Newsletter - 11/09/2015

O’PICADO REVIEW

I never realised there was quite a thriving Portuguese community around the Southend area. As a result we have a few good Portuguese restaurants locally, and most of them have been there for years, they’re all pretty well established. Not only restaurants though, cafes too. Just take a wander down near the bottom of Hamlet Court Road; two are situated near enough next door to each other. I popped in to one of them just the other day, and what a great place it was too, just like a Portuguese social club! 

HAVENS HOSPICES SKY DIVE

Join Team Havens on our last skydive day of 2015 at Beccles airfield on September 19th. Always a great day and lots of laughs – before and after we promise! 

Pay the skydive centre £100 to secure your place then £75 on the day. If you fundraise over £350 you are entitled to your money back.

There are two ways you can ‘pay’ for your challenge:
Minimum sponsorship: £100 non-refundable deposit + £350 minimum pledge
Self Funded: £100 non-refundable deposit + £75 on the day (no fundraising pledge)

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LESSONS FROM MARGATE!

I have a thing about seaside towns. You might have noticed. I wrote a poetry book on living by the sea and heck, I'm even attempting to write a novel about it. It's fitting, of course, that I live by the coast, but I always like to visit other seaside towns. 

Something about the run-down nature of coastal towns out of seasons, with chip wrappers and stopped rides and the determination to eat ice cream when you're chilly just ensnares me. 

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