Southend, Leigh, Shoebury Wednesday, January 4, 2012 A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BEST WISHES TO ALL OF OUR READERS AND ADVERTISERS Prittlewell, Belfairs, Chalkwell, Westcliff, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, Eastwood, Great Wakering 22SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,2012 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 ❚ Review of 2011 MORE News, JANUARY suitable services, often because of delaysinreceivingexternalspecial- SOUTHEND Airport bosses vowed istinput. sport, to get passengers on planes within 15-minutesonarrivalatthesite. AUTHOR Jill Allen King MBE, of letters, Theyclaimedpeoplewithflightsto Westcliff,wasappointedanOBEfor popular European destinations such servicestoblindandpartiallysight- as Alicante and Palma will have a edpeople. jobs, ‘hassle free’ flight from Southend, with the estimated time through motors at securitybeingjustfourminutes. TRIBUTES were paid to a highly yellowad.co.uk respected headteacher after he died followingashortillness. Philip Rodbard was the head- teacher of Lancaster School, in Westcliff. He passed away on Thursday, January6. YellowAdvertiserLtd, Mr Rodbard, 58, had successfully AcornHouse,GreatOaks, steered the designated Special School for students aged 14 to 19 Basildon,EssexSS141AH. with a range of complex needs, Theofficeisopenbetween8.30am- through the Southend Education 5.30pmfromMondaytoThursdayand SpecialNeedsReview. until5pmonFriday. Deputy headteacher, Rachel Dennis, said at the time: “Philip’s Editor:GregFidgeon Publishingdirector:ScottWood vision was that the students at Distributionmanager:RobRolfe Lancaster School should develop Switchboard:01268503400 skillsforlife. Advertising:01268503450 “Hewasinstrumentalinthedevel- Fax:01268503418/9and503455 opment of the wonderful swimming Editorial:01268503485 poolandtherapysuitethatopenedin E-mail:[email protected] March2010andvarioustherapyand Fax:01268503480 specialneedsgroups.” Distribution:01268503380 Leafletsales:01268503386 Forallreadertravelbookingsand SOUTHEND Hospital was found to enquiriescall08452267747 be failing to meet ‘essential stan- dards’ for patients with mental ill- TindleNewspapersLtd ness. The Care Quality Commission PrintedbyNewsquest,Oxford.TheYellow foundthehospitalhad‘unacceptable AdvertiserLtdisregisteredasanewspaperby delays’ in carrying out psychiatric RoyalMail. assents of patients in the accident Recycledpapermadeup80.3percent HONOUR:JillAllenKingMBEwho andemergencydepartment. TRIBUTE:PhilipRobard, oftherawmaterialforUKnewspapers wasnominatedforanOBE. Inspectors also criticised the time headteacherofLancaster in2005. PicturebyMarkCleveland patients were transferred to more School,whopassedaway. TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,201233 ❚ Review of 2011 FEBRUARY NEEDEDABED:Natasha MENTALillnesscharitiescriticisedSouthend Radcliffandherpartner Hospitalafterawatchdogfoundfailings. NicholasWonnacottwere RethinkandSanecalledonthehospitalto fightingtobehousedinan appropriatedwelling. change following a damming Care Quality PicturebyMarkCleveland Commissionreportintoitsservices. Jane Harris, associate director of Rethink, said the charity was looking into writing to SouthendHospital. She said: “The hospital’sA&E department shouldbeavailableatalltimesforallpatients –notjustthosewithnomentalillnessissues.” SOUTHENDCouncilwasfoundtobewast- ing hundreds of thousands of pounds every year by using unnecessary energy on street lighting. Lightsalloverthetownwerebeingkepton 24hoursadayandonefed-upresidentrecord- edmanyinstancesofappallingwaste. AYOUNGdisabledwomanwashavingtolive in a tiny space and sleep on a chair as TRIBUTES:TrevorBaileywhodiedinafire. Southend Council had not moved her to a propertythatsuitedherneeds. In2009NatashaRatcliffwasdiagnosedwith ME/CFSandwaslivinginahomewithafoot dropateachentranceshecouldnotnegotiate. Shewasforcedtosleepinachairintheliv- ingroombecauseshecouldnotclimbstairs. The Yellow Advertiser story resulted in Natashabeingmovedtoamoresuitablehome. TRIBUTES rolled in for one of Essex and England’s most outstanding cricketing post warall-rounderswhodiedtragicallyinablaze inWestcliff. TrevorBailey,87,diedinthekitchenofhis flatinCrowstoneRoad,WestcliffonThursday, February6. Among those paying tribute to Bailey was MP for Southend West, Davis Amess who said:“TrevorBaileywasnotjustacricketer who I greatly admired, he was a friend.We livedinthesameroad,hespokeatmeetings formeonanumberofoccasionsandIenjoyed hiscompanyatcricketingluncheons. “Hewasalovelychap-genial,intelligent, wiseandkind.” SOUTHENDbiddedtogaincitystatusaspart oftheQueen’sDiamondJubileein2012. MPforSouthendWest,DavidAmess,was backingthebidandstartedthecampaignwith aspeechinTheHouseofCommons. He said that the City status would have a NOTAGOODSIGN:TonyChytry,whocontactedSouthend ‘significantimpactonthemorale’ofthetown. Councilaboutthelightissueintheborough. PicturebyMarkCleveland Whatareyourmemoriesof2011?WritetoYellowAdvertiser,AcornHouse,GreatOaks,Basildon,Essex,SS141AH,[email protected] 44SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,2012 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 ❚ Review of 2011 MARCH AMUSICfestivalencouragedtalentedpeo- plefromalloverEssextoparticipate,their messagewas-‘UseUsOrLoseUs’. Leigh on Sea Music Festival aimed to advancetheeducationofthepublicinthe artsofmusic,singinganddramabywayof competitionsattheFestival. Secretaryofthefestival,BarbaraWeller said:“Thefestivalprovidesaplatformfor performers all over Essex and is a well- lovedlocalinstitution.” A NEW rehabilitation suite for patients who have lost limbs opened at Southend Hospital. Charity veteran Joyce Long MBE unveiledthefacilityinthewoundmanage- mentunitinBalmoralWard. The 81-year-old, from Thundersley, bought the new suite £4,000 of adapted equipmenttohelppatientsontheroadto recovery. Equipmentincludesaspecialcouch,fold- awayparallelbarsandrunofstepstohelp with getting the patient used to tackling stairs. ABUSdriverwasrewardedforgoingthe extramileaspartofhiscompany’sNational CustomerServiceWeek. Arriva driver Ian Hale, from Southend, wasnominatedbylocalresidentsforbeing afantasticdriverandalwaysbeingcheerful afterpassengerswereaskedtonametheir FABULOUSFESTIVAL:BarbaraWeller,SecretaryofLeighonSeaMusicFestival ‘BusHeroes’. encouragedtalentedresidentsofEssextojoininthefun. PicturebyMarkCleveland Iansaid:“Itisnicetoknowthatpeople thinkIdomyjobwell,andthatIamfriend- monyatTheBrewery,London. Healthcare’sspecialistschoolnursingser- ly.” Therewere17awardswithatotalof34 viceareprovidingtheserviceanditisfund- clubsshort-listedforhonours. edfromtheGovernment’snationalAiming SOUTHEND United won the Coca-Cola HighforShortBreaksinitiative. CommunityCluboftheYearAwardatthe NHSSouthEastEssexlaunchedanewser- Theservicemeansthatlocalchildrenand 2011FootballLeagueAwards. vice for children and young people with youngpeoplewithdisabilitiescanhaveone Southend United representatives, SUFC disabilitiesandtheirfamilies. toonesupportfromaschoolnursingser- Community & Education Trust’s Steve The project is based at the Lighthouse vice healthcare assistant to help them to GoodsellandCEO&LiaisonOfficerBen ChildDevelopmentCentreinEastwood. joininwithmainstreamafterschoolactiv- BUSHERO:IanHalewithhisaward. Duncan,receivedtheawardatagalacere- South East Essex Community itiesandholidayclubs. PicturebyMarkCleveland TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,201255 ❚ Review of 2011 APRIL A MULTI-million pound con- troltowervitalinoperationsin developing Southend Airport becameoperationalinApril. Airport bosses comfirmed the new 32-metre high tower costing £5million was being manned by control staff using latesttechnology. Unlike the original tower, whichwaserectedinthe1960s, the facility has 100 per cent visibility. A PAIR of Southend art pro- STONETHECROWS:ThecrowsnestintheRagerollercoaster jectsreceivedafinancialboost. atsouthend’sAdventureIsland. Metal, and Focal Point tivenewproject. Southendamusementpark. Gallery eachwoncovetedArts Southend YMCA was run- Thebirdshappilytookupres- Councilfunding. ninganewvolunteeringproject idence on top of the Rage Both organisations were thatappealedtoyoungpeople, rollercoaster at Adventure judgedagainststringentcriteria agedbetween16and25,who IslandonSouthendSeafront. fortheArtsCouncil’sNational were interested in developing With a 75ft drop, loops, portfoliofunding,andwereup skills in PR, promotion, event twistsanda360degreebarrel againsthotcompetition. organising,journalism,design, roll,theridewasvotedthemost researchandcatering. thrillingrollercoasterintheUK A SOUTHEND organisation byBBC1’sBluePeter-howev- for young people was looking A FAMILY of crows were er now this feathered family forpeopletojointheirinnova- being taken for a ride at a havedeclareditthebestplace tolive. PLANSforthenewlibraryin Southend town centre were revealed. The £27million, four-storey projectinElmerSquareinclud- edplanstohousethelibrary,a cafe,alecturetheatre,meeting rooms, music/art studios, the FocalPointartgalleryandwith apublicsquareatthefront. Thesiteforthedevelopment was the old Farringdon car park. OPPORTUNITY:SouthendYMCA. PicturebyMarkCleveland Whatareyourmemoriesof2011?WritetoReaders’Letters,YellowAdvertiser,Acorn House,GreatOaks,Basildon,Essex,SS141AH,[email protected] 66SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,2012 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,201277 ❚ Review of 2011 MAY FIRE:ThefireatCourtway House,HamletCourtRoad, DOZENS of firefighters battled Westcliff-on-Sea. through the night to tackle a massive PicturebyEssexFireandRescue blazeatafour-storeyofficebuildingin Westcliff. It took place at Courtway House, in HamletCourtRoad,andsome100fire- fightersattendedtheincident. SUPERMARKET giant Tesco apolo- gisedtoahousewifeaftersendinghera threatening letter for exceeding their parkingrestrictions. Kerry Young, of Elizabeth Close, Hawkwell, got a notice from Tesco tellingherthenexttimeshebrokethe two-hourlimitshecouldexpecttogeta fine.The46year-oldhadoverstayedfor fiveminutes. ASHOEBURYteenagerwasnominat- NOMINATED:DeanWallis(left), edforanawardformotivatingpupilsat whowasnominatedforanaward. hisschoolandsupportinghisdisabled brother. Dean Wallis, 14, from Crouch Way, was nominated for an Essex Police Young Person of the Year Award (YOPEY). Dean coaches younger students at Shoebury High School in basketball, whilealsohelpingtwinbrotherCraig, whosuffersfromepilepsyandcerebral palsy. A LEIGH garden designer called for help to make a Southend girl’s dream cometrue. GillOliverdesignedasensorygarden forAmy Jarrett, 10, who suffers from septo-optic dysplasia - a brain condi- tionthatcausesblindness. Gillneededdonationsofbothmoney UPSET:KerryYounggotawarning and materials to complete the young letterfromTesco. girl’sgarden. PicturebyMarkCleveland Allpicturestakenbyouraward-winningphotographersareavailabletobuyonline. Visitwww.yellowad.co.uk,clickonthe‘BuyPhotos’linkontheright-handsideandfollowtheinstructions. 88SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,2012 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 SYSTH www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,201299 ❚ Review of 2011 JETSET:AlistairWelch welcomedEasyJetto SouthendAirport. PicturebyMarkCleveland JUNE cialairlineinEurope,EasyJet andfiance’. operate a quieter and more “Hislifewithhisfiancewas SOUTHEND Airport environmentally friendly just beginning,” his family announceditwouldbegetting fleet.” said. “He was a fantastic readyfortakeoffwithflights fatheranditisironichowhe goingtoEurope. SOUTHEND Swimming and waslostonFather’sDay.” Bosseslandeda10-yeardeal Diving Centre won a trophy with airline EasyJet that will foritstechnicalachievements. SOUTHEND Hospital was seeflightslinkingSouthendto The Centre at Garon Park, announced as one of the Ibiza,BarcelonaandFaro,as off Eastern Avenue, beat off cleanesthospitalsinthecoun- wellasotherdestinations. tough competition to be try. EasyJet chiefs claimed the named the Best Technical Southendrecorded27cases dealwouldbring150newjobs Design and Construction of C. Diff – an 88 per cent for cabin crew, pilots and 2011, in the LocalAuthority reduction over the past three groundstaff. Building Control (LABC) years–andjusttwocasesof Managing director of East Anglia’s Building MRSA,representinga90per Southend Airport, Alistair ExcellenceAwards. centdrop. Welch,said:“Thiswillbefan- Thehospitalhadthefewest tastic for the regeneration of AMAN died following an numberofClostridicumdiffi- Southend, jobs, support for altercationoutsideaSouthend cile(C.Diff)ratesofallhos- business and new infrastruc- nightspot. pitals in the east of England, ture. Reece Lamude, 37, was andalsosignificantlyreduced “As the operator of the described by his family at a the number of MRSA blood- newest fleet of any commer- ‘loving father, son, brother streaminfections. 1100SouthendYellowAdvertiser,Wednesday,January4,2012 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk SYSTH TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 ❚ Review of 2011 JULY SERVICES officially opened at Southend Airport’s £12million trainstation. Holiday-goerswereabletotrav- elontheNationalExpressEast Anglia line to platforms, which arelessthan50stepsawayfrom thenewterminal. Journeys take around 55 min- utesfromLiverpoolStreetand45 minutes from the Stratford, the siteofthe2012OlympicVillage, with trains running run eight timesanhour. STATION:BobNeilMP celebrateslaunchofa newtrainstationat THE LEADER of the Labour SouthendAirport. group in Southend called for PicturebyMarkCleveland actionoverthedilapidatedstateof buildingsinVictoriaAvenue. TICKETSforeightneweasyJet Victoria ward Councillor Ian routes from London Southend Gilbert said derelict buildings Airportwentonsale. alongVictoriaAvenuewereruin- Lineswereopenedforpeopleto ingthearea. buy tickets to Amsterdam, He also claimed he had been Alicante,Barcelona,Belfast,Faro contacted by the police because Ibiza,MalagaandMallorca. of anti-social behaviour in the Tocelebratetheannouncement, areaandthatpeopleweresquat- Essex-bornSallyGunnelljoined tinginsomeoftheemptybuild- pupilsfromEastwoodSchoolat ings. theairportonMonday,July25. CHANGE:Councillor IanGilbertwhowas FLIGHTS:SallyGunnell callingforregeneration celebratenewroutesat inVictoriaAvenue. SouthendAirport. PicturebyMarkCleveland PicturebyMarkCleveland