Your Canvey April 2012

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thinking about getting

back outdoors again in

the spring and if your

home or garden needs

a bit of TLC after the

winter months, Your Canvey features lots of

local businesses that can help you prepare for

the month’s ahead.

As soon as the Easter holidays are over this

year, people’s thoughts should turn to the

exciting celebrations we have coming up

over the summer. We are planning our

special Diamond Jubilee Issues and would

love to hear from you if you have any photos

or memories of the Queen’s Coronation

Celebrations on Canvey Island. We would

Welcome to the April Issue

also like to hear about any celebrations or events

you have planned. We have included a small

“Diamond Jubilee Special” this month to whet

your appetite and give you some ideas of local

businesses that can help with your plans. With

any information, please call Angela on 01268

696404 or e mail:

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If you have missed a copy of Your Canvey, you

can find back issues and an archive of past

articles included in the magazine on our

website:

www.yourlocalmags.co.uk

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Easter Sunday - 8th April

Easter is celebrated in Christian communities across the world. However, not everyone celebrates in exactly the same way. Here are five Easter traditions from around the world.

Kite Flying - In Bermuda, people

traditionally fly kites for Easter. This practise

is said to have begun when a British teacher

had trouble explaining Christ’s Ascension to a

church class so he made a cross-shaped kite to

help illustrate the event to his students. Now

people make colourful paper kites with long

tails for Good Friday every year. Most of

these kites are hexagonal, with wheel-like

spokes, instead of cross-shaped, while some

are octagonal in shape.

Egg Breaking - Many countries dye and

decorate eggs for Easter, but in Latvia, the

tradition also involves breaking them. As part

of a holiday game, each person takes a

coloured boiled egg, then chooses a partner.

The two players tap the large ends of their

eggs together, followed by the narrow ends.

They then tap one narrow end against one

wide end, before repeating the process. If a

player’s egg breaks, that player

must leave the game. The last

person left without a broken egg

is the winner.

Easter-Crime - In Norway, it

is common to turn to mystery

books and TV detective shows

during the Easter period. This

tradition, known as

“Passkekrim” or “Easter-Crime”

started because many new crime

books are published between

Holy Thursday and Easter

Monday - a period of public

holiday. Also, it is common for

Norwegians to go on holiday

during this period, often taking

new books along with them.

Witch Costumes - In western Sweden,

children dress up as witches to visit

neighbours in a tradition similar to American

trick or treat. The children are known as

“Paskkarringar” (Easter hags) and carry

brooms and Easter cards during their visits.

They may receive a small amount of money or

candy from their neighbours and often carry a

coffee pot with them to hold any goodies. This

tradition started because Mediaeval people

thought that on Easter eve, witches stole

brooms and flew over church bell towers on

their way to visit Satan.

Easter Bonfires - Large fires are common in

parts of the Netherlands and northern

Germany. They are known as “Paasvur” in

Dutch and “Osterfeuer” in German. They are

lit at sunset on Easter Day. This tradition

actually comes from the pre-Christian Saxons

and was adopted by Christians during the

Mediaeval period. The fires are meant to bring

the community together and symbolise the

triumph of life over death. They may be used

to light a Paschal candle for Easter

celebrations.

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CISCA is a registered charity operating

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and they are urgently looking for volunteer

helpers. You can give as much or as little

time as you wish, on a regular or occasional

basis. Volunteers are wanted for all aspects

of CISCA activities, but they are particularly

interested in recruiting someone with book-

keeping experience to assist in the

management of their financial records. The

latter work could be carried out in two short

evenings during the week.

CISCA operate from their own premises

based in the Paddocks area of Canvey Island

right next to the newly established NHS

Health Centre. The association provides a

wide range of services, facilities and

recreational activities in a warm, pleasant

and welcoming environment. Senior citizens

(aged 55 and over) can meet others in similar

circumstances to their own and enjoy

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An important part of the services

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It is these activities that CISCA are looking

for helpers. So, if you are willing to give

something back to the community and

interested in getting some enjoyment also,

get in touch with CISCA President, Dr Alan

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“Maker of Modern Canvey” by Janet Penn This wonderful article by Janet Penn of www.canveyisland.org introduces us to the Reverend Henry Hayes (1839-1900) who had a great influence on Canvey Island.

Canvey was a very different place when Rev

Hayes took up his ministry on the Island in

1873. There had been no resident Vicar

before and most of the burials, marriages and

baptisms were conducted at St Mary’s in

South Benfleet.

The island was made up of scattered farms

with a population of 289 (PO Directory

1878) if the census was to be believed. There

was a church - St Peter’s - built in 1845 but

no school, no water supply and no post

office. Over the next few years Henry’s

mission was to bring about change to

Canvey Island and that he surely did.

One of the first projects Henry embarked

upon in 1873 was to build a vicarage just

south of the village in what is now Haven

Road. This was quickly followed by the first

school on Canvey Island situated just across

the road from the church which was opened

in 1874. According to the 1882 Kelly’s

Directory there were 60 pupils registered at

the school.

The tiny church, which had been built in

1745 was too small so it was demolished and

rebuilt much bigger and grander some 20

feet further back

from the road and

dedicated to St

Katherine.

In 1889, perhaps

one of Henry’s

greatest

achievements was

bringing fresh

water to the

Island. The only

water supply the

Islanders had access to at the time was

rainwater collected from the ditches. The

parish pump - financed by public

subscription and 50 guineas from the

Corporation of the City of London - was

opened on the 5th December 1889.

After the Parish Councils Act of 1894,

Canvey’s Parish Council was formed with

five councillors. Rev. Henry Hayes was a

member of that council. Another of his ideas

was to have a bridge connecting the island to

the mainland. About a month before Henry

died, the matter of a bridge was to be

brought up at the Rochford District Council

meeting (which covered Canvey.) The

matter was postponed until the next meeting

so that Hayes could attend and put his ideas

to the Council but sadly, he was never to

make that presentation as he died on the 8th

December 1900. Further action on a bridge

did not occur until 1929.

Rev Henry Hayes was buried at Highgate

Cemetery and later a memorial window was

erected on the north side of the Nave in St

Katherine's in his memory.

For more information on Henry Hayes or

any other aspect of Canvey History, visit

www.canveyisland.org

Reverend Henry Hayes

Courtesy of Gillian Leslie

Below: The Church School Building c1880

Courtesy of Norman Chisholm & www.canveyisland.org



Last month, pupils from Leigh Beck School’s cross country team started the first leg of the relay of the Canvey Schools Olympics torch.

The Schools Olympics are being hosted by

Leigh Beck Junior School on the 21st July

with each school on the Island taking part.

Pupils from the Island’s secondary schools

will be acting as ambassadors and marshals

on the day.

In the weeks leading up to the event an

Olympic torch will visit each school and

pupils will have the opportunity to run with

the torch to the next school. The Mayor of

Castle Point, Mrs Jackie Govier officially

started the proceedings where runners from

Leigh Beck School ran to pass the torch on

to Wintergardens school.

The event is being organised by Leigh Beck

teacher Sally McKenzie who said: “This is a

fantastic opportunity for pupils to represent

their schools and to really get involved with

the Olympic celebrations.”

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At the time of the Queen’s Coronation in June 1953, Canvey Islanders were still very much recovering from the devastating flood just a few months earlier. Some people had lost everything in the flood and were probably more interested in celebrating their survival than the coronation of the new Queen.

Even so, people across the Island rallied

round to celebrate this momentous occasion

in history. Jan Guzzan remembers:

“ We had a street party where neighbours

bought out their tables and chairs and

strung red, white and blue bunting across

the roads. Everyone knew everyone and most

mums of the children down our road were

helping out with the food and drinks. At

school we had a fancy dress competition. All

the costumes were home made. I had a

newspaper dress, made from the centre

pages of the Daily Mirror, showing the new

Canvey Memories - Queen’s Coronation 1953

queen in all her finery with a

cardboard crown with ‘In The

News’ written on it. I won a tube

of Rowntrees Fruit Gums.

My mum and dad had one of the

first televisions in the road, and I

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of neighbours in to see the marvel

of television broadcasting the

coronation ceremony. The set was

a tiny 9 inch G.E.C. with a bakelite

case and just two control knobs on

the front.”

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Canvey Island Football Club

As the season moves into its final month we can consider it to have been a fairly successful one so far. The club still has an outside chance of reaching the play-offs and can look forward to a Cup Final.

The hope of an all Canvey based team Essex

Senior Cup Final was ended by Colchester

United’s heavy 4-0 defeat of Concord Rangers

in their semi-final and will now be our

opponents in the final which is to be held at

Thurrock’s Ship Lane ground on Monday

16th April - 7.45pm kick off. Colchester

United, who are the highest ranked team to

enter the competition, will be a tough team to

beat but we very much look forward to the

challenge. Hopefully we will see you there

cheering on the lads.

Off the pitch our annual Youth Football

Tournament is filling fast. It will be held at

our Park Lane Ground on Saturday 12th and

Sunday 13th May. Entry forms can be

downloaded from our website or picked up at

the club. A Race Night, Children’s Easter Egg

Hunt and a Golden Jubilee Evening

Disco are all scheduled along with our regular

Sunday evening Bingo nights. Details can

again be found on our website. Come along

and join in the fun.

Our Merry Band of helpers continue to work

their magic keeping the ground in good order. It

can be hard work so to keep themselves fit they

regularly use the club gym (as can be seen in

the photo) even though their average age is

nearly 90 (only kidding guys.) The work

they do is fantastic and is massively appreciated

by all at the Club.

April Fixtures (3pm kick off unless stated otherwise)

Sat 7th April - Home - Wingate and Finchley

Monday 9th April - Away - Concord Rangers

Sat 14th April - Home - Leatherhead

Monday 16th April - Essex Senior Cup Final

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Ground 7.45pm kick off)

Sat 21st April - Away - Horsham

Sat 28th April - Home - Margate



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question: Buddy Holly – a Legend Reborn

features a special guest appearance by which

original Sixties icon?

Send your answer on a postcard with your

name, address, email address and daytime

phone number to: 11b The Driveway, Canvey

Island, SS8 0AB. Closing date: 30/04/12

First prize will go to the first two entries drawn

on 30/04/12. There is no cash alternative. Usual

Your Canvey rules apply. Editor’s decision is

final.

To buy tickets contact: The Cliffs Pavillion.

Box office: 01702 351135 www.thecliffspavillion.co.uk


We are here to offer support to

individuals in the community who

have suffered bereavement.

Useful Numbers

Police

Essex Police 0300 333 4444

www.essex.police.uk

Canvey Island Neighbourhood Policing

Team 07791 680413

Medical

Basildon Hospital 01268 533911

Southend Hospital 01702 435 555

NHS Direct 0845 4647

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

South Essex Stop Smoking Services

01702 313705

www.southessexstopsmokingservice.nhs.uk

Councils

Castle Point Council 01268 882455

Canvey Island Town Council

01268 683965

www.canveyisland-tc.gov.uk

Essex County Council 0845 7585 592

www.essexcc.gov.uk

Rebecca Harris MP 020 7219 7206

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

[email protected]

Other Numbers

Citizen’s Advice Bureau 01268 515 424

08444 770 808

www.castlepointcitizensadvicebureau.org.uk

RSPCA 07791 680413

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline

0808 800 5000

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• Rips, Burns, Cuts, Scuffs & Scratches Repaired

• Re-Antiquing & Complete Restoration

• Colour Matching Using Advanced Machinery

• Leather Cleaning: All Leather Types

• Seats Re-Padded & Spring Replacement

• Insurance & Consumer Reports


Accountants

J. Griffiths & Co. 7

Maynard Heady 19

Rowland Hall 12

Appliance Repairs

Advanced Technology 11

Aerial Installation

Trevange 11

Beauty Therapies

Escala Beauty Training 9 Studio 209 1

Sweet Feet 29

Blinds

Mart’s Blinds 9

Builders

Image Housing 18 J.T Installations Ltd 20

We Lay Bricks 15

Building Supplies

Charfleets Supplies 13

GMD 27

Butchers

F & J Caring 27

Cakes

Sophisticakes 9

Car Repairs & Servicing

Cooters Garage 40 Dr Bump 37

Smith’s Auto’s 15

Cards & Gifts

Happy Days 25

Care Services

Hallmark Care Homes 17 M.J.K Nursing 10

Carpentry

Dave Cooper 10

Carpets & Flooring

Mark’s Carpet Shop 20

Catering

All Occasions 7

Children’s Classes

Kumon 22

PC Services

PC Senior 30

Pet Services

Discount Pet Superstore 2 Pampering Pooches 13

Plumbers

Alan Keys 29 Aqua Plumbing 19

Recycling

Nick’s Recycling 19

Restaurants / Cafes / Bars

Brad Simpson’s Dining Room 24

Haystack 15

Roofing

Fibre-Tech 4

Storage

Easy Peasy Self Storage 11

Transport

Acclaim Travel 12

Training

Dr Byte 33

TV Supplies

Ace Vision 29

Windows and Doors

Allbright Windows & Doors 39 Economy Windows 20

Window Cleaning

Cannon Window Cleaning 12

Chiropodist

Martin James Podiatry 19

Cleaning Services

Oven Sprite 13

Decorators

Bob Leighton 10

Driveways

Windsor Driveways 12

Facepainting

Fabulous Party Faces 27

Fencing

Sedgewick Fencing 7

Function Room Hire

Concord Rangers FC 14

Furniture Restoration

Furniture Clinic 37

Gardening

G & M Services 29

JSM Services 10

Gifts

Pining For You 21

Hairdressers

Sophisticuts 9

The Rooms 21

Heating Engineers

Castle Point Gas & Heating 5

Health & Fitness

Weightwatchers 10

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy Solutions 19

Ironing & Laundry

Canvey Ironing 13

Kitchen Suppliers

Image Housing 18

Locksmiths

Castle Locks 7

Music Lessons

Absolute Music Academy 31

Partyware

GMD 27

Happy Days 25

Index of Advertisers

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Canvey Island Publishing LTD

Editors: Graham & Angela Owen

Business Address:

11b The Driveway, Canvey Island,

Essex, SS8 0AB

Tel: 01268 696404

Mob: 07974 238657 or 07792 673794

E: [email protected]

Web: www.yourlocalmags.co.uk

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data contained in this document is accurate, neither

the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept,

and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party for

loss or damage caused by errors or omissions

resulting from accident, negligence or any other

cause.

Canvey Island Publishing does not officially endorse

any advertising material included in this publication.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication,

including the advertisements included may be

reproduced or stored in any retrieval system of any

form without the express permission of the

publisher.

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