Hello, Grumpy Christmas here! Yes, your resident District & Town Council has been out today with lot's of other volunteers preparing for the 'Rayleigh Lights Switch On!'
Chilly, isn't the word for it, with a flurry of snow and temperatures of 3 degrees and falling, lot's of volunteers prepared to make the night special for the families with little ones.
As my 'little ones' are not so little now, it takes more than a twinkle of lights to entertain them so this year we decided to stay at home with our Horlicks for the big switch on.
I won't mention the
(as Scrooge put a stop to that!) other activities that may have tempted them out into the cold and I'm sure everyone with children of primary school age children will have a lovely time waving their glowy, flashy stick things around as they stand around trying to keep warm. I'm afraid though for Grumpy Christmas he's seen the light and unfortunately has been unable to deliver a Christmas wish for the supporters of this
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Tonight I attended a presentation given by Roger Hirst (Essex Police & Crime Commissioner) and ahem, a couple of invisible police chiefs (not quite sure where they went), about the new Essex Police & Crime plan. This plan lays out 7 key areas that Mr Hirst wants Essex police to focus on. 1. More local,
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I know it’s hot out there, but I think the heat has gone to the heads of the Executive Committee this week, when they’ve approved nearly £1/2m in funding to rescue the Fusion Leisure contract to reopen Clements Hall, Rayleigh Leisure Centre, The Mill Hall, Castle Rd Hall but not The Freight House (we all
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Our local economy is surely suffering from the devastating effects of the unprecedented congestion on our roads? Traders are already struggling in ever-increasing tough trading conditions and at what is traditionally a ‘slow’ time of year, I have heard several reports of businesses really struggling to keep their heads above water. Shoppers are avoiding our
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