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We have just received an e-mail from Grant Maton, corporate communications officer of the Essex Wildlife Trust. They set a target to raise £25,000towards their conservation work helping Otters to return to Essex. They have actually manged to raise £24,455.89 so far – a fantastic response (and are hoping some-one just might take that up
1.   Chris Treend of Chelmer Springs has rooms to let in her health, beauty and complementary therapy centre. The centre is situated within the Riverside Ice and Leisure complex in Chelmsford. This provides an excellent potential client base and also good parking facilities. Contact Chris for further information on 01245 615055 or 07714 563374. 2.    Â
What glorious weather! I hope, like us, you have all been able to take advantage of he late sunshine and spend some time outdoors – and make sure we top up that essential vitamin D. On Saturday, Mike and I had to go to an industrial estate just outside Chelmsford. We checked the map and realised
Would anyone like to join us for lunch 12.00pm – 2.00pm on 20th October upstairs at The Squeeze, 1 Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-Sea? A small group of therapists and other interested people meet regularly for a bite to eat and a chat – very informal. Our gatherings are always fun and interesting, great for swapping ideas, treatments
The Rainbow Warrior is the famous GreenPeace flagship. She is coming to the UK to persuade Gordon Brown to give coal the boot! Would you like to visit the ship and meet the crew? Open days are: Southend-on-Sea, end of the Pier Saturday 25th October – 10AM-3.30PM Sunday 26th October – 11AM-3.30PM Last tours at
 The planning application deadline for the above is drawing to a close and more support is needed if this project is to be stopped. If the scheme gets the go-ahead it may cause noise and light pollution in the surrounding areas and have a dramatic adverse effect on the local bio-diversity. If you would like
Gordon Brown has created a new department for climate change and energy, and Ed Miliband has been appointed its head. Up until now climate change and energy have been dealt with by two separate departments, so this is good news. Hopefully we will now see decisive action on climate change. Ed Miliband has the potential to bring fresh
Far from the eyes of the media, elected representatives in the European Parliament are writing a climate and energy plan for our continent. As citizens, we’ve campaigned hard for a global deal to stop catastrophic global warming, and Europe’s negotiators have driven progress in international talks — but if big polluters succeed in watering down
A government funded report says that we should cut down on meat and meat products consumed in order to reduce the effects of climate change. There is a suggestion that meat and milk products may even need to be rationed in the future. Livestock and the soil used to grow feed accounts for about 8% of Britain’s
As the National Grid struggles to maintain its energy reserves, we are now warned of possible power shut downs during the winter evenings. Obviously we all need to be reducing the energy we use as individuals and in our businesses, but we do also need to be prepared for some powerless evenings this winter. So what can we