Yellow Advertiser - Southend - January 6, 2010

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Wednesday,January6,2010
WIN A HEALTHY
ByMatthewStanton
APPETITE FOR BUILDINGworkwillstartonanew£3milli-
ion control tower at Southend Airport this
month.
THE NEW YEAR It will replace the site’s existing tower,
whichwasbuiltinthe1960sandappearedin
asceneinJamesBondfilm‘Goldfinger’in
1964.
See p2
Essex-basedfirmReadieConstructionhas
beengiventhecontracttocarryoutthework,
whileavionicinstallationandcommissioning
willbecarriedoutbySystemsInterfaceLtd.
Alastair Welch, managing director of
SouthendAirport,explainedthatthecurrent
towergaverestrictedviewsacrosstheairfield
butcouldnotconfirmwhetheritwouldbe
demolished.
MrWelch said: “I’m especially delighted
thatitsconstructionwillbecarriedoutbyan
essentially,localfirm.
“This just goes to prove that the airport
developmentwillcreatelocaljobsandplaya
majorpartinhelpingtoregeneratethearea.
“Wehaven’tmadeadecisionaboutthecur-
renttowerbutitwillnotbeused.Thenew
towerwillallowustohaveafullviewofthe
airport.”
Theconstructionofthecontroltowerwill
beginattheendofthismonth,whileworkon
thenew£12millionrailwaystationisalready
underway.
Thestationisduetoopeninmid-2010and
will provide a regular service into London
WWWooorrrkkk tttooo bbbeeegggiiinnn ooonnn LiverpoolStreetStation.
SouthendCouncilisalsomakingadecis-
cion to extend the airport’s runway at the
Development County Committee on
aaaiiirrrpppooorrrttt cccooonnntttrrrooolll tttooowwweeerrr Thursday,January14.
FAMOUS:TheSouthendControlTower,
whichfeaturedinJamesBond’s
‘Goldfinger’in1964. PicturebyMarkCleveland
NEW YEAR TRAGEDY
AS PENSIONER DIES
ByKarenDavis who had recently celebrated her the community was in a state of
88th birthday and enjoyed shock, also paid tribute to Mrs
AN 88-year-old woman who suf- ChristmasandNewYearwithfami- Waller.
feredfatalheadinjuriesoutsideher lyandfriends. “She was a beautiful, charming,
bungalowhadjustreturnedfroma MrsFairmansaid:“Thishashada lovelylady,”hesaid.
NewYear’sParty. devastatingeffectonallofusand ■ Hassan Salahi, 34, of
RosinaWallerwasallegedlymur- willleaveabiggapinourlives. Cunningham Close, Southend,
deredafterbeingdroppedoffbya “She had reached a marvellous appeared before Southend
relative at her bungalow in ageandthisissuchatragicwayfor Magistrates Court on Monday,
JohnstoneRoad,Shoeburyness. hertoendherlife.” chargedwithonecountofmurder
Her 64-year-old son-in-law also Mrs Waller leaves her daughter, and other offences in connection
received head injuries and was sonandfivegrandchildren. withthedeath.
treatedatSouthendHospital. Apostmortemrecordedthepen- Hewasremandedincustodyand
Mrs Waller’s daughter Janet sionerdiedfromheadinjuries. is due to re-appear at Basildon
TRAGIC:RosinaWaller.
Fairmanpaidtributetohermother, Neighbour Peter Judd, who said CrownCourtonFriday,March12.
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Appeal reaches milestone –
speedread
➤
but needs more fundraisers
Young actors
needed
BUDDINGyoungactorsare
beingsoughttobefairies,lords
ByMatthewStanton andladiesandrebellious
FUNDRAISERS:JulieOfford, teenagersforanadaptionofA
AN APPEAL aiming to raise clinicalservicesmanager,and MidsummerNight’sDream.
£750,000 for vital breast screening LynnConniford,senior Sit&FidgetandSouthend
equipment in Southend Hospital has radiographer,appealformore YouthArtsarelookingforyoung
hitamajormilestone–butbossesare fundraiserstoraisemoneyfor peopleagedbetweensevento12
desperateformorefundraisers. newmammographyequipment. fortheproductioninJuly.
More than £250,000 has been col- PicturebyMarkCleveland Professionaltuitionwillbe
lectedsinceBosomPalswaslaunched providedforthosewhowould
by the hospital’s department of liketoactwithcostumesand
fundraisinginMay2009. scriptsprovidedforfree.
Donationswillbeusedtopurchase Weeklyrehearsalscost£40per
two new digital machines by May 10-weekterm.
2011–meaningwomenagedbetween ThegroupmeetsonSaturday
47and73willbeabletohaveroutine mornings,startingfrom
breastcancerscreening. Saturday,January16,from10-
SouthendHospitalcurrentlycarries 11.30am,atSt.BernardsHigh
outscreeningsforwomenaged50to School,MiltonRd,Westcliff.
70 across Basildon and Southend Formoredetails,callClaireon
areas. 01702306742ore-mail
Despitetheeconomicdownturn,the [email protected]
effortsofresidentslivinginsoutheast Time for
Essex have allowed the hospital to
realisticallymeetitstargetofhaving meditation
themachinesinplaceby2012.
BarbaraWarmer,seniorfundraising MEDITATIONandBuddhism
manager at Southend Hospital, sessionswilltakeplaceevery
thankedallthosewhohadheldevents. SaturdayfromFebruary6.
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“If anyone wants to organise a
Tea party is a
fundraiser but needs help, our team
herecanassistthem.Wehavebanners, record breaker
collectiontinsandmerchandiseifyou
needthem.” THEcentenarianteapartyput
Miss Warmer confirmed 30 onbySouthendWestMPDavid
fundraisingeventshavealreadybeen Amessisarecordbreaker.
planned for this year and more than MrAmesshasreceiveda
100 have taken place in the last six MaureenTownley and LindaAnsell, withsixfriends. EventscomingupincludetheGreat certificatefromtheGuinness
months. from Thorpe Bay, since Saturday, Metal band, Soliss, held ‘Charity PierWalk,whichhasbeenorganised BookofRecordstoconfirmthat
The biggest contribution followed November7. Rocks’atChinnery’salongSouthend by Leigh Rotary Club on Sunday, thegatheringof28centenarians
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sponsored walk from Uncle Tom’s thehospitalfor25years. Thegigraised£1,150. CharityTriathlononSunday,June4. Septemberwasofficiallythe
Cabin, in Shoebury, to Chalkwell SonsRobandScottThwaiteshada RhythmguitaristMikeHawes,from A collection will take place at largestever.
ShelteronSunday,October11. more personal reason to help the Rochford, was just 21 when he was Southend United FC on Saturday, Hesaid:“Iamthrilledthatthe
Morethan300peopletookpartand cause – their mother, Denise, was struckbytesticularcancerin2006. April 17, when the Shrimpers play localcentenarianswhoattended
raised£7,000fortheappeal. diagnosedwithbreastcancer. He underwent chemotherapy at Brighton&HoveAlbion. theteapartyinLeighhaveset
Othereventshaveincludedaweekly Theyraised£3,000fortheappealby Southend Hospital and made a full To contact the department of thisnewworldrecord.”
bazaar in the hospital, organised by running the Southend half marathon recovery. fundraising,call01702385337.
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Prittlewell Priory in line
speedread
➤
for a massive makeover EKCO party
SOUTHENDCentralMuseum
isholdingapartyforformer
EKCOworkers.
Theeventwillcelebrateall
thingsEKCOandwiththehelp
PRITTLEWELL Priory has been ofBBCEssex,themuseumalso
givenaChristmaspresenttoremem- wantstocapturestories,
ber. memoriesandreminiscences
The Heritage Lottery Fund has fromex-membersofstaff.
handedita£1.3milliongrantforthe DerekandAnneCole,sonand
refurbishmentofthemuseum. daughterofEric,willbein
Once completed, the museum will attendance.
tell the story of the Priory from its Thepartywillbeheldon
monasticdaystoitslifeasaVictorian Wednesday,January13,from3-
house as well as the wildlife of the 6pmatthemuseuminVictoria
park. Avenue,Southend.
The refurbishment has been the Formoreinformation,call
dreamofthoseworkinginSouthend 01702434449.
Council’s museums service and its Donate to BHF
supporting charity the Friends of
SouthendMuseumssincethediscov-
BRITISHHeartFoundation
ery of structural problems at the
(BHF)shopsinEssexare
Priorymuseumsevenyearsago.
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unwantedChristmasgifts.
Museums and the Cory
Theappealfollowsa20per
Environmental Trust have pledged
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sums to match fund the Lottery
overthelast12months.
Grant.
Tofindthelocationofyour
PrittlewellPrioryisSouthend’sold-
nearestBHFShop,call0844412
est heritage building, which dates
5000orvisitbhf.org.uk/shops
backto12thCentury.Itstandsonan
ancientmonumentsite. Police appeal
Southend Council’s deputy execu-
tivecouncillorforculture,Councillor POLICEareappealingfor
John Lamb, said: “Thanks to the informationregardingashed
HeritageLotteryFundgrant,wewill burglaryinWoodside,Leigh,
beablereturnthePrioryascloselyas betweenDecember19and21.
wecantohowitwasinformertimes. Locksweresmashedtoenter
“We can therefore let the building DELIGHT:PrittlewellPriorywillbe theshedandtwochainsaws
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makeitaccessibletothecommunity withabluejigsaw.Allitemswere
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before.” A full programme of events and alsowelcomedthenews. aliketoappreciatethefascinatinghis- Ifyouhaveinformation,call
Initially,thefundingwillbeusedto educational activities will be hosted He said: “The grant will make it tory and wonderful surroundings of PCSueHellieratLeighpolice
enable detailed designs of the pro- bythenewmuseum,makingtheprio- possibleforthemuseumtoundergoa the town’s first dedicated public stationon03003334444.
posed new displays and of a small rythefocusforthewholetown. complete refurbishment and will museum.”
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Call the hospital to have
your heart rate checked
ByMatthewStanton
SOUTHEND Hospital has
becomethefirstinthecountry
to check patient’s heart rates
overthephone.
People fitted with pacemak-
ers can make a call before
information is sent via phone
line and then interpreted by
medics.
Eddie Braham, of Westcliff
Parade, Westcliff, is one of
nine patients who have been
given sandwich box-sized
devices and can call a freep-
honenumberforinformation.
Theon-screencomputerdata
isidenticaltothatwhichwould
be obtained had the patient
physicallyattendedclinic.
The81-year-old,whohadhis
pacemakerfittedin1998then
renewed in 2006, said: “I am
veryproudtobeoneofthepio-
neers for this new device at
Southend. The hospital has
given me a 10-year bonus on
mylife.
“Now, instead of having to
cometothehospital,allIhave
todoispluginthephone,wait
for the numbers to come up FIRST:EddieBraham
and the information gets sent withSouthendHospital’s
tothem. phonedevice.
“It is fantastic - quite unbe- PicturebyMarkCleveland
lievablereally.Ifanythinghas
happened to me, the techni- ly - sometimes every month - patientsjustcomeinforreas-
cianscanseetheexactdateand to ensure their device was surance that everything is
time.” workingoptimally. workingOK.Nowwecanfol-
Southend Hospital currently Nikki Baines, senior chief low them up more closely
implantsaround350pacemak- cardiac physiologist and head withoutthemhavingthehassle
ersayear. ofinvasivedevicesintheheart ofgettingtothehospital,park-
Previously, patients had to andchestclinic,said:“Itisan ing and having to wait their
comebacktohospitalregular- ideal arrangement - many turn.”
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❚ Ghost Story Competition second and third place
Scarecrow story is chilling Highwayman horror story
SECOND PLACE jobofascarecrowtoprotecthis THIRD PLACE ningdownitsface.
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THERE isascarecrowguard- when the visitor looks back heart.
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one can remember. Always lightmakesiteasytoconfuse prey. It could never satisfy its rose,staringatit.Thenthepale
withthesamesquashedtophat what you think you see with thirst. figure of a highwayman
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until there is nothing left but there before, and their boots It stalked through the long, ‘Thankyou,’hesaid.‘AtlastI
brokenstalks.Thewheatgrown will crunch over the dead cold night searching. Just canrestinpeace.Thereis,sadly,
in the field makes the best stalks.Upclose,Jack’ssmileis searching.Itsfacewasdeadand entthatnocommonrobberwas one little thing, someone must
bread; it’s soft and warm, and are sure that it is not always big,crookedstitchesthatslide rotting.Maggotsfeastedonits doingthis.Afterthenextseven bearthecurse.Youkilledmeso
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distant figure. They call him the corner of their eyes. No spirals or the importance of the highwayman, cursed by a Idecidedtofindthemonster thiswiththelastbitofhumanin
Jackandclaimthatheisaser- matter how quickly they turn, blood. He smells of old straw witchwhosedaughterdiedfrom beforeitcouldtakeanotherlife. me.Ihavecursedthescrapof
vantofawitch,andthathewas theyalwaysfindithangingstill which is out of place in the hisbullet.Cursedtowanderthe I left before the tenth bell. I paperthatyounowholdsothat
enchanted and hung on his anddead. shiftingair.Thevisitorwillturn roadsheroamedinhisprevious patrolledtheroads.Itwascold thefirstpersontoreaditshall
frameaspunishment.Noneof to leave, but that’s when Jack life.Searchingforblood. anddark.Anoppressivesilence replaceme.
themgointothefield,butifit’s That’s how the year passes; movesfasterthanabreathleav- Thecityhadhiredmetokill pressed down upon the land- LuciusDanners,1708.
summer, the brave ones will turning slowly from dark to ing a body. The next day the this creature. I was a monster scape. It was nearly morning
reachunderthefencetobreak light. Ramblers pass by and farmerwillwakeupandwith- hunter, a vampire hunter and when I saw it. A decaying ‘Childish nonsense,’muttered
an ear of corn from the very families with bags of sand- outreallyknowingwhy,hewill witch finder, among other corpsedrainingthebloodfroma Elaine, throwing the scrap of
edge of the field where the wiches.TheypointatJack,but decidethattodayisthedayhe things. Over the previous lifeless woman. It raised its paperbackintothebushesfrom
scarlet poppies grow. They’ll their attention wanders and needstosownextyear’sseeds month,18deadbodieshadbeen head;bloodshoteyesstaringat whereithadblown.Sheturned
chewitcarefullywhilewatch- Jack is happy to wait in the inthefielddownbythebarrow. discovered along the roads. meinwhatwould,inahuman, to go, but thin skeletal fingers
ingthescarecrowbecausethey field. Happy because it is the Thenthecyclebeginsagain. Afterthethirditbecameappar- besurprise.Itrose,bloodrun- closedaroundherthroat.
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