyMarkCleveland hascomefromtheschoolover memorabiliacollectedoverthe here. thelastcentury.” nextfewmonths. “Wearehopingtomakethis Theschoolswillalsobehost- MrsWoolfadded:“Thecele- yearaverymemorableyearfor ing two musical shows at brationsarealreadyprovingto thestaffandthestudents.” WestcliffHighSchoolforBoys be popular. We have people The black tie Dinner and fromThursday, March 7, until travelling to the school from Dance Ball will be held on Saturday,March9. AustraliaandCanada. Saturday, February 2, at Mill Astreetpartyforstudentsand “Itisveryexcitingbeingpart Hall,Rayleigh. neighboursneartheschoolwill ofaschoolthatis100yearsold. Ticketscost£35andincludes also take place on Thursday, “Itisaprivilegetoworkhere athreecoursemeal,livemusic July18. inlotsofwaysbuttheageofthe andaMichaelBubletribute. Thecelebrationsofthecente- school makes it more special To book a ticket contact the narywillculminateinanopen for both me the infant head- schools office on 01702 day in September of all the teacherandthestaffthatwork 478593. Whatdoyouthink?WritetoReaders’Letters,YellowAdvertiser,AcornHouse, GreatOaks,Basildon,Essex,SS141AH,[email protected] 66SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,2013 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 Long serving paramedic retires speedread ➤ ByPaulPeterson ambulancesin1981whereheworked Workplace equality forpatienttransportserviceatCanvey A PARAMEDIC has hung up his AmbulanceStationbeforegoingonto SOUTHEssexHomeshasretaineditsposition stethoscopeafter31yearsservingthe qualifyasanambulanceman. inthetop100oftheStonewallWorkplace peopleofEssex. He then trained as a paramedic EqualityIndex2013forthesecondyear Simon Eatherton, general manager before becoming leading ambulance running. for the county’s emergency opera- man at Rayleigh Ambulance Station TheindexisBritain’sleadingtoolfor tions,waspresentedwithahandfulof andin1992becamestationofficerat employerstomeasuretheireffortstotackle giftsbyofficialsfromtheambulance SouthendAmbulanceStation. discriminationandcreateinclusiveworkplaces serviceasheretiredlastTuesday. Simonwentontobecamedivisional forlesbian,gayandbisexualemployees. Simon, who lives with his wife commander for North Essex before Since2005,morethan750majoremployers Gillian in Thundersley, has attended heading up the control room in havetakenpartintheindex,usingStonewall’s several high profile incidents during Chelmsfordbeforetakingtheroleof criteriaasamodelforgoodpractice. hiscareerincludingtraincrashes,air- directorofoperationsforEssex. craftincidentsandhewasoneofthe Hewaspresentedwithgiftsfromthe Sexual health survey firstambulanceofficersonthescene ambulancetrustinaspecialceremony whenSouthendPiercaughtfireback lastweek. SEXUALhealthservicesprovidedby in2005. AndrewMorgan,interimchiefexec- SouthendHospitalhavebeengiventhesealof He said: “I will miss all my work utive of the trust, said: “It was an approvalbyitsusers. colleaguesandthepatientsIhavemet absolute pleasure to meet up with Asurveyofpatientscomingintotheclinic overtheyears.Iwillpopintoseemy Simon and wish him well on his lastmonthfoundtheywereoverwhelmingly colleaguesfromtimetotimebutIcan retirement.Hehasexemplaryservice satisfiedwithaccess,facilitiesofferedandthe nowspendsomequalitytimewithmy andIamsurehiscolleaguesandthe carereceived. wife Gillian and I am sure that she patients he has cared for during his Staffalsoreceivedcomplimentswithusers already has some work lined up for mammothcareerwillsorelymisshim. sayingtheywereunderstanding, me!” WewishSimonandhiswifeGillian knowledgeableandnon-judgementaland Simon started his career on the alltheverybestforthefuture.” FAREWELL:AndrewMorgan,interimchiefexecutiveofthe madethemfeelatease. ambulancetrust,withSimonEatherton. Theageofpatientswhotookpartinthe surveyrangedfromteenagerstopensioners. Fishing festival’s future on the line Security help at hand PEOPLEovertheageof60cangetafree homesecuritycheck. THE Leigh Fishing Festival will encompass not only fishing but wasthesameeveryyear. CouncillorPatHolden,whoalso TheAgeUKHandVanwillvisitandcarry be axed this year in a bid to havemoreofamaritimetheme. “Iwantedittochangegradually. sat on the old working party for outsafetychecksandinstallequipmentsuch revampitforitsreturnin2014. CouncillorPaulLawrence,who There is a lot of information on thefishingfestivalsaidshehopes asdoorlocks,doorchains,viewersand LeighTownCouncilhasdecided sat on the old fishing festival offeratthefestivalanditisabig thefestivalisnotaxedlongterm. windowlocks. tostopthefestivalinwhatwould working party, said the festival familyevent. She said: “Last year we had Aswellasfittingsecuritydevicestheywill havebeenitstenthyear. would bechangedbythetimeit “Wegetalotofpeopleturning musicthatlivenedthefestivalup alsohandoutfreesmokealarms,carbon Thefestival,whichisoneofthe returns. uptotheeventbutsomecouncil- andIenjoyedit. monoxidedetectorsandnewlightbulbs,and town’smajorevents,celebratesthe Hesaid:“Ithasbeenproposedto lorsfeltitneededachange.” “Itencompasseslotsofthingsto cancarryoutfallpreventionevaluationsto fishing industry in the area and skipayearandrevampit. A new working party will now do with the marina and the removetriphazards. seesthousandsofpeoplevisiting “I was against it personally besetupbythecounciltodecide sea.”The Regatta and the Folk Formoreinformationortorequestavisit, OldLeigh. becauseithasalwaysbeenasuc- thechangesthatwillbemadeto Festival will still go ahead this contactAgeUKon08450261055,ore-mail When it returns in 2014 it will cess but some councillors said it thefestival. year. [email protected] Whatdoyouthink?WritetoReaders’Letters,YellowAdvertiser,AcornHouse,GreatOaks,Basildon,Essex,SS141AH,[email protected] TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,201377 BBBooowwwlllsss ccccclluubb sseett ttoo hhhooolllddddd ooppeenn ddaayy ESSEXCountyBowlingClubwillbeholdingafreeopen dayforpeopletoattractnewplayers. Theclub,basedinImperialAvenue,Westcliff,willopen itsdoorstogiveanoutlineexplanationofthesportandfor peopletohaveagoononeofthesixindoorrinksoroneof the12outdoorrinks. Outdoorcaptainforthesummer,BobWestley,saidthe daywasanopportunityforpeopletotrythesportorjust jointheclubtousefacilitiesthere. Hesaid:“Atthemomentwearetryingtoboostmember- shipnumbersupalittlebit. “That'swhyweareholdingtheopenday,wehaveawon- derfulbarandrestaurantandentertainmentaswellasthe bowling. “Atthemomentthereisalsoareducedmembershipfeeif peoplewanttojoinus. “People tend to think it is for old people but we have players that joined at 11 years old and are now in their twenties. “Bowlingisalsoaverygoodformofexerciseforallages asitisnothighimpact.” TheopendaywillbeheldattheEssexCountyBowling Club, 21 Imperial Avenue, Westcliff, between 1pm and 5pm,onSaturday,February2. Formoreinformationcall01702338261. Stay up to date with the latest news and sport from across the area BOWL:EssexBowlsClub by following us on Twitter Westcliffneedsnew memberstojointhefun. @TheYellowAd or @EssexNewsYA PicturebyMarkCleveland Allpicturestakenbyouraward-winningphotographersareavailabletobuyonline. Visitwww.yellowad.co.uk,clickonthe‘BuyPhotos’linkontheright-handsideandfollowtheinstructions. 88SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,2013 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,201399 Enter your band in competition ENTRIESareopenforcom- munityradiostationGateway 97.8’s fifth annual Battle of theBandscompetition. Runinpartnershipwiththe Yellow Advertiser and the Rotary Club of Corringham Thameside, the contest is open to local bands of all ages and genres – including coverbands. Bands can enter by simply e-mailing the radio station LASTYEAR’SWINNERS:TheEnds. and will be invited to take PicturebyLouisBeeden partinalivebroadcast. InApril,eachbandwillbe final in May at the andSouthBasildonandEast given20minutesofairtime, Springhouse Club in Thurrock MP Stephen during which they will be Corringham. Metcalfe. interviewedandthenhavethe Each of the finalists will All ticket money from the choice of either performing performa25-minutesetand live final will be donated to liveinthestudioorairinga lastyear’swinners,TheEnds, the Thurrock Parkinson’s demoCD. willreturntodeliveraguest SupportGroup. Attheendofthebroadcast, performance and hand over Applications close on listeners will be invited to thetrophy. Thursday,March28. text in and vote for their Judges at the final will To enter your band, just favourite acts, of whom six includeYAreportersCharles e-mail battleofthebands will go through to the live ThomsonandMartynDolton @gateway978.com Concern grows over missing man POLICE are concerned about his friends. We are extremely thewelfareofamanwhohas concernedforhiswelfareespe- gonemissingfromhishomein cially if he is wandering out- Southend. doors in the current freezing TerryHolliday,52,whowas conditions.” a familiar face on the streets MrHolliday,is5ft10install, near his home in West Road, ofslimbuildandhehasshort, has not been seen since thinninggreyhair. Saturday,January5. He wears glasses and has a DCI Lynn Goodall, of silverringonthemiddlefinger Southend CID, said Mr of his right hand. When last Holliday lives a nomadic life seen he was wearing jeans, a and often goes to stay with grey waterproof coat, brown friends but has not been seen shoes, a brown jumper with a forsometime. pink white and blue diamond She said: “It is completely design and a white T-shirt outofcharacterforhimtogo underneath. abouthiscurrentlocationcon- off somewhere without telling Anyonewithanyinformation tactSouthendpoliceon101. 1100SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January23,2013 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 BBBooosssssseeesss tttiiiggghhhttt llliiippppppeeeddd ooovvveeerrr pppiiirrraaattteee ssshhhiiippp dddeeevvveeelllooopppmmmeeennnttt BOSSES at the Stockvale Group, which runs Adventure Island, are keepingtightlippedaboutapossi- ble development where the old pirateshipnearthepierusedtobe. PhilipMiller,executivechairman of the Stockvale Group, is not revealinganythingaboutproposed plansonthesite. He said: “We will shortly be applying for planning permission for an exciting new addition to Adventure Island, so watch this space.”