YOUNG MUSICIANS PREPARE FOR TWILIGHT CONCERT P5

Issue 51 Barking and dagenham’s FOrTnighTLY COmmuniTY newspaper 28 May 2011
young musicians prepare
for twilight concert p5
Borough’s new
mayor
named
Barking and Dagenham’s
new mayor is Cllr Milton
Mckenzie MBE (above).
He takes over the role as
Cllr nirmal Singh gill
finishes his year of office.
The appointment was
set to be confirmed at
Ceremonial Council last
Friday, with a formal
welcome at the annual
Civic Ceremony on Sunday.
Cllr Mckenzie went to
Continued on page 2
Free
Carrying the
Olympic torch
Susan Whitear
susan.whitear@lbbd.gov.uk
THIRTY local residents
will become part of
history and carry the
Olympic Torch through
the streets of Barking
and Dagenham.
People who have made a difference
in their community can apply,
or be nominated, to carry the torch.
it will pass through the borough
before the Opening Ceremony of
the London games in July 2012,
as part of the Olympics Moment to
Shine programme.
Barking and Dagenham
Council leader Cllr Liam Smith
said: “This is a fantastic opportunity
Continued on page 2
Barking and Dagenham’s
allotments now have better
protection from houses or
shops being put up on them.
Last week, the council cabinet
voted to declare all plots
in the borough as Statutory
allotment Land. This means
written permission from the
Secretary of State is needed
before they can be built on.
Cabinet took the step following
a question to council
leader Cllr Liam Smith at one
of his public question and
answer sessions in 2009.
a Barking allotment
Society member asked Cllr
Smith to give the plots protection
under the allotments act.
Barking and Dagenham will
have a shining legacy after
the 2012 games – and
opportunities ahead of them.
as a Host Borough,
Barking and Dagenham will
benefit from a package of
measures. One is that
residents will get 48 hours’
extra notice of jobs on the
Olympic site before general
advertisements go out.
and the borough will also
have a hand in planning the
Cultural Olympiad
accompanying the games, as
well as the torch relay.
Cllr Liam Smith said:
“Working with the other
Host Boroughs, we’re
determined to make the most
of the opportunity the games
Allotments protected
by council decision
Like all other London boroughs,
Barking and Dagenham
has a waiting list for plots.
Cllr Bert Collins, cabinet
member for culture and sport,
said: “There’s a big public
demand for allotments, so it’s
only right we seek to protect
existing sites and bring new
ones into use.”
george gosling, who
chairs the allotments representatives’
Committee, said:
“One of the most important
things about allotments is that
they bring the community
together. We’ve been campaigning
for the protection for
three years and we greet the
decision very warmly.”
For the latest information from Barking
and Dagenham Council, visit its new
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/
barkinganddagenham
and their legacy present.
“instead of being on the
fringes of events in 2012, i’m
delighted Barking and
Dagenham will now be an
integral part of London’s
Olympic games.”
The borough is a member
of the East London Legacy
group, directly involved in
planning what benefits the
games will leave after the
Closing Ceremony.
as well as the chance to
join the torch relay, the
benefits for local people from
Host Borough status include:
n nearly £12 million of
investment in sporting
venues for Barking and
Dagenham
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OuT in The Fresh air: Care assistant Sally Vialls and residents enjoying
the new garden at Kallar Lodge
unVeiLing: With Sidney Kallar MBE, who gave Kallar Lodge its name,
deputy mayor and mayoress John Davis and Pat Cullender, and, second
right, home manager Chris Neal
n aS part of the run-up to the
2012 games, Barking and
Dagenham residents can get
priority booking for two big
sporting events this summer.
The London Prepares
international Basketball
invitational runs from 16 to 21
august – the first sporting event
at the Olympic Park.
adult tickets are £25 for days
one to four, or £35 for the finals.
Concessions – ages 16 and below
and over-60s – pay £10 or £15.
also, the third round of the UCi
BMX Supercross World Cup
Series takes place on 19 and 20
august. adult tickets are £20 for
day one or £30 for day two.
From front page
Bethnal green and Tottenham
Technical College before working
at Lotus racing Car Company and
Ford Motor Company for 26 years.
He became a shop steward in
the 1970s and worked for many
years in the trade union movement,
fighting to protect rights and
improve working conditions.
With his passion for diversity
Concession tickets are £10 for
day one or £15 for day two.
You can apply for these tickets
from this Tuesday, 24 May – and
people living in Host Boroughs
get a special residents’ Code to
use between 9am on 24 May and
9am on 26 May.
Visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk/
londonpreparesseries and click
through to either BMX or
basketball. Then use the special
code – HOSTBaSkET for the
basketball or HOSTBMX for the
Supercross – to buy tickets. Make
sure you use capital letters.
Please note, Visa debit, credit
and prepaid are the only payment
cards accepted for the events.
and equal opportunities, he
advised groups and individuals,
and assisted in community events
in Barking and Dagenham. He
became an MBE for this work.
Roles
Elected to Barking and Dagenham
Council in 1998 as a member for
gascoigne and then for Chadwell
Heath, Cllr Mckenzie’s roles have
A restful
garden
for home
a reSiDenTiaL home in Marks gate
now has its own tranquil green space
thanks to a generous donation.
keen gardener Margaret York, who
once lived in Mayesbrook residential
Home, remembered it in her will.
Mayesbrook closed in 2007 but a
year later, kallar Lodge opened to provide
a specialist service for older people
with dementia.
In memory
now, a sensory garden in memory of
Margaret that offers seating, a barbecue
area and flower beds has been completed
at kallar Lodge.
Centre manager Chris neal said:
“This sensory garden will benefit our
a niCe siT
dOwn: On
one of the
garden’s
benches
Shining opportunity
From front page
for local people to take part in the
Olympics.
“The Olympic Torch will travel
for around 12 hours each day. Many
thousands are expected to celebrate
along the routes.
Inspirational
Cllr Smith added: “We have many inspirational
people living in the borough,
and this is a well-deserved chance to celebrate
their achievements.
“They should submit a nomination
to become a torchbearer and a part of
history.”
The London Organising Committee
included chairing the Development
Control Board.
He has also been the cabinet
member for environmental and
sustainability issues, and chaired
the East London Waste authority
for six years.
Cllr Mckenzie has long worked
with the borough’s young people,
not only as a governor at local
junior and comprehensive schools,
Susan Whitear
susan.whitear@lbbd.gov.uk
residents, who have all been diagnosed
with dementia.
“it will help enhance their wellbeing
as they can enjoy planting, watering and
maintaining the flowers, as well as the
wonderful smells from the rose and herb
garden.”
People from kallar Lodge and The
Maples day centre in Barking helped
create the garden with Barking-based
Studio 3 arts.
The garden’s design also includes
sculptures, plaques and colourful
artwork.
of the Olympic and Paralympic games
is running Moment to Shine, which will
see thousands of people across the Uk
carry the torch.
anyone can apply, but inspirational
young people are being encouraged to
sign up as more than half the places
are expected to go to nominees aged
between 12 and 24.
Nominations
Moment to Shine runs for six weeks,
with a local panel judging nominations.
Visit www.london2012.com/olympic
torchrelay to make your nomination.
The deadline is 11.59pm on
Wednesday 29 June.
Barking and Dagenham welcomes new mayor
but also as Essex County Cricket
Club’s youth development officer
for Barking and Dagenham.
Cricket has always been his first
sport, including coaching and
umpiring, but Cllr Mckenzie has
also enjoyed playing football and
golf. He is member of Barking and
Dagenham Sports Council.
The official mayor’s charity for
2011-12 is Living the Dream.
28 May 2011
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ge 1
28 May 2011
Share your view about
health service changes
an independent group looking at
health service change is appealing for
people from Barking and Dagenham
to get in touch.
The review comes after the borough
council joined other local organisations
in questioning the plans of
OneL, the Outer north east London
Primary Care Trusts, who are responsible
for the area’s healthcare.
OneL set out several budget proposals
that the council fears could lead
to cuts in local gP and clinic services.
Petition
The borough is so concerned, it has
set up a ‘Save our nHS’ petition that
people can sign online at www.lbbd.
gov.uk/healthpetition
now, the independent reconfiguration
Panel (irP) is also calling for
local people and groups to have their
say. The irP is an independent body
WOrk to tackle overcrowding
outside Barking station is set
to start around the end of
next month.
renovations are expected
to begin around the end of
June and run for around four
months. The precise start
date for the works is still to
be confirmed, but motorists
should know that some roads
in central Barking will be
closed for around five weeks
during the summer.
Station Parade and
Cambridge road will be
closed to all eastbound traffic
going towards Longbridge
road, up to Wakering road.
Westbound traffic will be
Paul Gilham
paul.gilham@lbbd.gov.uk
that advises the Health Secretary on
controversial health service changes
in england.
it is currently reviewing OneL’s
‘Health for north east London’
proposal.
irP chairman Dr Peter Barrett
said: “We will gather evidence locally
and listen to all interested parties,
to ensure the recommendations we
make are in the best interests of local
people.”
responding to news of the review,
OneL chief executive Heather Mullin
said: “Our plans are now being studied
carefully by an independent panel of
experts. We welcome their input.
“You can contact the panel yourself
and tell them what you think
by calling 020 7389 8046, emailing
info@irpanel.org.uk or writing to
independent reconfiguration Panel,
6th Floor, 157-197 Buckingham
Palace road, London SW1W 9SP.”
Dr Barrett added that he wanted
to hear from residents before the irP
reports to the Health Secretary on
Friday 22 July.
The report will later go up on the
irP website, www.irpanel.org.uk
elsewhere, staff at Queen’s
Hospital – which cares for residents
of Barking and Dagenham – have
defended their maternity service.
the station and one further while these works are carried
down Station Parade towards out, but we’re sure it will be
the Longbridge road
worthwhile.
roundabout
“The changes are in line
nless unaffected, but it’s all vehicles a real There should be emergency.
no major with what passengers told us
leaving Vicarage Field car disruption for pedestrians they wanted during last
park or the shopping centre’s during the works
year’s consultation – more
service area will have to turn Cllr Mick McCarthy, waiting space at the bus
left into Cambridge road. Barking and Dagenham
Two bus stops won’t be Council cabinet member for
al walk-in used during the road centre,
closure regeneration, said: “We’re
– the eastbound stop outside sorry for any inconvenience
stop, more room for
pedestrians and generally a
more attractive and pleasant
area for everyone.”
inspectors from health watchdog
the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
visited Queen’s earlier this year and
published a report in mid-april highlighting
a number of problems with
maternity care.
Investigate
Barking and Dagenham Council’s
Health and adult Services Select
Committee decided to investigate.
Committee chair Cllr Dominic
Twomey explained: “Following this
very critical report, and a request for
us to scrutinise maternity services
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averil Dongworth, chief executive
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that runs Queen’s – said: “The CQC
visited Queen’s Hospital’s maternity
department back in January,
and their draft report’s findings…
highlight[ed] concerns on staffing
and equipment.
“in the final report, the regulators
have reduced the level of their concern
about our equipment. They’ve
also acknowledged that improvements
have been made.
“The trust has made significant
improvements since January, with a
new reception for women in labour
and more than 50 extra midwives.”
The BHrUT boss added that her
organisation was continuing to make
improvements.
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TED PARKER from Barking and Dagenham CVS (Council for Voluntary Service) looks at the
work of the borough’s long-running service for blind and partially-sighted residents
Talking newspaper
looks to the future
FOr 35 years, local volunteers have
provided a valued service for blind
and partially sighted Barking and
Dagenham residents.
in 1976, Barking College lecturer
anne Marie Bishop had the idea of
recording extracts from local newspapers
and distributing them by post.
She put together a small team and
the Barking and Dagenham Talking
newspaper was born.
The college is still involved but,
over the years, the talking newspaper
has become a genuine community
project using the services of nearly 40
volunteers.
During this time, the technology
has hardly changed – and though the
system still works well, thought is
being given to the future.
iris Jameson chairs the talking
newspaper’s weekly work at a
small studio in galleon Hall, in the
gascoigne area.
Recorded
The talking newspaper is recorded
from extracts read by teams of volunteer
readers during two-hour sessions.
Volunteers then copy the master
cassette onto others and post them
out to residents using special talking
newspaper wallets – Velcro-sealed for
easy opening and with easily interchangeable
labels for returning the
cassettes after use.
The postage is free for people who
are registered blind.
a recording session held on a
recent Tuesday afternoon was typical.
iris, who has been volunteering with
talking newspaper for 22 years, set up
the studio as the readers sat around
three of the four microphones there.
iris then put on her headphones to
monitor the recording’s sound quality
as her fellow volunteers took it in
turns to read items of local interest – in
this case from thenews.
The stories covered everything
from the confiscation of sound systems
HUnDreDS of people will be
putting their best foot forward as they
tackle Barking and Dagenham’s fivemile
run next month.
The annual event, organised by
the borough council, takes place
in eastbrookend Country Park,
Dagenham, on Sunday 5 June.
The five-mile run starts at 10.30am
and is open to people aged 16 and up.
Children and adults can also take
part in a 3km fun run which starts at
11.45am.
everyone crossing the finish line
LOOk whO’s TaLking nOw: Talking Newspaper volunteers Iris Jameson, left, Kathleen Ruane, centre,
and Pat Costin, right. The service has been operating in the borough for 35 years.
from a noisy neighbour to the Mayor
of Barking and Dagenham’s fundraising
projects for Help for Heroes.
Two of the readers, Pat Costin and
kathleen ruane, have been volunteers
for several years. Like others, they give
their time freely because they feel the
service is valued by local people. The
many notes of appreciation returned
with the cassettes confirm that.
as iris explains, though, it is
now time to think about whether
the system can be modernised using
computers.
The volunteers are considering
the use of USB sticks that, like the
cassettes, could be mailed out and
returned for new recordings.
Ideas
The idea will likely be discussed
ahead of the next Barking and
Dagenham Talking newspaper agM
in the autumn. Other ideas from members
of the public are welcome.
in the meantime, local residents
can talk to the volunteers when the
talking newspaper runs its usual stand
at the Dagenham Town Show on
Saturday 16 July and Sunday 17 July.
n if you would like to volunteer for
the Talking newspaper, or make a
charitable donation – or if you know
a visually impaired person who would
like to receive the weekly recordings –
contact iris on 020 8924 1340 or email
bdtn@hotmail.co.uk
For more details on voluntary
groups in the borough, please phone
Barking and Dagenham CVS on 020
8532 7329 or visit their website at
www.bdcvs.org.uk
Run will help raise charity funds
Tessa Youens
tessa.youens@lbbd.gov.uk
for either run will receive a medal, and
there will also be a number of trophies
up for grabs.
runners can enter on the day, but
can also sign up in advance by calling
020 8227 3591.
The event is sponsored by Barking
road runners.
For more information, visit www.
barkingroadrunners.org.uk
n EaSTBrOOkEnD is also the venue for the park’s annual
country fair on 5 June. Showgoers will be able to enjoy falconry
displays, a dog and duck show, sheep shearing demonstrations,
Punch and Judy shows, archery and donkey rides.
ripple Primary School’s samba band will perform at the fair,
and there will also be refreshments, crafts and family games.
Entry is free for the event, which runs from 10.30am until
4.30pm. Car parking is available in the Sanofi aventis car park off
Dagenham road, with disabled parking at the Millennium Centre.
For more information, call 020 8595 4155 or email
parksandcountryside@lbbd.gov.uk COmpeTiTiVe: Runners in last year’s event
28 May 2011
grant will help
preserve Barking
abbey’s history
BARKING’S theatre has
received a big Lotto grant to
preserve the neighbouring
abbey’s history.
The Broadway received
£43,000 from the Heritage
Lottery Fund to support its
work in sharing the heritage
of Barking Abbey.
This includes the
medieval Easter Drama
plays staged at the abbey
and the histories of people
who have lived in and
around it.
The grant will allow staff
at The Broadway work with
local people and heritage
groups during a series of
one-day workshops.
These will contribute
towards a script, a
performance of which
will be staged during the
Olympics next year.
Karena Johnson, the
theatre’s chief executive,
said: “We’re thrilled to have
been awarded this grant.”
Sue Bowers, head of
Heritage Lottery Fund
London, said: “Local people
can discover the history of
their neighbourhood’s past
and learn new skills along
the way.”
get email updates
on leisure centre
progress and news
IF you have internet access,
you can get updates on
the borough’s new leisure
centre emailed to you.
Becontree Heath Leisure
Centre is opening at the end
of May – and people with
email can get updates on
swimming lessons, exercise
classes, memberships and
other programmes on offer.
There’s also a chance
to ask questions about the
new centre.
To sign up to the emailed
news, visit www.lbbd.gov.
uk/BHeathLeisure
n Becontree Heath Leisure
Centre will feature a
10-lane, 25-metre swimming
pool, a 13-metre teaching
pool, 95 fitness stations,
more than 40 fitness
classes, three workout
studios, a sports hall, a soft
play area and a café.
have a say on
how people use
parsloes park
DOG walkers in Parsloes
Park can have a say on the
open space in Dagenham.
That’s the message from
the organisers of a public
meeting this Thursday, 26
May.
Police officers are joining
members and officers of
Barking and Dagenham
Council to speak to residents
at Wood Lane Baptist
Church, near the park.
The meeting starts at
6pm and will focus on the
behaviour of people using
the area.

28 May 2011
musiC maesTrOs: Last year’s Twilight Classical Concert at Barking Abbey. Inset, Jamie Pimenta
Young musicians’
chance to star in
twlight concert
YOUng musicians will have a chance to shine at a
classical concert under the stars.
Students from the borough’s Community Music
Service have been picked to play at this month’s
Twilight Classical Concert in Barking.
every year, the free musical event features the
aminta Concert Orchestra performing popular
pieces, with the abbey ruins and St Margaret’s
Church as the backdrop.
Promising
But the 2011 concert this Saturday, 28 May, is set to
be even more special, with some of the borough’s
most promising musical talent playing alongside the
aminta professionals.
Flautists elias Tomarkin, 14, and eujanie
Wilson, 18, will be joining the 50-strong orchestra
for the concert, as will 18-year-olds Bobbie ann
Morgan, on oboe, and Laura Crawford on violin.
Trombonist Jamie Pimenta, also 18 – who also
plays the drums in local award-winning band empty
Headz – will be playing a solo during the concert.
Car parks next to council buildings are changing to
pay-and-display.
These car parks are free for staff to use at present,
and some also offer free parking for the public.
From late summer, though, all cars and other
vehicles will need a pay-and-display ticket or paidfor
staff permit to use them between 8am and 5pm
during the week.
The following car parks will be affected:
n Civic Centre, Dagenham
n 2 Stour road, Dagenham
n 90 Stour road, Dagenham
n roycraft House, Barking
PEOPLE living in two Dagenham streets can
help police and the council keep an eye out
for a man banned from going there due to his
antisocial behaviour.
The 42-year-old received an asbo
(antisocial Behaviour Order) banning him
from Broad Street and armstead Walk until
april 2013.
Tessa Youens
tessa.youens@lbbd.gov.uk
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Jamie used to go to Barking abbey School,
and last year earned a place at guildhall School of
Music and Drama, studying tenor trombone.
all the young musicians are now practising hard
in the build-up to the big event, which is expected to
attract hundreds of people.
Julie Spencer, head of the Community Music
Service, said: “The students are nervous but also
excited about playing in such a high profile event.
“The fifth local musician, Jamie Pimenta, will
get invaluable experience from his solo with the
aminta Orchestra as he works towards his goal of
joining the music profession.”
The concert starts at 7.45pm – gates open at
6pm – and there will be a spectacular firework finale
sponsored by Charfleets.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an
adult. For more information, call 020 8215 3006.
Changes coming for
car park payments
n John Smith House, Barking.
The charges will be 20p for up to two hours,
50p for between two and three hours, or £2.50 for
a longer stay. There will be bays set aside for Blue
Badge holders.
Charges in existing pay-and-display car parks,
including London road, axe Street and Heathway,
will not change.
Cllr gerald Vincent, Barking and Dagenham
Council cabinet member for environment, said: “We
recognise that these are hard times for staff, but we
have to be fair to residents and shoppers who have to
pay to use car parks like London road.”
Keep an eye out for banned man
People and traders in the area have
received a leaflet showing the man’s
photograph, name and the terms of his asbo.
They can call police if they spot him in
either of the two roads.
n Breaking the terms of an asbo is a criminal
offence and if this man enters either of these
roads, he is liable to be arrested.
Family Sports Day
Saturday 4 June 2011 10.30am to 2pm
goresbrook Leisure Centre, ripple
road, Dagenham, rM9 6XW
Sports Zone
Time activity Club
10.30am to Midday Rugby Barking Rugby Club
11am to Midday Football West Ham
Midday to 1pm Rounders Sport Development
1pm to 2pm
acrobatic Zone
Karate East London JKA
Time activity Club
10.30am to 2pm Trampolining Catleaps
10.30am to 12.30pm Gymnastics Catleaps
12.30pm to 1.30pm Cheerleading Portway Tornadoes
Family activity Zone
Time activity Coach
11am to 11.45am Zumba Charlene
Midday to 1pm The ‘Cube’ Games Natalie
1pm to 2pm
all free!
Family Races Ellis
There will also be a bouncy castle, face
painting and a free lunch for all children
throughout the day
*A pack lunch will be provided for children aged 1 to 16 years old. Limited lunches
are available and will allocated on a first come, first come, first served basis
Futsal – indoor football
Sign up your team today!
We are looking for at least eight
teams to enter a Futsal league.
Teams can have up to 10 players
each and six weeks of training
will be offered by the Essex
Football Association to make
sure that all teams are well
prepared!
Starts 21 June 2011
When? Every Tuesday 7pm to 8.30pm
Where? goresbrook Leisure Centre, ripple road,
Dagenham, rM9 6XW
Who? Men aged 16 and over
Cost? £10 per team per session
For more information and to register for these
activites please contact the Community Sport and
Physical activity Team on 020 8227 3982 or email
danielle.robson@lbbd.gov.uk

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piVOTaL: Action from the big match between Barking Rugby Club and London
Scottish – which, Jason Beazley writes, did not appear in our previous issue
Enforce existing
parking rules –
don’t start CPZs
THe council says its sole
intention with introducing more
CPZs (controlled parking zones)
is to help with parking congestion
(“CPZs not all they’ve cracked up
to be”, Letters, 14 May).
So why doesn’t it use the
powers it already has – enforcing
rules in areas of concern with
extra parking attendants on patrol
or by installing cameras?
CPZs are a way of making
the council money by means of
asking residents to buy permits
and visitors’ scratch-cards to park
in the road they live. The sole aim
is to increase the revenue from
parking charge notice income!
at a time when most residents
are feeling the pinch from the
worst economic crisis this country
has faced for years, it is a disgrace
that council officers should
be wasting their time on the idea
of another burden on residents.
This council has seen the
income from such schemes in
other London boroughs and is
looking to cash in.
By the way, council officers
and elected councillors in other
boroughs receive free permits
– no doubt the same applies in
Barking and Dagenham.
John Penton
Dagenham
the CoUnCIL SAYS: CPZs will
be introduced only in the areas
where the majority of residents
want them. If an area tells us they
don’t want a CPZ, it won’t be
introduced.
the zones are designed to
enable residents and their visitors
to park near their homes, not to
raise revenue for the council.
Councillors and council
officers do not receive free residential
permits in Barking and
Dagenham. As part of our parking
strategy, council staff will
also soon have to buy a permit to
park outside council buildings.
Is CCTV properly
used in issuing
parking fines?
i aM writing about CCTV in
Barking and Dagenham.
CCTV cameras are installed
QuesTiOn: Over CCTV use
parking COnVersaTiOn:
The council’s comment on
CPZs in our previous issue
in most boroughs across the Uk
for crime prevention and the like.
However, Barking and Dagenham
is using them for issuing parking
penalty notices.
Twice now i have been done,
on the first occasion outside
Lloyds TSB in Oxlow Lane,
Dagenham. a little camera
mounted by the mini-roundabout
there is permanently pointed at
the spot between the Total petrol
garage and the bank.
On this occasion, a traffic
warden allowed me five minutes’
parking time, but a £50 fixed penalty
was issued by CCTV.
The second time was on
Dagenham Heathway at 2.51am –
yes, in the morning.
i stopped at the bus stop, with
no buses running at that time of
night, so i wouldn’t cause an
obstruction to other motorists
coming over the Heathway.
another £50 parking charge
notice (PCn) by CCTV! i was
told to pay it before the due date
and then contest it, which i did, to
date with no acknowledgement.
Feels like i’m getting mugged by
the borough.
The fact a warden allowed me
five minutes on the first occasion
meant i contested that PCn, too,
but no joy there, even though i
only stopped for one minute 40
seconds. and in the second, i
wouldn’t have stopped if public
transport were running at that
time of night, yet the PCn was
issued instantly.
is a parking charge notice
issued by CCTV legal? i will be
writing to the local MP to ask.
Perhaps Barking and
Dagenham Council should put up
signs, or rather change the ones
that are already installed reading:
“area monitored by CCTV,” to
add: “PCn will be issued by these
cameras”.
nAMe AnD ADDReSS
SUPPLIeD
the CoUnCIL SAYS: By agreement,
the borough’s Parking
Services team can use a number
of council CCtV cameras for
parking enforcement. there is a
legal requirement for signs to be
displayed explaining this.
Such signs are up and visible
to traffic in both directions wherever
in Barking and Dagenham
static cameras are used for parking
and traffic enforcement. that
includes the locations in oxlow
Lane and heathway.
the main purpose of the borough’s
CCtV system, though, is
preventing and solving crime.
this is always the priority, so if
a crime happened in front of a
camera that was being used for
parking enforcement, monitoring
of parking violations would stop
to focus on the crime.
No mention of
the weekend’s
big games
aS much as i love reading
thenews to keep up to date on
what is happening in the borough,
i was extremely disappointed
in reading the sports pages of
thenews dated 14 May.
They talked about Dagenham
& redbridge FC and Barking
rugby Club as if all was to play
for, although the fixtures mentions
occurred the weekend prior
to the paper’s distribution.
i appreciate thenews is a fortnightly
publication, but maybe it
would be better to not mention
‘pre events’ that are now ‘post
events’.
apart from this, keep up the
good work.
JASon BeAZLeY
Dagenham
the eDItoR WRIteS: thenews
went to print on Friday 6 May so
both clubs’ fixtures on Saturday 7
May could not be covered.
After the local sides both won
matches the previous weekend, it
would have been wrong not to tell
readers that at the time of going to
press, both teams still had games
left and nothing was decided.
the sports pages highlighted
the position both clubs were in at
that stage and referred to further
coverage in the next issue.
thank you for your positive
comments elsewhere in your letter
and thenews will indeed keep up
the good work!
What about
our community
hospital?
iT’S all very well for Barking
and Dagenham Council to chase
the nHS regarding the site at
Dagenham east (“Call on health
bosses to tell us their plans”,
thenews, 14 May).
But what is happening at the
Upney Lane site? Brand new
buildings are sitting unused and
empty.
The sign that did read
“Barking Community Hospital
opening summer 2010” has now
been removed.
W e RogeRS
Barking
If you send thenews any questions about council services, we will do
our best to get a response from the borough for the following issue

28 May 2011
skiLLs CenTre wOrk sTarTs: Barking and Dagenham Council children’s services director
Helen Jenner, cabinet member for regeneration Cllr Mick McCarthy, council chief executive
Stella Manzie (seated in the cab), Barking and Dagenham College principal Cathy Walsh and
college colleague Elaine James with Kier Construction director Keith Bishop
Work starts
on Barking
skills centre
WOrk has begun in Barking
to create a multi-million poundcentre
that will help young people
learn – and work.
The Skills Centre, off London
road, will offer vocational training
for hundreds of teenagers.
Jobs
Students aged 14 to 19 will
be able to study hairdressing,
construction and other jobs in a
real working environment.
a groundbreaking ceremony
marked the start of Skills Centre
building work. MP for Barking
Margaret Hodge joined representatives
from the voluntary sector,
Susan Whitear
susan.whitear@lbbd.gov.uk
the borough council and its contractor
kier Construction for the
event.
Cllr Mick McCarthy, cabinet
member for regeneration, said at
the event: “We’re committed to
our young people and the centre
will provide them with the best
opportunities to succeed and
progress.
“We are in a tough economic
climate, and the centre and what
it’s offering will make a real difference
to their lives.
“it will provide young people
with the skills they’ll need for
the future.”
elaine James, who chairs
Barking and Dagenham College
Corporation, was also at the
ceremony.
Hard work
“She said: “Today is the product
of the hard work of many people
who’ve laboured to make this
centre a reality.
“Vocational education is
something young people can take
up to achieve their dreams.”
The Skills Centre is expected
to open in September 2012.
Appeal for proud local motorists
Lineup: Of
classic vehicles
OrganiSErS of the
upcoming classic car display
at this year’s Dagenham
Town Show are hoping local
people will get involved.
The classic car showcase,
sponsored by Peter James
Motor group, will be part of
Dagenham’s biggest annual
event over the weekend 16
and 17 July.
Exhibitors will be coming
to the area to show off their
Jaguar E-types, Bentleys and
other famous types of car.
But it’s hoped Barking and
Dagenham residents who
own classic motor vehicles,
whether cars, motorbikes or
even commercial vehicles,
will take part too.
To be a part of the
exhibition, call Motordata
Events on 07961 170375.
Day of culture and fun
FaMiLiES can celebrate cultural
diversity at the annual East London
Mela in Barking.
This year’s event takes place at
Barking Park in Longbridge road on
Sunday 3 July.
There’ll be fun for everyone at the
event, including children’s inflatables,
Polish dancing and a fun fair. Local
unsigned acts and community groups
will be showcasing their talents on the
arts and Community Stage.
asian and afro-Caribbean food will
be on offer among the information
stalls around the park on the day.
The Mela, sponsored by Zee TV and
telecoms company Lycamobile, runs
from 12 noon until 8pm.
Entry is £5 for adults and children
over 12 or £3 for children aged five to
12. Under-fives get in free and parking
is available on the site.
For more information, you can visit
www.eastlondon-mela.com
Estate gets spruced up
a HeaP of bed bases and doors were just
part of a haul collected during a recent
operation by council workers.
The team were helping to clear rubbish
during a Day of action on the gascoigne
estate in Barking.
Lorries took away piles of junk including
two mattresses, a wardrobe, four wooden
doors, eight bed bases, a toilet bowl, three
carpets, piles of wood and a wooden cabinet.
When there’s evidence of who dumped
rubbish illegally, the council always looks to
prosecute.
Cllr gerald Vincent, Barking and
Dagenham cabinet member for environment,
said: “This is a large area, so it was a
big job to spot every bit of rubbish.
“after a day of hard work, there was a
noticeable improvement in the appearance
of the area.”
if you spot someone fly-tipping, call 020
8215 3000, or report it at www.lbbd.gov.uk
Celebrate by sampling the cuisines of the borough
and take advantage of our special offers
7
NEWS
Barking and Dagenham
Restaurant Guide
Taste of india
South Indian
Restaurant
Takeaway l Party
Orders l Special
Occasions
Free Delivery on orders
above £30 within 2
miles
87 Longbridge Road
Barking IG11 8TB
Also a branch at Manor
Park
www.restaurant
tasteofindia.co.uk
020 8591 9291
One Love
Caribbean Restaurant
and Take Away
Free Home Delivery
(minimum order of £10
within 3 miles)
196 High Road
Chadwell Heath RM6
6LU
www.onelove
restaurant.com
020 8599 9402
Shepherd’s Café
Fish & Chips
Restaurant & Sandwich
Bar
Buy One Main Meal
and Get a Dessert for
£1
Unit 2 Odeon,
12-20 Longbridge
Road
Barking
IG11 8RX
020 8594 9687
Everest karahi
Fully Air Conditioned
and Fully Licensed
Special Offer
If you book between
5.30pm – 6.30pm you
will recieve a 20%
discount on food only
31 Longbridge Road
Barking IG11 8TN
www.everestkarahi.
co.uk
020 8591 1939
Taste of India
South Indian Restaurant
Free Home Delivery
(on orders above £30
within a 2 mile radius)
020 8591 9291
Shepherd’s Café
Buy One Main Meal
Get a Dessert for £1
020 8594 9687
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please present this ad at the participating restaurant quoting
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of the participating restaurants.

8
SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Outstanding result for
Furze Children’s Centre
FUrZE Children’s Centre has
been judged “outstanding” by
Ofsted – the third centre in the
borough to get the education
watchdog’s top mark this year.
inspectors from Ofsted visited
Furze, in Farrance road,
Chadwell Heath, last month.
in particular, they praised the
centre for its “warm and
reassuring welcome to all”,
explaining: “Visitors [are]
frequently first met and
welcomed by volunteer parents.”
Furze has been open for 30
months and is already proving
popular with local mums and
dads.
The inspectors wrote:
“Parents and carers are deeply
supportive of the children’s
centre. They are involved in
evaluations, have a parent forum
and are well represented among
the governors.”
Many mums and dads have
become involved in the parents’
hOOp sTar: Harriet Yea,
21-year-old former student
playing for GB senior women
TOp design: Lisa Wheeler
with one of her outfits
Tessa Youens
tessa.youens@lbbd.gov.uk
forum, called Families4Furze.
This provides training and
support for its members, as well
as free aerobics and an
international café.
Many parents told inspectors
they had become involved in
volunteering or adult learning
programmes after going to
Furze.
The opportunities they took
up have seen some gain
qualifications and get jobs.
Cllr rocky gill, Barking and
Dagenham cabinet member for
education and children, said:
“i’m delighted for the staff and
parents at Furze.
“This is a fantastic
achievement and we’ll continue
to strive to achieve the highest
ranking from Ofsted for all of our
centres.”
Barking abbey School staff and
students are jumping for joy after
becoming the first school in the Uk
to be named a regional institute of
Basketball.
The school was presented with a
plaque from British Basketball at the
official launch in Sandringham road,
Barking.
The school has been developing its
basketball academy over the past six
years.
in that time more than 50 students
have gone on to play at international
level.
a DagenHaM fashion graduate
is hoping to bag herself a dream job
when she takes her creations onto the
catwalk next month.
Havering College student Lisa
Wheeler will be dressing to impress
the big names in the fashion industry
when she showcases her final collection
at a stylish London event on
Friday 3 June.
Designers
The show is being held at Brick
Lane’s Old Truman Brewery under
the banner of Free range – a project
designed to support new graduate artists
and designers as they launch their
future careers.
it’s been a much-awaited opportunity
for 22-year-old Lisa, who has
studied fashion for the last six years.
Her final collection of womenswear
is based on the theme ‘all Work, no
Play’, and is made from a variety of
materials including sheepskin, leather,
in 2010, a quarter of basketball
students played for england under 16s
and 18s and great Britain under 20s.
Mark Clark, director of the basketball
academy at the school, said:
“Becoming the Uk’s first regional
institute of Basketball recognises
the effort and commitment that the
staff and school has put in over the
years.
“This will give us the opportunity
to increase the programme we provide
and create further opportunities for
students at the academy.
“We are hoping that a number of
dupion silk, cashmere and tulle.
Lisa said: “i took garments from
real uniforms, then destroyed, stressed
and re-shaped them to created create
new, exciting silhouettes that generate
a feeling of fun and freedom — anything
but the restrictive uniforms that
i started out with.”
With work experience at leatherwear
designer Bella entes under her
belt, Lisa said: “i would like to work
for an established womenswear or
leatherwear company as a designer or
pattern cutter, before starting my own
internet based fashion company.
“i am very nervous about the
show. i have been studying fashion
for six years, the last three which have
been for my degree.
“i can’t quite believe that i’m
almost done.”
Lisa will be showcasing her talents
alongside four other fashion degree
graduates from Havering College of
Further and Higher education.
our students will be playing at the
2016 Olympics for great Britain.”
Competition for places at the academy
is fierce, with around 30 sixthform
students picked each year from
more than 200 applications.
Students combine academic study
with basketball training and come
from all over essex and beyond.
The next generation of basketball
stars will be supported by
British Basketball with coaching and
resources to promote Barking abbey
as the best basketball school in the
country.
28 May 2011
paTriOTiC: Cllr Rocky Gill, cabinet member for education, joined parents, staff and children at Furze
Children’s Centre during a royal wedding celebration
Abbey pupils net
basketball status
Lisa has a
real passion
for fashion!
dressed TO impress: A model
wearing one of Lisa’s designs
deTermined: Chantel Charles,
17, playing for England U16s
last year in the National League

28 May 2011
SUSAN WHITEAR speaks to PC Ellen O’Sullivan about her job with Valence Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Ellen talks about life on
patrol in the borough
INTERVIEW COMMENCED
1300 HOURS
Susan: How long have you been
working for the Met and for Barking
and Dagenham police?
Ellen: Since 2009 – before then, i’d
worked in the banking industry since
i left school.
Susan: What different areas of the
Met have you worked in during your
career so far?
Ellen: i first worked on one of the borough’s
response teams, moving to the
SnT at the beginning of last year.
Susan: Do you enjoy your role now?
What does it involve?
Ellen: a lot of my working day is
spent patrolling the ward, and chatting
with people, young or old!
i’ve also been going into primary
schools on the ward and answering
questions about my job from the
children – the most popular question
being, “Can i see your gun?”
Susan: What do you like and not like
about the job?
wheeL TO wheeL: Robert Baker
getting his bike marked thanks to
PC Roger Andrews and PC Scott
Bristow
meeT YOur saFer
neighBOurhOOds Team
■ Abbey
Phone 020 8721 2786
Drop-in surgery: Wednesday 29
June, 1.30pm-3.30pm, Barking
Learning Centre
Public meeting: Tuesday 14
June, 7pm-8.30pm, St Margaret’s
Centre, North Street, Barking,
IG11 8AS
■ Alibon
Phone 020 8721 2511
Drop-in surgery: Wednesday
1 June, 3pm-5pm, Dagenham
Library, Heathway, Dagenham
Public meeting: Thursday 14
July, 7pm-8.30pm, Evangelist
Church, Osborne Square,
Dagenham, RM9 5BA
■ Becontree
Phone 020 8721 2536
Drop-in surgery: Wednesday
29 June, 1pm-2pm, Childrens
Centre, Stevens Road
Ellen: Having the opportunity to
spend time with people, whether
they’re victims of crime or not, is
a plus side of working on an SnT.
Unfortunately, the paperwork is still
the same.
Susan: What do you hope to go into
or achieve within the police?
Ellen: Having spent just a short
amount of time as a police officer, i
haven’t yet been able to make a decision
on the direction i’d like my career
to go.
But due to my banking background,
i’d be interested in investigating
financial crime at some point.
Susan: What would you be doing if
you weren’t in the police?
Ellen: i’d like to think that i’d be
living the life of a celebrity, having
won the X Factor – or probably i
would just still be sitting behind a
desk in a bank.
Susan: Have you been involved in
any dangerous situations, or do you
have an unusual anecdote about your
job?
arOUnD 30 people protected
their bikes at a cycle-marking
session.
The borough’s safer
transport police team ran the
session, which took place
outside Barking train station.
robert Baker, from Barking,
was among those taking up the
Public meeting: Wednesday 13
July, 7pm-8.30pm, St Thomas
Vicarage, Burnside Road,
Dagenham
■ Chadwell Heath
Phone 020 8721 2902
Public meeting: Friday 29
July, 7pm-8.30pm, Marks Gate
Community Centre, Rose Lane
■ Eastbrook
Phone 020 8721 2538
Public meeting: Tuesday 14
June, 6pm-7.30pm, Dagenham &
Redbridge FC
■ Eastbury
Phone 020 8721 2572
Drop-in surgery: Wednesday 1
June, 3pm-4pm, Eastbury Manor
House
Drop-in surgery: Wednesday
15 June, 10am-11am, Eastbury
Manor House.
Public meeting: Date, time and
location to be confirmed. Please
contact Eastbury SNT on 020
8721 2572
ChaTTY: PC Ellen O’Sullivan likes getting to know the residents on her patch
Ellen: i’m not very good with heights
and vividly remember being stuck in a
lift between floors in one of the tower
blocks in goresbrook Village with
some of my colleagues.
i was panicking that it was going to
drop to the bottom and kill us all. They
found it hilarious that i was so scared.
We eventually had to get the fire
free cycle marking offer.
He said: “i was just passing
and saw the officers.
“i decided to get my bike
marked, as my previous one
was stolen.
“i need a bike to get about,
so it’s good to get it made
more secure to prevent it
■ Gascoigne
Phone 020 8721 2787
Public meeting: Thursday 28
July, 7pm-8.30pm, Salvation Army
Hall, Morley Road.
■ Goresbrook
Phone 020 8649 3528
Public meeting: Tuesday 26
July, 7pm-8.30pm. Location to
be confirmed. Please contact
Goresbrook SNT on 020 8649
3528
■ Heath
Phone 020 8721 2571
Public meeting: Date, time and
location to be confirmed. Please
contact Heath SNT on 020 8721
2571
■ Longbridge
Phone 020 8721 2573
Public meeting: Monday 11
July, 7pm-8.30pm, Eastbury
Comprehensive School, Hulse
Avenue, Barking
brigade to get us out, as the lift had no
intention of moving.
Susan: What do you like to do away
from the job?
Ellen: i enjoy running and ran the
London Marathon last month for
charity, raising more than £900 for
happening again.”
PC Scott Bristow led the
team for the marking session.
Encourage
He said: “We want to
encourage more people to use
their bikes without fear of
thieves.
■ Mayesbrook
Phone 020 8721 2788
Drop-in surgery: Monday
6 June, 9.30pm-10.30am,
Hedgemans Road, Dagenham
Public meeting: Wednesday 6
July, 4pm-5.30pm, Kilsby Walk,
Dagenham
■ Parsloes
Phone 020 8721 2574
Public meeting: Thursday 2
June, 6.30pm-8pm, Kingsley Hall,
Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham
■ River
Phone 020 8721 2575
Drop-in surgery: Wednesday
1 June, 3pm-5pm, Dagenham
Library, Heathway, Dagenham
Public meeting: Thursday 23
June, 7pm-8.30pm, Dagenham
Park School, School Road,
Dagenham
■ Thames
Phone 020 8649 3529
Macmillan and Help for Heroes.
Most of my time outside of work
is spent with my family, and doing all
the jobs a mum has to do.
INTERVIEW ENDED AT
1325 HOURS
Cycle-marking scheme helps to
return stolen bikes to their owners
“From a security point of
view, property marking
prevents bike theft.
“Marked bicycles can be
traced back to the owner and
have a microchip, much like
the ones on a dog, to deter
thieves who won’t be able to
sell the bike on.”
Public meeting: Monday 27
June, 6.30pm-8pm, Thames View
Infants School, Bastable Avenue,
Barking
■ Valence
Phone 020 8721 2537
Street Briefing: Tuesday 7
June, 6pm-7pm, Andrews Corner
(outside Blockbusters).
Public meeting: Date, time and
location to be confirmed. Please
contact Valence SNT on 020
8721 2537
■ Village
Phone 020 8649 3530
Public meeting: Wednesday 8
June, 7pm-8.30pm, Community
Centre, Vicarage Road,
Dagenham
■ Whalebone
Phone 020 8721 2834
Public meeting: Tuesday 12
July, 6.30pm-8pm, Green Lane
Christian Fellowship, 947a Green
Lane, Dagenham
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POLICING

10
HERITAGE AND NOSTALGIA
28 May 2011
The dream of Wembley
Long before Dagenham & Redbridge FC reached the Football League, our
local team was gracing the national stadium, as the thenews finds out
FOrTY years ago, a London football
team played its second Wembley final
in 12 months.
if it had been West Ham United
or Tottenham Hotspur, it would have
been a big enough achievement –
but almost miraculously, it was the
amateurs of Dagenham.
Barely 20 years earlier, Dagenham
did not even have a team to support.
The old Dagenham Town club folded
before the Second World War, and
Dagenham FC formed in 1949.
Competitions
Originally based in Old Dagenham
Park, the club played in various
regional competitions before joining
the athenian League in 1963.
By then the side had also moved
to an enclosed ground at Victoria
road – the same venue Dagenham &
redbridge uses today.
as the club ‘came of age’ in 1970,
manager Ted Hardy had a fine squad,
including a certain ex-Orient and
Barking defender called John Still.
That autumn, the team set out on
the Wembley trail in the Fa amateur
Cup.
The Big daY: The programme
from the big match against
Skelmersdale United in 1971
Those were The days
Books opened up a new world for me
EVErY time i read a piece in thenews
about Valence House, i’m taken back to
another world, because that building
and park once played such a big part in
my life.
in Valence Park, i spent hours
swimming in the open-air pool or, with
the ‘Mild Bunch’, played kick-about
football matches with kids like Terry
Venables.
Fish
We would fish – unsuccessfully – with
bent pins in the lake behind Valence
House or scrump apples from the few
trees that remained from its days as a
big manor.
Best of all, we could explore whole
new worlds through the eyes and ears
of great writers, filling our minds with
the romance and drama they conjured
up with personal experiences or their
imaginations.
The Daggers entered at the first
round stage, winning four games
without conceding a goal to get to the
semi-final.
The side brushed aside Leyton
5-0 at home, followed by single
goal wins at Bishops Stortford and
Leytonstone.
The last eight brought Whitley Bay
to Victoria road, where striker Tony
Bass settled things in front of more
than 3,000 people.
The Football association’s policy
was to stage the semi-finals on neutral
turf, usually a Football League ground
near one or both teams.
When the Daggers drew Slough
Town, Charlton athletic’s Valley was
chosen to host the game. The decision
to play a game that had an attendance
of 5,442 at a 66,000-capacity stadium
seems bizarre, but the players overcame
the lack of atmosphere to share
six goals.
in the replay, at Fulham, Dagenham
won 2-1 with goals by Peter Leakey
and Derek Baker.
For Ted Hardy’s men, a pressure
semi-final was nothing new. They
had been in the same situation a year
earlier.
That time, they took on St albans
at Millwall, drawing 1-1 – John Still
scored, just as he did 12 months later
against Slough. Daggers then won the
replay 1-0 at Luton.
Memorable
But arguably the most memorable
games of the cup run were in the
second round.
a mouth-watering home derby
against Barking ended 1-1 with 2,000
watching.
Back at Barking’s old Vicarage
Field ground, 2,500 turned up as the
Daggers won 3-1 with two goals from
Bass and another from Leakey.
Sadly for Dagenham, neither of
their finals went to plan.
in 1970, against an enfield team
who had won the cup three years earlier,
Daggers couldn’t cope with their
opponents’ greater experience of the
big occasion.
Through the books filling the shelves
of the Valence House library, we could
fill the gaps that Hollywood left open –
or just ignored in Tinseltown’s own
interpretations of the great literary
works.
i was able to trudge across the
southern ice with Scott, explore the nile
and elsewhere in africa with Livingstone
and Stanley, and even fly into battle with
Biggles.
With Jack London, i could travel in
optimism to the gold fields of the
klondike, sail round the world with
Drake and stand defiant on a
quarterdeck with nelson.
Adventures
We’d had our own adventures during
the war, but by then they were all behind
us and it was time to rejoin the world
through books, for there was no
television.
in BLaCk and whiTe: The Daggers team photo, with John Still on the back row, third from left
The news of the World Football
annual said enfield went out “to
contain the shock tactics of Dagenham
and then swing into attacking formation
when the gaps appeared in their
opponents’ defence”.
it worked – Dagenham crashed
to a 5-1 defeat, george Brooks’ goal
coming too late to influence the
outcome.
Ted Hardy promised the club
would be back the next year, and was
as good as his word.
For the 1971 final, things were
looking up. Dagenham won the
athenian League, and had Bass – who
missed the enfield game after breaking
his leg in the semi final – back in
the side.
But they had to beat one of
the best amateur clubs of the era,
Skelmersdale United, who were
playing their last game before turning
semi-professional.
Skelmersdale had already hit the
national headlines when Liverpool
manager Bill Shankly signed their
promising young winger Steve
Heighway, who went on to be part of
the all-conquering anfield team of the
1970s.
Score
in the event, Bass did score for
Dagenham, but the day belonged to
Skem’s centre forward Ted Dickin,
who followed Stan Mortensen and
geoff Hurst with a hat-trick on the
hallowed turf. it finished 4-1 – there
was no third time lucky in 1972.
Ultimately there was a happy
ending for both John Still and the
Daggers. John finally got his winner’s
medal with Bishops Stortford in 1974,
We could stretch out on the floor in
front of the fire, sometimes with a slice
of bread and jam, losing ourselves in
the imaginations of great authors.
Every week, i would come back
from Valence Library with three books in
hand.
Inquisitive
Dennis Wheatley, Dickens, Dumas,
Leslie Charteris – who wrote The Saint
– and perhaps a biography or two, to
educate and entertain my young and
inquisitive mind.
i never dreamed that one day i’d be a
novelist and biographer myself.
Occasionally, i would meet another
young library-lover, though one with
different interests. We would head home
together, for he lived just round the
corner from me.
His name was Dudley Moore.
Oh yes, those were the days.
and six years later Dagenham returned
to Wembley, beating Mossley 2-1 to
win the Fa Challenge Trophy.
Ted Hardy’s collection of footballing
post office workers, building contractors,
scaffolders and draughtsmen
are still fondly recalled by fans old
enough to remember them firsthand,
while their history is part of the spirit
that continues to inspire Dagenham
& redbridge players and supporters
alike.
The Fa amateur Cup may be no
more, but the opportunity for today’s
Daggers to perform at the national stadium
is still very much alive.
n Do you remember the Dagenham
team of 1970-71? Or the Becontree
rovers side that won the Fa Sunday
Cup the same year? Share your memories
with thenews – write to us at the
address on page 6.
ABOUT
BRIAN LYNCH
Our columnist
Brian Lynch grew
up in Dagenham.
He has been a
local journalist
specialising in
regional government
and as a business
correspondent.
Brian has written
a number of books, most recently
Naked Knees and Blakey’d Boots, an
account of his childhood, and murder
mystery He Had It Coming – both
available from Amazon.co.uk

28 May 2011
West & Coe Funeral Directors have been serving the borough for more than 100 years, but
their services and care go a lot further than just arranging funerals, as TESSA YOUENS reports
Seeing the light at
the end of the tunnel
“WHen i lost my husband i was all
over the place. i didn’t know what
to do. For so many years i had been
dependent on allan, and all of a
sudden he was gone.”
Like many people when they lose
a loved one, Pat Featherstone from
Dagenham struggled to come to terms
with the death of her husband in april
2009.
For several months she put on a
brave face as she tried to hide the grief
she was feeling.
But things changed for Pat, 78,
after hearing about West & Coe’s
support group HOPe – Helping
Overcome People’s emotions in grief
– designed to support bereaved people
and show there is hope for the future.
Reluctant
Pat said: “i wasn’t coping very well at
all. But then i heard about the Hope
programme. i told my daughter about
it and she urged me to go along. i was
reluctant at first, but looking back i’m
so glad i did.”
Hope was founded in 2005 by
West & Coe, and is run by the rev
Steve Poole and anne Brooks, who
designed the free six-week course to
help explain the way grief changes
over time.
Different from a counselling session,
together the group explores the
grieving process. Members can work
through the many emotions they experience
and talk about how to cope with
adjustments to life in the future.
Steve said: “it’s an educational
programme and we go through the
different phases of the grief journey.
“We felt that if bereaved people
knew what to expect, then it would
help them to cope better. it helps them
prepare for what’s to come.
“grief is a natural experience and
the price we pay for loving someone.”
anne added: “everyone listens to
each other’s experiences. We encourage
people not to come with friends
or relatives, so that they can be totally
open and honest about their feelings.
“The very first session can be very
daunting. But as they work through
the programme, you do see a difference
in their faces. They’re a lot
brighter in the eyes.”
The Hope programme, based
in rainham road South, supports
bereaved people living in Barking and
Dagenham and the surrounding area.
To reach more people, Steve and
anne have introduced the programme
to St Francis Hospice, age Uk and
churches across the borough.
The pair hold a drop-in session at
Old Dagenham Methodist Church on
Thursday.
Pat goes along every week.
She said: “Hope helps you see the
light at the end of the tunnel and you
come home thinking that you’re not
alone.
“My allan did everything for me
and i miss him. i still call his mobile
every night to wish him good morning
and to say goodnight.
“You have good days and you have
bad days. i have made lots of friends
through Hope and we meet every
week.
gOLden memOries: Pat and Allan seeing in the millennium. They
were together for 54 years
undersTanding: West & Coe chairman Jeremy West, Anne Brooks and the Rev Steve Poole
“Sometimes one or two will have
‘
a black cloud hanging over them and
they’ve lost the usual twinkle in their
eye. But we’re all there to support one
another.”
Steve and anne always have an
open door to those who have been on
the programme. anne said: “We’re
very privileged and proud to be doing
what we’re doing. We’re just so thankful
to West & Coe for enabling us to
help people in need of support.”
if you are grieving and would like
to enquire about the Hope programme
call anne or Steve on 020 8592 0164.
As they work through
the programme, you
do see a difference in
their faces. They’re a
lot brighter in the eyes ’
FriendLY pLaCe: The Hope centre next to West & Coe’s building in Rainham Road South
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HELPING THE BEREAVED

12
BUSINESS
a Large helping of skill, a cup of
courage and a pinch of passion are the
recipe for success, according to local
businessman randy Hiles.
People might recognise him as the
smiling face behind Barking catering
company randy’s Delight.
But things haven’t always been so
happy for randy, 41.
He has faced many hurdles
throughout his life.
a few years ago the Barking man
had to give up his job as a professional
chef after doctors told him he had a
serious heart condition.
Frustrating
randy said: “it was tough. i felt very
down and it was a very frustrating
time in my life.”
Determined to turn things around,
randy decided to set up his own
catering company. and with the help
of Barking and Dagenham Small
Business Centre (BDSBC), he made
his idea a reality.
randy started out baking cakes
before getting a catering contract with
The Broadway theatre in Barking.
now the chef is cooking up a
storm with a varied seasonal menu of
healthy Caribbean-inspired dishes.
His tasty creations, such as lamb
stew and dumplings and lamb curry
and rice, are made with fresh, locally
sourced ingredients.
in the past few months, randy
has also won contracts with several
children’s centres and nurseries in the
area, preparing breakfasts and lunches
for around 200 youngsters.
randy’s working day starts at
5.30am and he’s always the last one to
leave the kitchen, too.
But the day is made a little easier
thanks to the help of four employees.
randy said: “it’s been taxing.
There were times when i thought
about chucking the towel in.
“But i seriously love food. i’m
working long, hard days, but i get a
kick out of it.
“When some people leave, they
tap on the kitchen door and say, ‘Oh,
that was good.’ That makes all the
hard work worthwhile.
“i’d like to find a bigger kitchen,
though, as i am quickly outgrowing
mine.”
randy’s next big project will be
to cater for around 250 guests at the
Barking and Dagenham Business
awards in July.
He also hopes to expand his
business by selling jars of his branded
spicy tomato, jerk and barbecue
sauces.
But his biggest ambition is to
secure some Olympic catering
contracts.
BDSBC enterprise manager Mark
kass said: “When randy came to us
for help, we could see he was special.
He has so much passion and
determination.
“He’s been shortlisted for some
28 May 2011
Randy finds the recipe
for catering success!
COLOUrS Hair Studio in Barking prides
itself on warm and friendly service
combined with top hairdressing.
The unisex salon in Edgefield Court
offers women’s cuts, colouring, blowdrying,
perms, gents’ cuts and hair
products.
Owner angela Dynan, who
has been a hairdresser for 15
years, established the business
nine years ago.
angela, 31, said: “i always
wanted my own business. it’s
been going really well.
“We’ve lots of regular clients
– some still come back to me
after they’ve moved out of the
area.
“i employ three staff and we’re
like a family. Clients like coming
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Hair studio takes pride in service
“i also keep the prices reasonable
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people can afford to come.
“We have an OaP day on Tuesdays and
we do lots of different offers and
promotions all year round.”
Prices start at £10 for a wash and cut,
£20 for cut and blow-dry, £30 for
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The salon specialises in
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passiOnaTe: Randy Hiles with his jerk and barbecue sauce and, right, at The Broadway café
DagenHaM diva Stacey
Solomon may be used to mixing
with celebrities, but that’s not
stopping her from shopping local.
The former X Factor contestant
took time out of her schedule
to browse the stalls at Dagenham
Sunday Market earlier this
month.
Sporting a brunette look,
the 21-year-old happily signed
autographs and had snaps taken
with fellow shoppers and fans
before she treated herself to a
new dress.
Since reaching the final of the
TV singing competition in 2009,
Stacey has made frequent appearances
on our screens.
The mum-of-one was crowned
Olympic contracts and he if can win
them it will be a big achievement.”
n For more information on randy’s
Delight or to book event catering, call
07980 168366 or visit www.randys
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on X Factor when she sang the
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15
BOROUGH GOES MAD ABOUT BIKES
BMX riders making a splash
at Dagenham’s former pool
Big air: A BMX rider shows off his skills by flying out of The Pool
HUnDreDS of local youngsters are
having a ‘wheelie’ good time at The
Pool BMX freestyle venue.
The top-class facility, in the
old Dagenham Swimming Pool, is
providing lessons in riding skills
for young people from around the
borough.
Talent
The Pool, run by sportswear company
nike, opened with a display of talent
by professional riders from across the
world.
Will Smyth is the nike BMX
european mentor and editor of Dig
BMX magazine.
He said: “We’re always on the
lookout for interesting buildings and
how we can change the use of them.
The opportunity came along to have
something on this site in Dagenham.
“This facility is great for the borough,
with top riders who are the best
in the world all coming here.”
Taster
The Pool is open until Sunday 12
June, with regular taster sessions
for youth groups and schools until it
closes.
after that, the former swimming
pool site could become a permanent
BMX facility after the current building
is demolished.
Katie tackles 1,000-mile
ride for soldiers’ charity
a CHaDWELL Heath woman is
gearing up for a 1,000-mile
charity cycle ride.
katie rellis, 19, is training for
the round-Britain Varsity Triple
Crown Challenge.
She’s raising funds for two
groups supporting British
servicemen and women, veterans
and their families – aBF The
Soldiers’ Charity and Combat
Stress.
Philosophy
katie, who lives in Cecil road, is
in her second year studying for a
degree in philosophy at the
University of East anglia.
She used to go to Warren
Comprehensive and is a former
Dagenham air Cadet. She also
represented the borough in her
school days by running the Mini
London Marathon.
katie said: “i’m excited about
the challenge, but know it will be
hard both physically and
mentally, as we’ll be aiming to
cycle 100 miles a day.”
She is part of a team of eight
cyclists organised by Cambridge
University’s Officer Training
Corps, competing with a team
from Oxford University.
‘
I’m excited
about the
challenge,
but know
it will be
hard both
physically
and mentally
’
Susan Whitear
susan.whitear@lbbd.gov.uk
YOU can go along to free BMX
taster sessions at The Pool and
get some help improving your
The race starts in London on
Tuesday 13 September and
follows a route to Edinburgh
Castle and Cardiff Castle before
returning to the capital.
The two teams are racing
against the clock and have to be
back at the start by 12 noon on
Thursday 22 September. The
team with the faster time will win
the Triple Crown Trophy.
katie is combining her
training for the challenge with
exam revision.
She said: “i’ve been cycling
back home to Dagenham as part
of my training. it saves the train
fare – but takes a while!”
Both teams taking part in the
challenge are aiming to raise
around £50,000 for the armed
forces charities.
To sponsor katie, or for more
information, visit www.justgiving.
com/varsitytriplecrownchallenge-
2011-cambridge
ramping up The ThriLLs: A rider tackles some of the jumps in the venue
Free help and advice to improve your BMX skills
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gearing up: Katie is getting ready to take on a 1,000-mile ride
n Saturday 11 June, 11am to
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Barking and Dagenham has
received almost £350,000 to spend on
local cycling improvements.
The Biking Borough grant from
Transport for London will, over the
next three years, go towards better
cycle routes, making bike-riding safer
and encouraging more residents to
saddle up.
improvement work will go on
across Barking and Dagenham, but the
borough council is focusing on three
key areas – Dagenham Heathway,
Barking town centre and Chadwell
Heath.
One of the early projects in the
scheme is transforming Barking town
centre into a ‘cycle hub’, with better
accessibility and secure parking for
bikes.
There’ll be encouragement for
local businesses and their staff to use
cycling as a form of healthy, ecofriendly
travel, with the help of cycle
training and safety events in the area.
Principal transport officer nick
Davies said: “The £343,000 funding
will help us to show local people
that cycling is a viable, cost-effective,
healthy and fun form of transport.
“We hope to create cycle hubs in
rOad warriOrs: Competitors in Old Dagenham Park during the
inter-regional competition earlier this month high FLiers: Riders in action at a previous BMX race
Borough to host
BMX race series
DagenHaM is firmly on the BMX
bike map with hundreds of riders
coming to the borough for national
racing competitions.
For the first time in its history,
local club BadBMX was picked to
host the British Cycling national
BMX racing Series, which was due
to take place on Saturday 21 May and
Sunday 22 May.
areas with a high density of potential
cyclists.
“We also hope to break down the
barriers to cycling for people living
in blocks of flats and other residential
areas by providing a safe and secure
place for them to park their bicycles.
“That way, people may choose to
cycle to the local shop rather than take
the car.”
There are also hopes of cycling’s
profile getting a boost from a series of
events including the Mayor of London
Sky ride.
Barking and Dagenham
Council is staging a Cycle to
Work event in Barking Town
Square this Thursday.
The roadshow runs from 12
noon until 6pm on 26 May, with
the aim of promoting the
borough’s cycle to work
More than 600 riders, along with
friends and family, were expected to
turn out for rounds three and four of
the competition, at the club’s track in
Old Dagenham Park.
Competition
Sharon Oaten, who chairs BadBMX,
said: “it’s taken a lot of hard work to
get the competition to Dagenham.
Thousands of cyclists of all ages
and cycling abilities are expected to
take part in the Sky ride, on Sunday
21 august.
Parts of the borough will be closed
off to motorists, allowing cyclists to
pedal along without the worry of other
traffic.
Cllr Mick McCarthy, borough cabinet
member for regeneration, said:
“We’re very pleased to have received
this funding, which will be used to
make some valuable improvements
to benefit cyclists in Barking and
Dagenham.
“i hope local people will come
out in force to enjoy the Sky ride. it
promises to be an enjoyable day.”
scheme. information on the
scheme will be available, along
with maintenance and healthcheck
sessions from the
London Cycling Campaign’s Dr
Bike.
Visit www.lcc.org.uk for
more details.
“We applied twice before, but now
our bid has been successful because
we have more members and volunteers
to help with the event. We’re
very lucky to have this event here in
the borough.”
BadBMX is going from strength
to strength and now has around 150
members, compared with just 37 three
years ago.
Club members recently helped renovate
their track. The revamped course
hosted its first inter-regional competition
on Sunday 8 May. around 400
riders took part in the race.
Stars from the Dagenham club
included Lee golder, who won the
13-year-old boys’ race, and fellow
BadBMX member Josh Wallis, who
came second.
Cash awarded to boost local cycling
Tessa Youens
tessa.youens@lbbd.gov.uk
Cycle to work event
The paTh mOre TraVeLLed: A cycle path in the borough
BOROUGH GOES MAD ABOUT BIKES

16
THere is a very obvious way to
protect yourself against cancer and
that is to live a healthier lifestyle –
give up smoking, drink alcohol only
in moderation, maintain a healthy
weight, wear sunscreen and get some
exercise every day.
Smoking is the biggest single
cause of cancer deaths and causes one
in four Uk deaths from cancer.
This is real problem in Barking
and Dagenham where an estimated
third of the population smokes.
But what about other ways to protect
yourself?
Well, another obvious way is to
take part in the national cancer screening
programmes.
These aim to find any signs
or symptoms of three of the most
common cancers early enough so that
any treatment will be more likely to
clear the disease completely.
There are three cancer screening
programmes run nationally in the
Uk. These are for breast, cervical and
bowel cancer.
See the table below for details
of Uk national cancer screening
programmes.
What do the tests
consist of?
There is a different test for each type
of cancer, but please remember that
each test is only to see if you might
have cancer.
if a test is positive you will need
more tests. Sometimes this will
just involve a repeat of the initial
test, and sometimes more detailed
investigations.
if you have not been invited for a
test and you think you should be, then
contact your gP.
n Breast cancer screening is done by
performing a mammogram, which is
a special type of X-ray of the breast.
it’s not painful but it can be
uncomfortable.
n Cervical screening doesn’t test for
cancer but for abnormal cells which
could lead to cancer if they are not
treated.
The sample is collected by a doctor
or nurse using a speculum to open the
vagina so they can collect cells from
the neck of the womb.
‘
n Bowel cancer screening can be done
in your own home. People who are eligible
receive a testing kit in the post,
with full instructions, but briefly, samples
of your stool or faeces are needed
these are then posted off to test for any
minute traces of blood.
I thought there was
a test for prostate
cancer?
at the moment there is no national
screening programme for prostate
cancer in men in the Uk.
This is because the test used elsewhere
is not reliable.
in england, men are encouraged to
be aware of any signs and symptoms
such as urgency, frequency, pain or
difficulty passing urine, and to contact
their gP if they are concerned.
Finally
Go to your local walk-in centre,
GP or pharmacy to get professional
advice straight away.
You and your gP should both receive
copies of the letter telling you of your
results.
You will receive a letter even if
your test is negative, which will let
you know how long it is before you
need to be screened again.
Very, very occasionally the screening
tests don’t find something that is
there, so if you are at all worried about
your health always talk to your gP or
Practice nurse about what it is that is
worrying you.
WELLBEING You and your health
28 May 2011
Barking and Dagenham
How to reduce the
risk of getting cancer
Linda Bailey
A nurse since 1984, Linda
is a consultant in public
health and has served as a
local councillor
Smoking is the
biggest single cause
of cancer deaths and
’
causes one in four UK
deaths from cancer
CheCk up: If you have any problems passing urine, see your GP
CLOse eXaminaTiOn: Older women should have breast screening every three years
Type of
cancer
Uk national cancer screening programmes
Who is
eligible?
What age
range?
How often?
Breast Women only 47 to 73 Every 3 years
Cervical Women only 25 to 64 Every 3 to 5 years
depending on age
Bowel Men and women 60 to 74 Every 2 years

28 May 2011
Benefits Doctor
LEE HEALEY answers your benefit problems and brings
you up-to-date information on benefits and tax credits
meeT The eXperT
Hello and welcome to another
Benefits Doctor column, which
is designed to help you better
understand the benefits and tax
credits system.
Spring is traditionally the time
when changes to the benefits
and tax credit system are made.
Most benefits are ‘uprated’ during
this time, while other legislative
changes also come into effect.
BeneFiT Changes speCiaL
Tax credit renewals
My husband and I claim Child
and Working Tax Credit. We’ve
received the forms to renew our
tax credits claim, but
re-claiming always worries us,
especially as we’ve heard stories
about overpayments and having
to pay money back to Revenue
and Customs (HMRC). Please can
you clarify how best to avoid tax
credits overpayments occurring?
BENEFITS DOCTOR SAYS: Tax credits
are an unusual benefit because they’re
calculated on a yearly basis, in line with
the financial year from April to March.
At the end of the tax year claimants
receive a renewal pack containing
important forms that need to be
checked and, in most cases, completed
and returned to HMRC.
This is to help HMRC work out
whether you’ve been paid the right
money and to make sure tax credits
continue to be paid correctly.
A renewal pack often includes two
forms — an annual review notice and an
annual declaration notice.
In some circumstances, your pack
might include just an annual review
notice, in which case your tax credits
should be renewed automatically.
In this situation, you should still
check the award notice carefully,
making sure you tell HMRC about any
change of circumstances.
Most tax credit claimants still need
to ‘renew’ with the annual declaration
form. I cannot stress enough how
important it is to complete this form
accurately and send it back on time,
in order to avoid overpayments and
underpayments.
about Lee Healey
lee is a welfare benefits
advisor, trainer and
consultant. He is the
managing director of
IncomeMAX and appears
regularly on various BBC
television and radio
programmes commenting
on the benefits system. You
can read lee’s IncomeMAX
In this month’s column, we bring
you up-to-date information on the
changes that have been made, as
well as answering an important
question on tax credits.
As always, I’d love to hear
about any problems with your
entitlement, comments on the
system or information you think
might help others in the same
situation - email thenews@
HMRC will use annual your
declaration form to check that your
tax credits were paid correctly during
the tax year just gone. It will also help
establish your tax credits award for the
new tax year — 2011-12 in this case.
lbbd.gov.uk with your problems,
comments and suggestions. You
can also write in to: thenews,
3rd Floor, Crown House,
6 linton Road,
Barking IG11
8HG, or use
the benefits
calculator at
www.lbbd.
gov.uk
Benefits Doctor’s guide to the recent benefit changes
Tax Credits
n If you earn more than the thresholds
the Government sets for tax credits,
you’ll now lose 41p rather than 39p in
every pound you earn over the limit — in
other words, £20 less for every £1,000 of
extra income before tax
n The second income threshold used
to calculate and award the £545-a-year
family element of Child Tax Credit went
down from £50,000 to £40,000 a year
n The £545-a-year baby element of
Child Tax Credit has been stopped
n The difference between your past
year’s income and what you earn this
year that HMRC ignores when calculating
your tax credit (called the earnings
disregard) has dropped from £25,000 to
£10,000, and will drop to £5,000 in 2013
n No more than 70 per cent of the cost
of childcare can be covered by your
Working Tax Credit childcare element
(down from 80 per cent). The maximum
costs remain the same — £175 a week
for a single child, or £300 for more.
Child Benefit
n Child Benefit payments are frozen at
their current level for three years.
Pensioners
n People aged over 60 might now
qualify for Working Tax Credit if they
work for at least 16 hours a week.
Blog at www.incomemax.
org.uk. To obtain advice on
your benefit and tax credit
entitlement locally, contact
DABD on 020 8252 5340.
Mums-to-be
n The £190 Health in Pregnancy Grant
has been scrapped.
n The £500 Sure Start Maternity Grant
can now be claimed only for your first
child (or children where the first is a
multiple birth).
Housing
n The change to local Housing
Allowance (lHA), setting it at the 30th
percentile of local rents, was originally
to start from october 2011, but has
been in effect since last month.
If you’re already claiming lHA
Housing Benefit, the change won’t come
into force for you until the anniversary
of when you started claiming. Some
people will also receive up to nine
months’ protection to prepare them for
the change.
The £15 weekly lHA excess payment
has been dropped and lHA rates are
now capped for new Housing Benefit
claimants, although existing claimants
will have until January 2012 to negotiate
a lower rent or move.
The cap amounts will be:
n £250 a week for a one-bedroom
property
n £290 a week for two bedrooms
n £340 a week for three bedrooms
n £400 a week for homes with four or
more bedrooms.
National funding for Discretionary
If you need help to renew your tax
credits or if would like an independent
check that your tax credit award
is correct (including worries about
underpayments or overpayments),
call DABD’s benefits advice team on
Benefits doctor helpful hint
To help avoid tax credit overpayments
and underpayments, make sure
you keep accurate records of your
yearly taxable income, renew on
time and always report changes of
circumstances to HMRC
Housing Payments, which give extra help
for Housing and Council Tax claimants
with rent and council tax not already
covered by Housing and Council Tax
Benefit, has risen by £10 million.
Disabled people
n All current Incapacity claimants will
be re-assessed at some point in 2011.
People found to have limited
capability for work will be able
to claim employment and Support
Allowance.
Those found fit for work will need
to explore other options, such as
Jobseeker’s Allowance.
n The Disability living Allowance
Higher Rate Mobility Component now
covers claimants with a severe visual
impairment.
Young people in non-advanced
education
n educational Maintenance Allowance
(eMA) closed to new applicants in
January, but a replacement scheme for
16 and 17 year olds is planned.
‘Welfare to Work’
n Department of Work and Pensions
introduces its Work Programme
n Get Britain Working and Work
experience initiative both introduced
n New enterprise Allowance launched.
020 8252 5340. You can also find more
information online by visiting www.
hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/keep-up-todate/renew-claim/index.htm
Disclaimer: although we try to answer as many
of your benefit problems as we can through the
column, Lee is unable to reply directly to every
individual enquiry. So if you have an urgent
question, seek help and advice from your local
Citizens advice Bureau or advice Uk-registered
advice Centre. The answers contained in the
Benefits Doctor column are for guidance only.
actual confirmation of entitlement must be obtained
from the relevant government agencies responsible
for making decisions on benefit entitlement.
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ADVICE

18 28 May 2011 28 May 2011
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WHAT’S ON
eVenTs
■ Talk: The Dagenham Girl
Pipers
By local author and locals studies
librarian Linda Rhodes, discussing
her book celebrating the Pipers’
80th anniversary. One of the
pipers will be there as a special
guest. Refreshments included
Thursday 26 May, 11am
Dagenham Library, Heathway,
Dagenham
■ Twilight classical
concert
The Aminta Concert Orchestra
perform under the stars.
Food and drink available on site
Saturday 28 May, 7.30pm-10pm
Barking Abbey Ruins, Barking
■ Dagenham-themed film
showing
Certificate 15, popcorn provided,
booking essential
Saturday 28 May, 2.15pm
Dagenham Library, Heathway,
Dagenham
■ Sunday film show
Sunday 29 May,1.30pm-3.30pm
Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town
Square, Barking
For further information contact the
library for booking and details on
020 8724 8725 or 020 8724 8721
■ Family sports day
Rugby, football, rounders, karate,
Zumba dance, games, family
races, trampolining, gymnastics,
cheerleading, bouncy castle, facepainting
Free admission, free lunch for
children aged one to 16
Saturday 4 June, 10.30am-2pm
Goresbrook Leisure Centre,
Ripple Road, Dagenham
020 8227 3982 or danielle.
robson@lbbd.gov.uk
Valence House
Becontree Avenue,
Dagenham, RM8 3HT
020 8227 2034
www.friendsofvalence
house@hotmail.com
■ Celebrating Working
Lives:
This marks the end of a three year
oral history project with Eastside
Community Heritage. Discover
some of the stories and see
photographs of local industrial
views from the last 100 years.
Thursday 26 May, 1.30pm-230pm,
All welcome.
Eastbury Manor House
Eastbury Square, Barking
020 8724 1002
www.eastburyhouse@lbbd.
gov.uk
■ Tudor day
Bring a picnic, attend a children’s
workshop and listen to a live choir.
There will be a Tudor costume
dressing demonstration!
Saturday 4 June, 11.30am-
12.15pm, 12.45pm-1.30pm and
2.15pm-3pm.
daYs OuT
Barking Park
Longbridge Road, Barking
54020 8270 6269
■ Nature detectives: Bug
hunt
For ages two to five years
Wednesday 1 June, 11am-12 noon
■ Tennis sessions
For ages 12 and up
Thursday 2 June, 2pm-3pm
■ Den making
Friday 3 June, 11am-12.noon
■ Explore, discover,
unwind
For adults
Wednesday 8 June, 11am to 12
noon (meet at The Lodge).
Eastbrookend Country
Park
Dagenham Road
020 8595 4155
■ Explore Discover Unwind
For adults
Tuesday 31 May, 11am-12 noon
and 6pm-7pm
■ GPS Treasure Trail
For ages eight and up, booking
essential
Wednesday 1 June, 10.30am-
12.30pm
■ Nature Detectives –
Minibeast Safari
For ages two to five years
Wednesday 1 June, 2pm-3.30pm
■ Junior Rangers
For ages eight to 13 years,
booking essential
Saturday 4 June, 10.30am-
12.30pm
■ Youth Rangers
For ages 13 and up, booking
essential
Saturday 4 June, 1.30pm-3.30pm
■ Country Fair
Family fun including falconry
displays, dog and duck show,
sheep shearing demonstrations,
Punch and Judy, archery, donkey
rides, crafts, refreshments, games
Free admission, parking in Sanofi
Aventis car park off Dagenham
Road, disabled car parking in the
Millennium Centre car park
Sunday 5 June, 10.30am-4.30pm
020 8595 4155 or
parksandcountryside@lbbd.gov.uk
Greatfields Park
Greatfields, Road/Movers
Lane, Barking
020 8595 4155
■ Bush Crafts – Wood and
Fire
For ages 12 and up
Saturday 28 May, 2pm-3.30pm
■ Nature Detectives –
Colour Sound and Smell
For ages two to five years
Wednesday 1 June, 2pm-3.30pm
■ Greatfields Community
Day
Thursday 2 June, 10am-4pm
■ Play session
For ages seven to 16 years
Saturday 4 June, 10.30pm-1.30pm
Old Dagenham Park
The Lodge Rectory Road,
Dagenham
020 85171040
■ All about Birds
All welcome
Wednesday 1 June, 1.30pm-3pm
■ Play session
For ages seven to 16 years
Wednesday 1 June, 3.30pm-
5.30pm
■ Fire Play
For ages 12 and up, booking
essential
Friday 3 June, 1.30pm- 3pm
■ Play session
Wednesday 8 June, 3.30pm-
5.30pm
Valence Park
Becontree Avenue,
Dagenham
020 8595 4155
■ Valence Park
Tuesday 7 June, 11am-12 noon
and 6pm-7pm
Meet in the car park.
■ Play session
For ages seven to 16 years
Friday 3 June, 3.30pm-5.30pm
■ Explore, Discover,
Unwind
For adults
Tuesday 7 June, 11am-12noon
and 6pm-7pm
■ Play session
For ages seven to 16 years
Friday 10 June, 3.30pm-5.30pm
LiVe musiC
Venues
For the latest information on
live music gigs in Barking
and Dagenham, visit
www.livebandphotos.co.uk
■ The Admiral Vernon
141 Broad Street, Dagenham
020 8592 0431
n Turbulence
Rock, Sunday 29 May
n Under Ether
Friday 3 June
n Chinawhite
Sunday 5 June
n Rekovered
Sunday 5 June
n Hedgehog
Saturday 11 June
n East Of Java
Sunday 12 June
n Scam 69
Saturday 18 June
n Anthem
Sunday 19 June
■ The Cherry Tree
Wood Lane, Dagenham
020 8592 1859
■ The Coopers Arms
High Road, Chadwell Heath
020 8590 1216
n East Of Java
Rock,
Sunday 29 May
Sunday 26 June
■ Curzon Social Club
Bastable Avenue, Barking
■ Dagenham Trades Hall
Charlotte Road, Dagenham
020 8593 6210
■ Mill House Social Club
307 New Road, Dagenham
020 8592 1539
n The Reason
Friday 17 June
n Shot 2 Funk
Friday 24 June
Friday 15 July
■ The Roundhouse
Lodge Avenue, Dagenham
020 8592 1605
n The Flying Hornets
Friday 15 July
■ The Wantz Club
Wantz Road, Dagenham
n Adrenalin
Thursday 7 July
musiC
grOups
■ Barking MAD (Music and
Drama)
Tuesdays 7.30pm-9.30pm
Ripple Centre, Ripple Road,
Barking
Tony 020 8592 1708 or info@
kingsleyhall.org.uk
■ Barking and Dagenham
Adult College Choir
Wednesdays (term time) 7.15pm
Barking and Dagenham Adult
College, Fanshawe Crescent,
Dagenham. Maria 020 8591 1662
■ Essex Drum Corps
practice sessions
New members welcome, novice
to fully experienced. Instruments,
uniforms and instruction provided.
Every Tuesday, 8pm-10pm
Carrie’s Hall, Roneo Corner (near
Rush Green)
020 8599 8435
■ Music for the Blind and
Disabled Trust Band
Tuesdays 7.30pm-10pm. Galleon
Community Hall, Boundary Road,
Barking
Penny 01708 222804
■ Pavilion Brass Band
Thursdays 8pm-9.45pm. Eastbury
Manor House, Eastbury Square,
Barking
Barry 020 8554 2351
danCe and
drama
CLasses
General
■ Arc Community Players
(funded by London Borough
of Barking & Dagenham)
Every Monday, 6.30pm (tea and
biscuits), 7pm-9pm
The Malthouse Studios, Abbey
Road, Barking
For:18 years and over
Free of charge
020 8594 1095
■ Barking & Dagenham
Youth Theatre (Directed by
Arc)
Every Tuesday evening (term
time), 7pm-9pm
The Malthouse Studios, Abbey
Road, Barking
For:12 years and over
£3 weekly
020 8594 1095
■ Barking & Dagenham
Drama Club (Directed by
Arc)
Every Tuesday (term time),
4.30pm-6pm
The Malthouse Studios, Abbey
Road, Barking
For eight-12 years
£2 weekly
020 8594 1095
■ Tea Dance (ballroom,
sequence)
Tuesdays, 1.45pm-3.45pm
Wantz Hall, Rainham Road North,
Dagenham
Ken 020 8599 5449
■ Theatretrain
Acting, dance and singing lessons
Barking Abbey Leisure Centre
Woodbridge Road, Barking
Saturdays, 2pm-5pm (term time)
Sue 020 8590 4916
Bellydancing
■ BellyDance fitness for
Ladies only
n Robert Clack Leisure Centre
Tuesday 7pm-8pm cost £5
n Community Hall, Vicarage Road
(off Church Elm Lane)
Wednesday 1pm-2pm £5
n Gym Active, Green Lane
Cost £5, Thursday 7pm-8pm
Call Elaine on 07906 836337
e.hirst@ntlworld.com
Dance classes
■ Adult tap class
Mondays 7.15pm-8.30pm
Faircross Community Centre,
Hulse Avenue, Barking (entrance
to both sides of Hulse Avenue and
Hurstbourne Gardens)
020 8594 1280
■ Adult tap dance classes
Mondays. Village Hall, Vicarage
Road, Dagenham
020 8595 5923
■ Barking and Dagenham
Youth/Junior Dance
No membership required – just
come and dance
Saturdays, 12 noon-1pm and
1pm-2pm for ages five to 11
2pm-4pm for 12 to 19-year-olds
Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street,
Barking
Georgina 020 8270 8373
■ Dance classes
Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
Dagenham Heathway area
Kelly 020 8595 7010
■ Dance Steps
Wednesdays 7.30pm-8.30pm
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham
020 8724 1500
■ Salsa Classes for
Beginners
Ages 18 and up, 6pm to 7.30pm
Barking Learning Centre, Town
Square, Barking
Edwin 07958 461901
■ Spotlight Stage School
Tap, ballet, modern jazz,
acrobatics and singing.
Fanshawe Community Centre,
Barnmead Road, Dagenham
Julia 020 8593 2218
■ Styled Stepz
Thursdays 6pm-8.30pm
Castle Green, Gale Street
Kerry Harris 07965 364798
Line dancing
■ Mondays, 1.15pm-3.15pm
Ken 020 8599 5449
■ Wednesdays at 8pm
Faircross Community Centre,
Eastbury Comprehensive Hulse
Avenue, Barking (entrance to
both sides of Hulse Avenue and
Hurstbourne Gardens)
07956 284068
■ Monday evenings and
Thursday afternoons
Dawson Hall, 330 Hedgemans
Road, Dagenham
Rob 020 8595 0969
■ Line dancing for
beginners
Fanshawe Hall, Barnmead Road,
Dagenham
Mondays, 9.45am-11am
Ken 020 8599 5449
■ Line dance class for
improvers
Every Friday 10am-12 noon
Fanshawe Hall, Barnmead Road,
Dagenham. Ken 020 8599 5449
TheaTre
The Broadway
Barking
020 8507 5607
www.thebroadwaybarking.
com
■ Beauty and the Beast
Saturday 28 May, 7.30pm
£15.50 / £12.50 Concessions
■ 5’s a Crowd
Friday 3 June, 7.45pm
£6.50 / £5 Concessions
■ Richard Herring and
Catie Wilkins
Saturday 4 June, 8pm
£12 / £10 Concessions
■ Big Pants and Botox
Friday 10 June, 7.30pm
£15.50 / £12.50 Concessions
■ I Can Cook’s Katy
Ashworth Meet, Greet,
Sing and Play
Saturday 11 June, 11am and 2pm
£10 / £8 Concessions, Family
ticket £32
■ Mr Wonderful’s Summer
Tea Dance
Sunday 12 June,1.30pm-4.30pm
All tickets are £5
■ Way Back Home
Thursday 16 June, 10.30am and
1.30pm
All tickets are £5
■ You Ain’t Heard Nothin’
yet
Friday 17 June, 8pm
£12 / £10 Concessions
■ Motown’s Greatest Hits:
How Sweet It Is
Saturday 25 June, 8pm
£18.50 / £17.50 Concessions
■ I’ll Say
Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July,
7.30pm
£6 / £4 Concessions
keep FiT
General
■ Body Conditioning
Wednesdays 8pm-9pm
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham 020 8724 1500
■ Elderberries
Activity sessions for people
aged 50-plus, including exercise
classes, badminton and swimming
Mondays and Thursdays, 10am-
12 noon, Goresbrook Leisure
Centre, Ripple Road, Dagenham
020 8227 3976
Tuesdays, 10am-12 noon, Abbey
Sports Centre, Axe Street, Barking
020 8270 6800
■ Kingsley Hall
Exercise and discussion,
£1 including refreshments
Wednesdays, 2pm-4pm
Violet Kentsbeer 020 8590 2048
■ Loxford Sports Club
Tuesdays, 6.45pm-9pm
For mature athletes aged 40-plus
Eastbury School, Rosslyn Road,
Barking
Tony 01268 724391
■ Sport and Play
Multi-activity sports for young
people aged five to 11. Activities
include basketball, football, kwik
cricket and uni hoc. Wednesdays
4pm-5.45pm.
Wood Lane Sports Centre,
Dagenham
Contact Sports Development on
020 8227 3981
■ Taoist Tai Chi
Wednesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Alan 020 8591 5302
■ Wood Lane Saturday
Club
Multi-activity sports sessions for
young people aged eight to 15.
Saturdays, 9am-12 noon
ARTS VIEW CAROLE PLUCKROSE
The artistic director and chief executive of
Barking-based Arc Theatre writes for thenews
aS usual, it’s all very busy at
arc this spring.
Currently, we’re in rehearsal
with our 30-strong cast of
community players, creating
our new piece, My Loose Head
by Clifford Oliver.
This tells the story of a local
girl who has ambitious dreams
accompanied by a childhood
crush on homegrown rugby
international Jason Leonard.
The play is full of new
songs, music and a simulated
rugby match – a definite must
for the summer performance
season, with the first show on
Monday 18 July at The
Broadway in Barking.
Girl E
We’re particularly delighted to
announce that we have
attracted funding from British
Transport Police for the writing
and creation of our new play,
girl E – the third part of our
Blade Trilogy.
girl E comes as a direct
response to our plays Boy X
Wood Lane Sports Centre, Wood
Lane, Dagenham 020 8270 6883
Aerobics
■ Keep fit
Mondays and Thursdays, 10am-
11am
Faircross Community Centre,
Hulse Avenue, Barking (entrance
to both sides of Hulse Avenue and
Hurstbourne Gardens)
020 8594 1280
■ Keep fit classes for
adults
Mondays, body pump, 7pm; body
step, 8pm; Tuesdays, total body
conditioning, 7pm; Wednesdays,
body pump, 7pm; body step, 8pm;
Thursdays, lean legs and tums,
7pm; Sundays, body step, 10am
Wood Lane Sports Centre, Wood
Lane, Dagenham 020 8270 6880
■ Kick Box Aerobics
Mondays 7.30pm-8.30pm
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham
Pierre Stancey 07880 895482
■ Spinning Classes
Mondays 6.15pm; Tuesdays and
Thursdays 7.15pm; Fridays 6pm,
Saturdays 9.45am
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham 020 8270 6610
Gymnastics
■ Cat Leap Gymnastics
Sundays 1pm-5pm, Castle Green,
Gale Street, Dagenham
Catherine Bates 07903 663 944
■ Gym Juniors Gymnastics
Boys and girls to 16 years
Collier Row and Barking
Michelle 020 8518 0950
■ Jaybee Gymnastics Club
Mondays 4pm-5pm, 5pm-6pm and
6pm-7pm. Warren Sports Centre,
Whalebone Lane, Romford
Julie 07801 517118
■ Junior Gym
Supervised gym sessions for
nine to 15-year-olds. Induction
session required. Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 4pm. Abbey Sports
Centre, Axe Street, Barking
020 8270 6800
■ Newham Twirlers
Saturdays 10pm-12 noon, Castle
Green, Gale Street, Castle Green
Debbie Richardson 07881 785680
and Pact, about the impact of
gangs and knife crime.
Our new play is fuelled by
the conversations we’ve had
with young women following
these performances.
girl E explores women’s and
girls’ experiences of gangs, a
largely undocumented area in
youth violence. We’ll be
consulting Carlene Firmin MBE,
director of policy and research
at Barnardos and author of
Female Voice in Violence, and
also with Brooke kinsella,
actress and sister of 16-year old
Ben kinsella, who was
Martial arts
■ Roding Karate Club
Mondays 6-8pm, Tuesdays 7-8pm
and Fridays 7.30pm-8.30pm
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham
Ray Barrow 07836 288287
Info@rodingkarate.co.uk
■ East London Black Belt
Tuesdays 6pm-7pm
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham
Master Mackey 07899 711477
■ East London Shotokan
Karate JKA
Wednesdays, 6.30pm-7.30pm
Robert Clack School Leisure
Centre, Gosfield Road
Carlos 020 8599 7014
■ GKR Karate
Saturday 10am-12 noon
Faircross Community Centre,
Hulse Avenue, Barking (entrance
to the centre is both sides of
Hulse Avenue and Hurstbourne
Gardens)
Steve 07815 123064
■ Karate
Mondays and Tuesdays 7pm-
8.30pm
Hatfield Community Hall, Hatfield
Road
Tony Cox 020 8596 0765
■ Instinctive Self-defence
For adults (over 16 years)
Wednesdays, 8pm
Robert Clack Leisure Centre
Bernie 020 8595 4364
■ Kingsley Hall Judo Club
Tuesdays and Thursdays, juniors
7pm-8pm and seniors 8pm-
9.30pm
Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham
Kevin Cleasby 020 8501 2407
■ Kokoro Kai Ju-Jitsu Club
Thursdays, 7pm-8pm (juniors),
8pm-10pm (seniors)
Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street,
Barking
01708 455375
■ Karate
Saturdays at 10am
Faircross Community Centre,
Eastbury Comprehensive School
grounds, Barking
■ Shuren Jiu-Jutsu
Jiu-Jutsu for adults
Wednesdays, 8pm-9.30pm
Robert Clack Sports Centre,
Gosfield Road, Dagenham
07950 685640
murdered in islington in 2008.
Home Secretary Theresa
May commissioned Brooke to
visit projects around the Uk
and to look at which
community projects really help
change attitudes and
behaviour. Brooke’s report is
informing the Home Office’s
new strategy on youth
violence.
Locally, we’ll be talking to
the borough’s Community
Safety Partnership and the
borough’s lead officer on
tackling domestic violence.
We’ll then bring girl E
performances and workshops
to schools in Barking and
Dagenham in november, and
as part of our process of
research, will be speaking in
confidence with young women
who are willing to share their
experiences.
For more information or to
contribute to the research and
development of the project,
please contact me on 020 8594
1095 or carole@arctheatre.com
■ World Tang Soo Do
Becontree Leisure Centre
Monday 8-9pm
Thursday 7-9pm
Mr Hartt 07944011934
Swimming
■ Fun Splash – inflatable
fun for all
Saturdays 4pm-5pm
Abbey Sports Centre, Abbey
Green, Barking
020 8270 6800
■ Learn to swim sessions
Wednesdays to Saturdays, various
times. For children aged up to
three. Fridays, 1pm-1.30pm and
1.30pm-2pm
Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street,
Barking
020 8270 6800
■ Becontree Swimming
School and Club
Tuesdays and Fridays
Terry Baisden 020 8252 2956
Yoga
■ Hatha Yoga
Tuesdays, 7pm-8pm
Castle Green, Dagenham Centre
Gaisva 07881 840618
■ Yoga
Fridays, 2pm-3.30pm
Also Breathing Classes, Friday
4-5pm
Faircross Community Centre,
Hurstbourne Gardens, Barking
Jean 020 8591 5830
■ Yoga
All levels and abilities
Thursdays, 5pm-6.30pm
Barking Abbey Comprehensive
School Leisure Centre
Sandringham Road, Barking
Jill 01708 479468
■ Yoga
Weekly classes for all abilities
Monday, 7pm-8.30pm, Eastbury
Manor House, Barking
Tuesday, 8pm-9pm, Dagenham
Jan 020 85956915
sOCiaL
CLuBs and
sOCieTies
■ Arts and Crafts
Workshop
Every Thursday, 10am to 12.30pm
Becontree Avenue Baptist
Church Hall, Becontree Avenue,
Dagenham
Anne 020 8491 9203
■ Art classes
Every Monday at 7pm, Fridays at
12.30pm and Wednesday at 10am
Faircross Community Centre,
Hurstbourne Gardens, Barking
Jean 020 8591 5830
■ Audio book club
Literary discussion group, talking
about audio books members have
listened to. Sight-impaired people
welcome. Free admission.
First Wednesday every month,
10.30am-11.30am
Barking Learning Centre, Town
Square, Barking 020 8227 5284
■ Barking Art Society
Wednesdays, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Barking United Reformed Church,
Upney Lane, Barking
020 8594 1840
■ Barking & Dagenham
Friendship Group
Every Thursday, 2pm-4pm
£1.50 per week, all welcome
London Road Methodist Church
Hall, Barking
Pat 020 8594 6439 or 020 8594
6409
■ Barking & Dagenham
Punjabi Welfare Association
Weekly meetings over a cup of tea
to discuss day to day problems
facing association members and
to seek solutions by getting advice
from various voluntary groups.
Any one can come and join and
the association also organises
various trips to places of interest
and holds cultural functions twice
a year.
Every Thursday from 2pm to
3.30pm. Ripple Centre, Ripple
Road, Barking
Hardial Singh Rai 07946 343929
■ Barking and District
Historical Society
Free to members, £1.50 for
non-members
1st Monday of the month, 7.45pm
Harp House, Helmore Road,
Barking 020 8597 7210
■ Barking Photographic
Society
Every Thursday, 7.45pm
Eastbury Manor House, Eastbury
Square, Barking 020 8517 5414
■ Becontree Royal British
Legion
New members welcome,
Wednesdays, 7.15pm
541 Becontree Avenue,
Dagenham 020 8592 1476
■ Book Club
Every Thursday, 10am-12 noon
Valence Library, Becontree
Avenue, Dagenham
Ann 020 8270 6864
■ British Reptile and
Amphibian Society
Third Friday of the month, 7.30pm-
9.30pm. Meeting Room 1, Ripple
Hall, St Erkenwald Road, Barking
Reptileretreat@sky.com
■ Card Craft
First and third Thursdays each
month, 7.30pm
Eastern Avenue Baptist Church,
East Road, Chadwell Heath
Barbara 020 8599 2541
■ Card-making and craft
Mondays, 7pm-9pm, Rose Lane,
Marks Gate; Tuesdays, 10am-
12 noon, Faircross Community
Centre, Hulse Avenue, Barking
(entrance to both sides of
Hulse Avenue and Hurstbourne
Gardens)
Continued on page 20
WHAT’S ON

20 28 May 2011 28 May 2011
21
WHAT’S ON
FOCUS ON AIKIDO
a LOCaL martial arts teacher
is hoping to share his love of
aikido with the rest of the
borough.
Dave Hill has practised the
Japanese martial art for
nearly quarter of a century.
Two years ago, the
51-year-old decided to put his
experience to good use by
setting up his own club to
teach local people traditional
Ueshiba aikido, named after
the art’s founder, Morihei
Ueshiba.
Dave, who is a third-dan
black belt, runs his aikido
Shin Tokoro club at
goresbrook Leisure Centre in
Dagenham.
The club meets twice a
week and Dave is always on
the lookout for new students.
Immobilisations
He said: “although
there’s no fighting in
aikido, it’s full contact.
Students work together
in pairs or groups,
practising the throws and
immobilisations that
form the core of
the art.
”Movement
and timing
are
important
aspects of
aikido. The
training
teaches
students
how to
deal
with
smOOTh mOVes:
Martial artist Dave Hill
practises his aikido
Tessa Youens
tessa.youens@lbbd.gov.uk
opponents who may be larger
and more physically strong,
by redirecting the energy in
any attack.
“i wish the whole borough,
and even the whole world,
would get involved in aikido.
it’s a unique message and i
hope to spread it through
these classes.”
n aikido Shin Tokoro meets
every Tuesday and Thursday
from 7pm to 9pm.
Classes are £7 for new
members and are open to
people aged 18 and over.
regulars who pay the
annual £27 joining fee pay £6
a class.
if you would like to join
aikido Shin Tokoro, call
Dave on 07728 918441 or
email him at hilldavidm@
aol.com
For more information,
visit www.aikidoessex.
com
meeT The
masTer:
Dave Hill
From page 19
Jan 020 8262 3482
■ Chadwell Heath Canasta
Tuesdays, 7pm
Wangey Chapel, Wangey Road,
Chadwell Heath 020 8599 6638
■ The Chadwell Heath Club
Monday-Friday, 10.30am-3.30pm
72 High Road, Chadwell Heath
Angela 020 8590 6570
■ Chadwell Heath
Historical Society
Third Wednesday each month,
7.30pm, Wangey Chapel, Wangey
Road, Chadwell Heath
020 8590 4659 or 8597 1225
■ Chadwell Heath
Townswomen’s Guild
First Monday and second Friday of
the month, 2pm
Wangey Chapel, Wangey Road,
Chadwell Heath
■ Chequers Women’s Club
Tuesdays, 7.30pm-10pm
Goresbrook Road,
Dagenham
Barbara 020 8517 2877
■ Craft classes
Every Tuesday at 10am
Faircross Community Centre,
Hulse Avenue, Barking
Jan 020 8262 3482
■ Coffee morning
Every Tuesday, 9am-11am
Wood Lane Baptist Church, Wood
Lane, Dagenham
David 020 8592 4908 or
www.woodlane.co.uk
■ Coffee stop
Tuesdays, 10am-12 noon
Eastern Avenue Baptist Church,
East Road, Chadwell Heath
020 8599 2541
■ Dagenham
Townswomen’s Guild
Tuesdays, 10am, new members
welcome
Small hall of St Elisabeth’s
Church, Wood Lane, Dagenham
Angela 020 8595 4917
■ East of London Family
History Society
Barking and Dagenham branch
Second Saturday of each month,
1pm. Salvation Army Hall, Morley
Road, Barking
Dave 020 8596 9285
■ Eastbrook Women’s Club
Tuesdays 8pm, new members
welcome
Wantz Hall, Rainham Road North,
Dagenham
Gene 020 8252 0487
■ First Ladies Women’s
Institute Barking and
Dagenham
All women aged 18 and up
welcome for fun, making new
friends and learning new things.
Different talks or activities each
month. Try a free evening (or £5 if
external speaker booked)
First Wednesday of every month,
7pm-9pm
Eastbury Manor House (upstairs),
Eastbury Square, Barking
www.firstladieswi.blogspot.com
■ Friendship club
For mature and single over-45s
Tuesdays, 8pm
Beacon Tree pub, Green Lane,
Dagenham
Marie 020 8252 7074
■ Gale Singers Ladies’ Choir
Tuesdays 9.15am-10.30am
Hatfield Community Centre,
Hatfield Road, Dagenham
Janet 020 8592 2270
■ Hatfield Kids Time
Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am-
11.30am (term time only)
Hatfield Community Hall,
Hatfield Road, Dagenham
■ Heath Park Over-60s
Monday to Friday, 12 noon-4pm
Rusholme Avenue/Uvedale Road,
Dagenham
Mrs Burge 020 8595 6803
■ Kingsley Hall Lunch Club
Weekdays, Parsloes Avenue,
Dagenham
020 8593 3663
■ Lester Group
For the elderly and people with
mobility problems. Free transport
can be provided. New members
welcome.
Friday evenings, 7pm-9.30pm
Kingsley Hall, Parsloes Avenue,
Dagenham 020 8592 1708
■ Lionesses One O’Clock
Club
Wednesdays, 12.30pm-2.30pm
St Mark’s Church, Arneways
Avenue, Marks Gate
020 8597 9242
■ New Berries Variety
Group
Singing group – new members
wanted. Fridays 8pm-10pm
Wantz Library, Rainham Road
North, Dagenham
Mrs Blake 020 8924 0528
■ Over 45’s Friendship
Club
For single / unattached people
Dagenham Area
Tuesday 8pm
Phone Marie 020 8252 7074
■ Over-50s club
Bowls, darts, bingo, dancing and
more. All welcome.
Weekdays, 10.30am-3.30pm
Bowls, darts, bingo, dancing and
Manor Club (Active Leisure),
Ted Ball Hall, Neasham Road,
Dagenham 020 8526 6194
■ Painting Group
Mondays, 7pm-9pm
Faircross Community Centre,
Hurstbourne Gardens, Barking
Jean 020 8591 5830
■ Parkside Townswomen’s
Guild
4th Tuesday of month, 10am-
12.30pm. Parkside Community
Hall, Goodmayes Lane
■ Pensioners’ Bingo Club
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1pm-
3.30pm
Hatfield Community Hall, Hatfield
Road, Dagenham
Brenda 020 8984 1485
■ Pensioners’ Club
Bingo, Mondays, 7pm-9.30pm
Transport provided
Lilly 020 8593 2525
Bingo and outings, Fridays,
12.30pm-3pm
Barking United Services Club,
Blake Avenue, Barking
Jean 020 8924 3603
■ Reading Group
Last Thursday of every month,
6pm-6.30pm, Wantz Library,
Rainham Road North, Dagenham
020 8270 4169
■ St John Ambulance
Tuesday, 7pm-9pm (Cadets)
Thursday 7.30pm-9.30pm (Adults)
Faircross Community Centre,
Hulse Avenue, Barking (entrance
to both sides of Hulse Avenue and
Hurstbourne Gardens)
Joseph 07946 805220
Salvation Army
■ Ladies’ meeting
Tuesdays, 2pm-3pm
Morley Road
■ Salvation Army Bubbles
Parent/carer and toddlers
Fridays, 9.30am-1pm (term time)
Morley Road
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■ Salvation Army Over-55s
Friendship Club
Wednesdays, 2pm-3.15pm
Salvation Army, Ripple Road,
Barking
Scouts and Guides
■ 1st Dagenham Girls
Brigade Company
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm,
Dagenham Baptist Church,
Chaplin Road, Dagenham
Linda 020 8594 6018
■ 4th Barking & Dagenham
Scout Group
Girls and boys welcome
Every Friday, 6pm-7.15pm
Beavers (ages six to eight),
7.15pm-8.45pm Cubs (ages eight
to 10), 8pm-9.30pm Scouts (ages
10 to 14)
St Peters Church Hall, Goresbrook
Road, Dagenham
Lance 07751 716754 or email
ann.horsey@hotmail.co.uk
■ 6th Barking Rainbow
Girls aged five to seven years
Every Thursday 5pm-6pm
Christchurch, Thames View
Estate, Barking
Christine Pawsey 020 8220 8579
■ 11th Barking &
Dagenham Scout Group
Mondays, Cubs 6.30pm-8pm,
Scouts 7.30pm-9pm
Wednesdays, Beavers 6.30pm-8pm
St Patrick’s Church, Blake Avenue,
Barking
Mark 020 8591 0637
■ 19th Barking and
Dagenham Scouts
Fridays, 6pm and 10pm
Hatfield Community Hall,
Hatfield Road, Dagenham
Graham 020 8592 0122
■ Becontree Scout Group
Mondays, 6.30pm-8pm (Cubs),
Wednesdays, 5.15pm-6.30pm
(Beavers)
Fridays, 7pm-9pm (Scouts)
St Thomas Church, Haydon Road
Clive 020 8503 8757 or email
clivevandome@btinternet.com
■ Social club
For anyone 50-plus. The club runs
social events, entertainers, keepfit
sessions, bingo and outings.
£1.80 a session
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1pm-3pm
YMCA, Rush Green Road, Rush
Green
Linda Harvey 01708 766 211
■ Welcome Gateway Club
Club for adults with learning
disabilities. Have a chat, play
darts, snooker, photography
competition, discos, quiz nights,
days out. New members from
Barking and Dagenham welcome.
Volunteers also needed.
Every Wednesday, 7pm-9.30pm
Ripple Centre, Ripple Road,
Barking
Joyce 07979 311387
■ Wiggles ’Appy Kids
Parent and Toddler Group
Mondays, 1.15pm-2.30pm;
Thursdays, 10am-12 noon
Fanshawe Community Centre,
Barnmead Road, Dagenham
wigglesplaygroup@yahoo.co.uk
■ Woodward Senior
Citizens Group
New members always welcome.
Chat, bingo and raffle
Fridays, 1pm-4pm
Castle Green, Gale Street,
Dagenham 020 8724 1500
■ Young at Heart
Over-50s group
Mondays, 1pm-3.30pm
Becontree Avenue Baptist
Church Hall, Becontree Avenue,
Dagenham 020 8262 5972
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■ Archery for the disabled
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supervision, 12 to 15-year-olds
Wednesday evenings
Eastbury School Sports Centre, FOCUS ON POETRY GROUP
Hulse Avenue, Barking
Contact Sports Development on
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Fridays, 6pm-8pm
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17 18 19
St Chads Park, Alexandra
20
Road,
21 Barking Abbey School 22Leisure
this Sudoku
Bowls
Chadwell Heath
Centre, Barking Answers 1 to previous
6 2 5 8
puzzle.
23 Steve 07973 189228 24
John Tendler 07786 444171
■ Barking Bowls Club
■ Short Tennis
9 4 2
25 Barking Park, Longbridge Road
Structured lessons for young
Football 26 27
issue’s puzzles page
Full fixture list from Alf Groves on
people aged five to 11 years
9 7
020 8594 1280
28 ■ Little Kickers
Thursdays 4pm-5pm
■ Bowls Club
Sundays 10pm-12 noon
Abbey Sports Centre, Axe Street, SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS PUZZLES
Woods supplied. Monday and Castle Green, Gale Street,
Barking. 020 8227 3981
SOLUTIONS TO PREVIOUS PUZZLES
29 30 31
CODECRACKER SUDOKU
Wednesday evenings. 7.15pm Dagenham
CODECRACKER SUDOKU
Fred Newley 020 8592 0377 Sertac 020 8252 5962, 07732
J A B P L A X E
2 8 1 7 9 5 4 6 3
■ Dagenham 32 Central Bowls 796034, email s.comak@ LiBraries
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Club
littlekickers.co.uk or visit
B E T T A O R E
8 3 9 5 6 2 4 7 1
A E I O G A
NQ I PC HBA OR RM Z OE I S
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34 Monday to Friday, 35 2pm-6pm 36 www.littlekickers.co.uk
37 ■ Barking 38 Library
F SU R RI Y I NKU D G ET
61 17 74 32 8 46 93 5 29
Central Park, Dagenham
■ Dagenham United
2 Town Square, Barking
E A NU O D E NS HAO E
35 69 42 23 97 74 8 1 56
Mr B Ward 020 8517 3247
Football Club
Monday-Thursday, 9am-9.30pm,
G WR U EM PO AS FC AOL DS
98 23 16 89 45 51 62 37 74
■ Dagenham Royal British Under-sixes to under-16s, boys Friday, 9am-7pm, Saturday, 9am-
AR D DB SO ORT UH R ALL Legion Bowls Club
and girls welcome
4 1 7 6 3 2 5 9 8
5pm, Sunday, 10am-4pm
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7 8 5 6 1 3 2 4 9
39 40 41 42
Parsloes Park
Paul Belcher 01708 724936
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Lil or Ron Hall 020 8595 2066 ■ Barking Ladies’ Football
B LO WC SO RE ERW EA
16 42 8 75 24 69 57 93 31
■ Castle Green Library
■ Old Dagenham Park 43 Central Park, Sundays
44
E J E C T D U S K Y
5 9 6 1 3 8 7 2 4
Gale Street, Dagenham
Bowls Club
Debbie 07778 384478
N Z J A H Q B M E C Y L W
Monday-Tuesday, 9am-7pm,
JUMBO S N Y ACROSSWORD X C W V Q U Z M L
45 Monday to Friday, 2pm to dusk, ■ Peter Hucker Soccer
V S G U K T X D P F O I R
Wednesday,
46
9am-5pm, Thursday,
friendly games with other clubs at School
ACROSS: JUMBO P D B J H
12 CROSSWORD
K F O I R T E G
Captain Peacock 13 Harmless 14 Fogg 15 Sluices
9am-7pm, Friday, 9am-5am,
weekends
For under-eights and under-11s
16 ACROSS: Aesthetics 12 17 Direct Skean dialling 19 Dewar 13 Columbus 20 Arnold 14 22 Syal Poop 15 25 Litters Society
Saturday, 9am-1pm, Sunday
Old Dagenham Park, Siviter Way, Saturdays, 10am-11am (under-
26 16 Green Rectifiers Tambourine 17 Ruffs 29 19 Devotion Adobe 20 30 Patent Trawls 22 31 Jock Obeli 25 34 Rosehip Online
closed
Dagenham
eights), 11am-12 noon (under-11s)
36 26 Amsterdam Greyhound 38 racing Cheese 29 Identity 39 Volvo 30 40 Tea Zimmer bag 31 41 Istle Watching 34 Purses
47 48 49 50 51 52
Carole 01708 558948
Barking Abbey School Leisure
45 36 British Interiors Columbia 38 Panama 46 Knights 39 Annie 47 40 Ipso Wallop 48 Excise 41 Hardware 50 Shady 45 Dublin
■ Dagenham Library
■ St Chad’s Bowling Club Centre, Barking
1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham
52 Bay Stump Prawns 55 Midwestern 46 Actuary 47 58 Stay Reliant 48 Ibadan 59 Upon 50 61 Sissy Gluttons 52 Edwyn 62 Rites
Club is looking for new and
Peter Hucker 020 8532
53
4141
54
(entrance on Heathway)
of 55 passage Persian cat 58 Signets 59 Evan 61 Frigates 62 Bird of paradise
experienced bowlers
Library open Monday to Thursday DOWN: DOWN: 1 1 Mayo Tidy 2 Stigmatise Sellafield 3 3 Stilt Liesl 4 Listed 4 Spruce 5 Elderberry 5 Marc Warren 6 First
55 St Chads Park 56 57 58 59 60
Rugby
9am-7pm, Friday and Saturday
6 Horst 7 Igor 7 8 Skua Icicle 8 9 Physio Cloisters 9 10 Mrs Omni Hudson 11 Hurricane 10 Plot 11 lamp Psychoanalyst
18 Udon
Mrs Morton 01708 474839 or
9am-5pm
18
21
Knox
Avocado
21 Rutland
22 Jackson
22 Parable
23 Witness
23 Strokes
24 Mystery
24 Kettledrums
play 27 Noah’s
27 Mel
Ark
Mr Jarrold 020 8252 1326
■ Barking Rugby Club One Stop Shop open Monday to Smith
28 Titicaca
28 Vitamin
32 Quantum
C 32 Incorruptible
theory 33 Ipswich
33 McShane
35 Shirley
35 In
37
vitro
Tilapia
■ Short Mat Bowls
A healthy and fun environment for Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-
41 Hunting dog 42 Roundheads 43 Antipasti 44 X‑ray 49 Access
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9.45am-
37 Similes 41 Weightless 42 Night nurse 43 Ascension 44 Atom
61 children 62 of all levels to take part 1pm (later opening of 10.30am on
51 Steppe 53 Astro 54 Tsars 56 Sage 57 Toby 60 Also
1.45pm. Wood Lane Sports in rugby, supported by enhanced
49 Crease 51 Dwarfs 53 Truth 54 Steal 56 With 57 Nora 60 Olga
the last Thursday of every month)
Centre, Wood Lane, Dagenham CRB-checked coaches
020 8270 6880
Six to 11 years old, Saturdays ■ Marks Gate Library
All puzzles copyright Puzzler Media Limited, 69 Station Road, Redhill,
■ Short Mat Bowls
10am-12 noon
Marks Gate Community Complex,
Surrey, RH1 1EY. Tel: 01737 378700. Website: www.puzzler.com
Very friendly club at Chadwell 12 to 16 years old, Mondays and Rose Lane
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Wednesdays, 7pm-9pm
Monday-Tuesday, 9am-5pm,
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Thinking of moving home?
Mark Harris from local Estate Agents Ramsey
Moore answers your questions on moving home.
local independent estate agent Mark
Harris, from Ramsey Moore, answers
questions from local homeowners
considering selling their properties.
With more than 20 years’ experience
Where do I start?
I am thinking of selling my property –
where do I start?
Starting at the beginning, the first
thing to do is contact a number of
local estate agents and arrange
for the ones that give a good first
impression to visit you to provide a
free valuation.
At this stage there is no obligation or
cost involved.
Use the valuation to explore more
about your agent. Should your agent
not offer up information we would
recommend asking questions such as:
Where do they advertise? This is
extremely important as there are
always new internet sites offering
property for sale, make sure your
agent has the ability to offer wide
coverage for your property both online
and in the more traditional local paper
advertising.
How do they intend to market your
property? Sometimes not given enough
attention is the presentation of your
property. Look at how they take their
photographs and consider whether
their descriptions of property will
portray your property in its best light.
What other properties have they have
sold in your area? Does you agent
have a proven track record of selling
properties such as yours in your local
area?
How long is the agency agreement?
Signing up too long with one agent
may not give you the opportunity
to change if you are not happy with
them. We would recommend about
10 weeks to give your agent the
opportunity to impress you and earn
your commitment after the agreement
is over.
Your agents knowledge of the local
area will give you confidence that your
agent can offer potential purchasers
a good insight into the area and add
value to the buyers experience of
purchasing your property.
Their fee is always important but we
would seriously recommend not only
choosing your agent on how much they
charge, a good agent can in effect pay
for their own fee by negotiating hard
to achieve the best possible price.
Always invite in at least three agents,
which will give you ample opportunity
to see what is on offer. A mixture of
local independent agents and corporate
style (chain) agents should enable you
to see that you get a good cross section
of opinion. Never feel pressurised
to choose your agent on the day of
valuation as you should take time to
consider each valuation and the answers
they gave to the questions above.
If you would like to have your property
valued, or require general free advice
on any aspect of buying or selling, feel
free to contact Ramsey Moore (under
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Borough emergencies
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Barking and
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pest control plus
general enquiries
020 8215 3000
recruitment
020 8215 3001
Housing
020 8215 3002
Education
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Leisure
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meeT YOur
COunCiLLOrs
All councillors are Labour.
Residents are asked to
attend surgeries only in
their own wards.
■ Abbey ward
Laila Butt
07949 354441
laila.butt@lbbd.gov.uk
Manzoor Hussain
07961 574772
manzoor.hussain@lbbd.gov.uk
Tariq Saeed
07572 102330
tariq.saeed@lbbd.gov.Uk
Next surgery:
All councillors,
Friday 3 June, 5pm-7pm, Abbey
Community Centre, Cowbridge
Lane
■ Alibon ward
Sanchia Alasia
07534 028047
sanchia.alasia@lbbd.gov.uk
John Davis
020 8595 4352
Darren Rodwell
020 8593 1947
darren.rodwell@lbbd.gov.uk
Next surgery:
All councillors,
Wednesday 8 June, 7pm-8pm, St
George’s Church, 86 Rogers Road
Thursday 16 June, 6pm-7pm,
Dagenham Congregational
Church, Osborne Square, RM9
5BA
Friday 24 June, 5pm-6pm Excite
Business Centre, 42-48 Parsloes
Avenue, RM9 5NU
■ Becontree ward
Evelyn Carpenter
020 8591 7604
Rob Douglas
020 8270 1852 or 07546 470117
James Ogungbose
020 8227 2116
Next surgery:
Cllr Douglas, Saturday 11 June,
10am-11am, St Thomas Church,
Burnside Road (entrance in
Haydon Road)
Cllr Carpenter, Tuesday 21 June,
4pm-5pm, Erkenwald Centre,
Marlborough Road
Cllr Ogungbose, Wednesday 22
June, 2pm-3pm, The Vibe Youth
Centre, Becontree Avenue
■ Chadwell Heath ward
Milton McKenzie
020 8597 9805
Sam Tarry
07971 819830
Jeff Wade
020 8227 2116
Next surgery:
Cllr Tarry, Wednesday 8 June,
6pm-7.30pm, Marks Gate
Community Hall, Rose Lane
Cllr Wade, Thursday 16 June, 12
noon-1pm, Marks Gate Community
Hall, Rose Lane
Cllr McKenzie, Tuesday 5 July,
7pm-8pm, Robert Jeyes Library,
Chadwell Heath High Road
■ Eastbrook ward
Pam Burgon
020 8227 2116
Mick McCarthy
01708 734507
mick.mccarthy@lbbd.gov.uk
Tony Ramsay
020 8227 2116
Next surgery:
Cllrs McCarthy and Ramsay, every
Thursday, 5pm-5.30pm, Rush
Green Library, Dagenham Road
(school terms only) and 5.45pm-
6.15pm, Wantz Library, Rainham
Road North (school terms only)
Cllr Burgon, Thursday 2 June,
11.30am-12.30pm, Wantz Library,
Rainham Road North
■ Eastbury ward
Jeanne Alexander
020 8924 8239
Jim McDermott
020 8596 9460
Hardial Singh Rai
07946 343929
Next surgery:
Cllrs Alexander and Rai, Thursday
2 June, 6pm-7pm, Eastbury Manor
House
Cllr McDermott – for advice, phone
or email james.mcdermott@lbbd.
gov.uk
■ Gascoigne ward
Saima Ashraf
07507 745031
Abdul Gafoor Aziz
020 8594 3796 or 07915 392101
Dominic Twomey
07846 928109
Next surgery:
All councillors, Thursday 2 June,
5.30pm-7pm, Salvation Army,
Morley Road
Thursday 9 June, 1pm-2.30pm,
Catch 22 Office, 124 St Mary’s
Parade
■ Goresbrook ward
Jim Clee
020 8591 3705 or 07563 502380
Louise Couling
Graham Letchford
020 8984 1485
Next surgery:
Cllrs Clee and Letchford, Thursday
9 June, 6.30pm-7.30pm, Hatfield
Community Hall, Hatfield Road
Saturday 11 June, 10.30am-
11.30am, Foyer, Castle Green,
Gale Street
■ Heath ward
Dave Miles
020 8592 1677
Linda Reason
020 8593 3422
Gerry Vincent
020 8724 2892 or 07739 915535
Next surgery:
All councillors,
Thursday 2 June, 10.30am-
11.30am, Heath Park Community
Centre, Rusholme Road and
11.45am-12.45pm, Wantz Library,
Rainham Road North
■ Longbridge ward
Nirmal Singh Gill
020 8591 2448
nirmal.gill@lbbd.gov.uk
Rocky Gill
07971 988651
rocky.gill@lbbd.gov.uk
www.rockygill.com
Lynda Rice
020 8593 8251
lynda.rice@lbbd.gov.uk
Next surgery:
Cllrs N and R Gill (alternate), every
Saturday 12 noon-1pm, Barking
Abbey School Leisure Centre,
Woodbridge Road
Cllr Rice, Thursday 30 June, 7pm-
8pm, Faircross Community Centre,
Hulse Avenue
■ Mayesbrook ward
Ralph Baldwin
07506 686490
George Barratt
020 8252 6896
Dee Hunt
020 8595 4864
Next surgery:
Cllr Baldwin, Thursday 2 June,
11am-1pm, Barking & Dagenham
Mencap Society, 27-29 Woodward
Road, RM9 4SJ
Cllrs Barratt and Hunt, Thursday
9 June,12 noon-1.30pm, Big
Breakfast Cafe, St Martin’s Corner
■ Parsloes ward
Bert Collins
020 8724 2892
Elizabeth Kangethe
020 3342 5861
elizabeth.kangethe@lbbd.gov.uk.
Chris Rice
020 8593 8251
Next surgery:
All councillors, Thursday 16 June,
7pm-9pm, Kingsley Hall, Parsloes
Avenue
■ River ward
Inder Singh Jamu
020 8593 8720
indersingh.jamu@lbbd.gov.uk
Eileen Keller
020 8252 2921
Liam Smith
020 8227 2101 (Monday to Friday,
9am-5pm)
leader@lbbd.gov.uk
Next surgery:
Cllr Keller, Saturday 4 June, 10am-
11am, Dagenham Library/One
Stop Shop, Heathway
Cllr Jamu, Thursday 16 June,
6.30pm-7.30pm, Dagenham Park
Church of England School, School
Road
Cllr Smith, Thursday 30 June,
5pm-6pm, Beam County Primary
School, Oval Road North,
Dagenham, RM10 9ED – for River
ward residents only
■ Thames ward
Josephine Channer
07904 945353
Cameron Geddes
020 8924 3590
Barry Poulton
020 8591 0650
Next surgery:
Cllrs Channer and Geddes,
Friday 17 June, 5.30pm-6.30pm,
Thames View Aid and Advice
Centre, Bastable Avenue
Friday 24 June, 5.30pm-6.30pm
Scrattons TRA shop, Julia
Gardens, Scratton’s Farm
Cllr Poulton, ring 020 8591 0650 or
email barry.poulton@lbbd.gov.uk
for an appointment (usually within
48 hours of an enquiry)
■ Valence ward
Emmanuel Obasohan
020 8984 1548
emmanuel.obasohan@lbbd.gov.uk
Abdus Salam
07909 502294
Maureen Worby
020 8597 4258 or 07939 011004
Next surgery:
Cllrs Salam and Worby, every
Saturday, 9.30am-10.30am,
Baptist Church Hall, Becontree
Avenue
Cllr Obasohan, Saturday 28 May,
10am, Harmony Christian Centre,
Concord House, 23-27 Kemp Road
■ Village ward
Margaret Mullane
07947 476598
margaret.mullane@lbbd.gov.uk
Lee Waker
020 8593 4299 or 07896 790610
Phil Waker
07976 905474
Next surgery:
Cllrs L Waker and P Waker,
Thursday 2 June, 6pm-7pm,
Village Community Centre,
Vicarage Road
Thursday 16 June, 6pm-7pm, the
new Church Elm Library
Cllr Mullane, Saturday 4 June,
11am-1pm, Tenants Resource
Centre, 598 Rainham Road South,
Dagenham
Thursday 16 June, 5pm-7pm, John
Perry Children’s Centre, Auriel
Avenue, Dagenham, RM10 8BS
Cllr P Waker, Thursday 16 June,
3.30pm-4.30pm, Leys Children’s
Centre, 215 Wellington Drive,
Dagenham
■ Whalebone ward
Amardeep Singh Jamu
020 8595 5691
Tony Perry
020 8227 0883
John White
020 8252 3676
john.white@lbbd.gov.uk
Next surgery:
Cllr Jamu, Thursday 2 June, 7pm-
8pm, Furze Children’s Centre,
Farrance Road, Chadwell Heath
Cllr White, Thursday 9 June,
7pm-8pm, Robert Jeyes Library,
Chadwell Heath High Road
meeT YOur mp
■ Margaret Hodge
(Barking)
By appointment only, 020 8594
1333
Friday 3 June
Mobility Shop, 51 Ripple Road
(opposite Lidl)
■ Jon Cruddas (Dagenham
& Rainham)
020 8984 7854
Friday 10 June
Civic Centre, Dagenham
COunCiL
meeTings
■ Development Control
Board
Tuesday 31 May, 6pm
Council Chamber, Town Hall,
Barking
■ Living and Working
Select Committee
Monday 6 June, 6pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Children’s Services
Select Committee
Tuesday 7 June, 6pm
Town Hall, Barking
■ Public Accounts and
Audit Select Committee
Wednesday 8 June, 6pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Cabinet
Tuesday, 14 June, 5pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Licensing and Regulatory
Board
Tuesday 14 June, 6pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Health and Adult
Services Select Committee
Wednesday 15 June, 6pm
Town Hall, Barking
■ Standards Committee
Thursday 16 June, 3pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Safer and Stronger
Community Select
Committee
Wednesday 22 June, 6pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Development Control
Board
Monday 27 June, 6pm
Town Hall, Barking
■ Licensing and Regulatory
Board
Tuesday 28 June, 6pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
■ Public Accounts and
Audit Select Committee
Wednesday 29 June, 6pm
Civic Centre, Dagenham
TenanTs’ and
residenTs’
meeTings
■ Scrattons
Tuesday 31 May 7.30pm
1 Julia Gardens, Barking
■ Suttons Neighbourhood
Watch Association
Tuesday 7 June, 6.45pm
Barking Town Hall
■ Thames
Tuesday 7 June, 6.45pm
Thames View Community Centre
■ Leys and Rookery Farm
Wednesday 8 June, 6.45pm
Leys Children’s Centre
COnTaCTs
■ Barking and Dagenham
Leaseholders Association
Dave Cross 020 8592 9462 or
07919 582010
d.l.cross@sky.com
■ Becontree Residents’
Association
Brenda Letchford 020 8984 1485
mesoundz@hotmail.co.uk
■ Becontree Ward Central
c/o Liam Baxter 020 8227 5589
liam.baxter@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Chequers Tenants’ and
Residents’ Association
Alan Kiff 020 8517 9974
alan.kiff@live.co.uk
alan.kiff@virginmedia.com
■ Dagenham Village
Partnership
Dave Elliot 07768 951785
■ Goresbrook Village
Communal Activities Group
Claire North 07789 631353
clairenorth@hotmail.co.uk
■ Harts Lane Quarterly
Action Group
c/o Jim Dunn 020 8227 2581
jim.dunn@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Heath Quarterly Action
Group
c/o Christine Phillips
020 8227 5930
christine.phillips@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Howard Court Quarterly
Action Group
Brian Hughes
c/o Jim Dunn 020 8227 2581
jim.dunn@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Ibscott and Wyhill
Tenants’ and Leaseholders’
Association
Rita Giles 020 8592 7492
ritagiles@sky.com
■ Inskip and Claridge Road
Quarterly Action Group
Adetayo Ajilogba 020 8983 8090
aaajilogba@btinternet.com
■ Leftley Estate
Community Association
c/o Jim Dunn 020 8227 2581
jim.dunn@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Leys and Rookery Farm
Tenants’ and Resident’
Association
Jason Pickering (Chair)
jasonepickering@hotmail.com
■ Marks Gate Residents
Association
c/o Liam Baxter 020 8227 5589
liam.baxter@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Millard Terrace Caring
Association
Dave Torr 020 3244 0173
mtca@sky.com
■ Parkside House Quarterly
Action Group
c/o Liam Baxter 020 8227 5589
liam.baxter@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Reede Road Tenants’ and
Residents’ Association
Pam Barratt 7961800368
Pambarratt@hotmail.co.uk
■ Rush Green Residents’
Association
Harry Gosling 01708 744993
harryg-54@hotmail.com
■ Scrattons Estate
Tenants’ and Residents’
Association
Mickey Lincoln 020 8262 1429
mickeybroom@hotmail.com
■ Sutton Community and
Neighbourhood Watch
Association
Manik Rahman 020 8507 7794
suttonstra@hotmail.co.uk
■ Tanner Street Gateway
Quarterly Action Group
Kemal Korkurt
0754531 229
■ The Tenants’ &
Residents’ Federation
Rita Giles 020 8592 7492
ritagiles@sky.com
www.ttrfbd.webs.com
■ The Thames Tenants’ and
Residents’ Association
Mrs Joyce Cracknell
c/o Jim Dunn 020 8227 2581
jim.dunn@lbbd.gov.uk
■ Whiting Avenue Quarterly
Action Group
Mrs Val Mitchell
0795106527
adViCe and
suppOrT
grOups
■ Alzheimer’s Helpline
For carers and people with
Alzheimer’s
020 8592 5609
■ B&D Access Group
Every third Tuesday, 4.30pm
Barking Town Hall, Town Square,
Barking
020 8592 9661
■ Barking and Dagenham
Asbestos Support Group
Coffee mornings run, every quarter
For details, call Ed 07897 668142
■ Barking and Dagenham
Asbestos Victim Support
Drop-in session on the last
Wednesday of month, 2pm to
3.30pm, Barking Town Hall
Helpline 0800 587 1272
■ Barking and Dagenham
Breathe Easy
Support for people living with
lung disease. Last Thursday each
month, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Small hall of St Elisabeth’s Church,
Martins Corner
Jayne 020 8593 6439
■ Barking and Dagenham
Council for Voluntary Service
Advice for your organisation
Ripple Centre, 121-125 Ripple
Road, Barking
020 8532 7300 or info@bdcvs.org.uk
■ Barking and Dagenham
Diabetes Support Group
Second Monday of the month, 8pm
to 9.45pm
Dagenham & Redbridge Football
Club, Victoria Road, Dagenham
Elaine 020 8984 8611
■ Barking and Dagenham
Shopmobility
Hire a scooter or wheelchair to go
shopping for a small fee. Call to
join the scheme.
Unit 40, Vicarage Fields Shopping
Centre, Barking
020 8594 1687 or
adam_thompson@btconnect.com.
■ Barking Citizens Advice
Bureau
Range of assistance offered
55 Ripple Road, Barking
020 8594 6715
■ Barking House Trust
Volunteers urgently needed,
duties consist of cleaning and
supervision of holidaymakers,
May to October. Clacton, Essex
Alan 01268 450533
■ Chadwell Heath Club
Monday-Friday, 10.30am-3.30pm
72 High Road, Chadwell Heath
Angela 020 8590 6570
■ Community Legal Advice
Welfare and benefits issues –
please call for an appointment
Every other Thursday, 2pm-5pm
Sue Bramley Children’s Centre,
Bastable Avenue, Barking
Annette Whiffin 020 8270 6619
■ DABD (UK)
Help with getting a job, welfare and
benefits advice, health promotion,
training, specialist transport
Dial-a-Wheelchair, personal care
service, mobility equipment,
volunteering opportunities and
business and social enterprise
support. Central Office 020 8592
8603 or www.dabd.org.uk
■ Disabled Information
Advice Line
Free, confidential advice on all
aspects of disability
020 8594 4119
■ East of London Family
History Society
Barking and Dagenham branch
Second Saturday each month,
1pm. Salvation Army Hall, Morley
Road, Barking
Dave 020 8596 9285
■ Epilepsy Action Branch
First Wednesday of the month,
7.30pm. Kingsley Hall, Parsloes
Avenue, Dagenham
Lorraine 020 8593 2407
■ Headway
Informal gathering for family
members/carers and individuals
with an acquired brain injury
Third Thursday each month,
7.30pm. Rush Green Community
Association, Rush Green Road
Amy Neeb 020 7749 7790 or amy.
neeb@headwayeastlondon.org
■ HOPE – Helping
Overcome People’s
Emotions in Grief
Free aftercare bereavement
support programme
West & Coe Funeral Directors
020 8592 0164
■ King of Hearts Cardiac
Support Group
Ford Sports and Social Club,
Attleborough Road South
020 8252 0877
■ LifeLine
Tuesdays, 10am-1pm,
Marks Gate Community
Centre; Thursdays, 9.30am to
2.30pm, Castle Green, Gale
Street, Dagenham
Laura Crosbie, 020 8597 2900
LifeLine Job Shop, 808 Green
Lane, Dagenham 020 8599 1230
■ Life After Debt
Struggling with debt? Life After
Debt is a branch of an
award-winning charity CAP who
offer free debt counselling for all
Call free on 0800 328 0006
■ Macular Degeneration
Group
Meet 1st Tuesday of every month
Kingsley Hall, 2pm to 4pm
Beryl 020 8526 6184
■ Mark McCarthy’s Magic
Moments
Support for cancer patients and
their families, including days out
and donations at Christmas
07821 840063 or markmccarthys
magicmoments@live.co.uk
■ MS Society
Please contact Brian Devlin on
07902 926039
■ North East London Polio
Group
Link Place, Bramston Close,
Hainault. Alison 020 8491 8734 or
alison.farrugia73@ntlworld.com
■ Open access drug
service for adults
Helping people affected by drugs
tackle the problem. Gateway
Service, 39-43 Axe Street, Barking
020 8507 8668 or 07930 168274
■ Parents of Autistic
Children Together (PACT)
Supporting families affected
by autistic spectrum disorders.
Youth clubs, befriending, transition
support and advice 020 8220 0090
■ Parkside Stroke Club
Tuesdays, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Parkside Community Centre,
176 Goodmayes Lane
020 8595 3973
■ Race Equality Project
Advice and support for people who
are victims of racial discrimination,
racial violence or harassment
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Harmony House, Baden Powell
Close (off Goresbrook Road),
Dagenham RM9 6XN
020 8526 8200, email
rep@harmonyhousedagenham.
org.uk or visit www.harmonyhouse
dagenham.org.uk
■ Samaritans
Confidential emotional support
24/7 for anyone going through a
crisis. Call 020 8553 9900 or email
jo@samaritans.org
■ Self-development classes
Mondays 6.15pm, Saturdays 10am
Contact Women’s Empowerment
Network on 020 8220 5415 or 020
8262 0471
■ Sickle Cell and
Thalassaemia Support
Works with those affected to
establish links with service
providers. 020 8532 7330 / 7351
■ Subwize
Drug and alcohol support service,
for young people who want to be
free of addiction. Free, confidential
counselling/advice. 07765 402133
■ The 530 – serving the
LGBT community
All enquiries: 020 8517 6111 or
530@btconnect.com
■ Awakenings
Counselling service for the LGBT
community at reduced rates
■ GRAB
Gay and bisexual men’s support
group. Wednesdays 7pm-10.30pm
■ Headroom – LGBT youth
project
Support, advice, counselling,
mediation and community activities
for ages 11 to 25. Tuesdays and
Thursdays 2.30pm-7pm
■ LGBT Forum
A safe space open to the LGBT
community for discussion and
debate with local service providers.
Third Tuesday of every month
7pm-9pm
■ Proteus
Socialising and support coffee
mornings for the trans community.
Also open to trans people’s friends
and families
Thursdays 10.30am-2.30pm
■ The L Group
Social and support group for
lesbian and bisexual women.
Thursdays 7pm-10pm
■ Victim Support
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Barking & Dagenham Division,
Unit 10: Bourne Court, Southend
Road, Woodford Green,
IG8 8HD 020 8550 2410 or
vs.barkinganddagenham@
vslondon.org’
■ Village Community
Association
Meets every day including Lilliput
Play School (term time only);
short mat bowls; majorettes; adult
tap; karate; card-making; egg
decorating; ballet and much more
Vicarage Road, Dagenham
Jean 020 8595 1556 or
j.davis77@talktalk.net
■ Voluntary Bureau of B&D
Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm
Ripple Centre, Ripple Road,
Barking 020 8532 7345
bardagvb@hotmail.co.uk
■ Women’s Empowerment
Network
Emotional awareness, confidence
building, meditation classes
020 8220 5415
ChemisTs
■ David Lewis Chemist
Monday to Friday, 9am-7pm
16 Porters Avenue, Dagenham
020 8592 1557
■ Lords Pharmacy
Monday to Friday, 8.30am-7.30pm,
Saturday 9am-6pm. 35 Station
Parade, Barking 020 8594 2332
■ Asda
Monday-Friday 8am-10pm
Merrielands Crescent, Dagenham
020 8596 5270
giVing BLOOd
Call 0300 123 2323 for info
or to book an appointment
■ Dagenham & Redbridge
Football Club
Wednesday 8 June, 2pm-3.45pm
and 5pm-7.45pm
London Borough of Barking and
Dagenham Stadium, Victoria
Road, Dagenham
■ North Romford
Community Centre
Thursday 2 June, 2.15pm-3.45pm
and 5pm-7.45pm
Clockhouse Lane, Collier Row
SERVICES

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PUBLIC NOTICES / COMMUNITY NEWS
prOud: Edmar Castro, of Western Avenue, Dagenham
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
ORDER
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING
AND DAGENHAM (NORTH ROAD
AND EASTERN AVENUE WEST
SERVICE ROAD, CHADWELL HEATH)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF
VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS)
ORDER 2011
nOTiCe iS Here BY giVen that in order to facilitate
the replacement of medium pressure gas mains in and
adjacent to north road and eastern avenue West (service
road), Chadwell Heath, the London Borough of Barking
and Dagenham intends to make an Order under Section
14(1) of the road Traffic regulation act 1984 the effect
of which will be to:
(a) Prohibit all vehicular traffic from proceeding in any
direction on north road between its junction with
east road and a point approximately 25 metres west
of that junction;
(b) Prohibit pedestrians from using the footways on
north road between the points previously mentioned
at (a) above;
(c) Prohibit all vehicular traffic from proceeding in any
direction on eastern avenue West (service road)
between its junction with east road and a point
approximately 25 metres east of that junction.
The diversion route for vehicular traffic and pedestrians
at (a) and (b) will be via east road, South road and West
road and that route reversed.
The diversion route for vehicular traffic travelling
northbound to eastern avenue (c) above will be via
adelaide gardens, a1112 Whalebone Lane north and
a12 eastern avenue West.
The diversion route for vehicular traffic travelling
eastbound to east road at (c) will be via eastern avenue
Local singer in
top-six finish for
talent contest
a DagEnHaM wannabe
popstar fought off
competition from more than
1,000 other hopefuls as he
reached the grand final of a
regional singing contest.
Edmar Castro, who lives
in Western avenue, went
through weeks of
competition as part of the
Essex Factor, based on the
popular iTV talent show X
Factor.
Edmar came sixth in the
grand final, which featured
the talents of 20 singing
acts, on Sunday 15 May.
“i’m really proud of
myself,” the 18-year-old
said. “The competition was
West (a12) and the most westerly exit for eastern avenue
West (service road).
The Order will come into effect on 1st June 2011 and will
have a maximum duration of 12 weeks or until the said
works are complete, whichever is the soonest.
Dated this 23rd day of May 2011
Darren Henaghan
Corporate Director of Customer Services
room 109
Town Hall
Barking
essex
ig11 7LU
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND
DAGENHAM
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
(DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND) ORDER 2010
NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 13
notice is given that application has been made to the
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
by axa investment Managers Ltd for town planning
permission for:
reF:
11/00399/OUT
The Proposal:
Outline planning application for the erection of 38,090
sq m of commercial floorspace (Use Class B1, B2 and
B8) together with a new access road south of Merrielands
Crescent and vehicular and pedestrian accesses, car and
cycle parking together with associated landscaping.
Location:
Susan Whitear
susan.whitear@lbbd.gov.uk
difficult and everyone was
amazing. i didn’t think i
would finish in sixth place
– i thought i’d come last, so
i’m not disappointed.”
Edmar is now
concentrating on his
singing and has been
signed to a management
company as well as
beginning work on
recording an album.
n Essex girl band Lexi won
the competition, securing a
recording contract and a
£1,000 cash prize.
Suttons residents can share views
PeOPLe living in and
around Movers Lane can
speak about issues affecting
them at Suttons Community
and neighbourhood Watch
association meetings.
Talk on the
Girl Pipers
at library
The Barking organisation
has been running for more than
25 years. it has regular meetings
to help give Suttons residents
a voice.
The group’s next meeting
iT’S the Dagenham girl Pipers’
80th anniversary, and you can
learn more about the famous
group at a talk this week.
Local studies librarian Linda
rhodes has written a book on
takes place at Barking Town
Hall on Tuesday 7 June, at
6.45pm. People who would
like help travelling to the
venue can get picked up at
6.30pm from the junction of
the band. She’ll be discussing
The Dagenham girl Pipers – an
80th anniversary Celebration
during the talk. a band member
will be there, and refreshments
will be available.
Suttons road and Movers Lane.
The association is also
organising a fundraising event
for residents on Saturday 23
July. Call Manik rahman on
020 8507 7794 for more details.
You can meet them at 11am
this Thursday, 26 May, at the
new Dagenham Library in
Heathway, Dagenham.
For more information, call
the library on 020 8724 3942.
28 May 2011
Out and about
LONDON
OVERGROUND
■ Barking to Gospel
Oak Line
n No changes
LONDON
UNDERGROUND
■ District Line
n Saturday 28 May – no
service between Earl’s
Court and Kensington
(Olympia)
n Saturday 4 June to
Sunday 5 June – no
service between Edgware
Road and Wimbledon.
Replacement buses
operate.
■ Hammersmith and
City Line
n Saturday 4 June
to Sunday 5 June –
no service between
Hammersmith and Baker
Street. Replacement
buses operate.
C2C – BARKING
TO FENCHURCH
STREET
n No changes
BUS
n Routes 5, 69, 115, 241,
276, 300, 330, 474, N15 –
delays and diversions until
summer 2011.
South of Merrielands retail Park, West of Chequers Lane,
Dagenham, essex
a copy of the application and accompanying plans
submitted may be viewed online at
http://paweb.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/publicaccess
if you wish to view a paper copy of the application, you
must make an appointment. Please contact Planning
reception on 020 8227 3933 to arrange this. Please note
that office hours are 9:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
(excluding Public and Bank Holidays).
Planning reception is located on the 3rd floor, Maritime
House, 1 Linton road, Barking ig11 8Hg.
any person who wishes to make representations about
the application should make them in writing to the
regeneration and economic Development Division at
the above address within a period of 21 days from the
publication of this notice.
Further details or advice may be obtained from the case
officer, Charles Sweeny, on the following telephone
number: 020 8227 3807, or email charles.sweeny@lbbd.
gov.uk
BARKING AND DAGENHAM CITIzENS
ADVICE BUREAU NOTICE OF ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING & PUBLIC
MEETING 2009/2010
TUESDAY 14 JUNE 2011, 16.15 TO 18.00
VENUE: Barking and Dagenham CVS, ripple Hall
121-125 ripple road, Barking ig11 7Fn
Barking and Dagenham Citizens advice Bureau is a
registered charity no: 1123253 & company limited by
guarantee no: 1821310. registered office: 339 Heathway,
Dagenham, essex rM9 5aF
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/bdcab.htm

28 May 2011
Sam Dennis
column
The Barking Football
Club central defender
writes for thenews
SO another long season at
Mayesbrook Park has come to an
end, one that can only be described
as eventful.
There have been the highs
of winning away at the eventual
league winners enfield, and Chas
Liddiard scoring three hat-tricks in
three games, and the low of seeing
the horrific injury to Matt West.
The final run of games has
given us huge confidence in what
we can achieve next season.
The run-in saw us pick up a
fantastic 23 points from a possible
30, which is championship winning
form.
Entertaining
We picked up seven victories and
two draws, and played some very
entertaining and attack minded
football.
This final run of games gave us
the opportunity to finish in sixth
position, our best for some years,
which represented a successful
season after a couple of years of
rebuilding.
The 2011-12 season is going to
bring a lot of change to Barking.
There have been changes right
through the club, and in particular
at board level.
With the news in recent weeks
that rob O’Brien is now going
to be running the club, i want to
take this opportunity to thank gill
and John Faherty for all their hard
work and dedication in keeping
Barking FC alive.
Plans
The new regime should see the
club strive forward over the next
few years, with plans in place to
take Barking back to where it
belongs and make it a successful
club once again.
These are exciting times, and
that is echoed through the squad
with players willing to train
through the summer – ready for
a real push next season and hopefully
the first bit of silverware in
several years.
Overall, 2010-11 was one that
where we can be pleased with our
overall performance.
Promise
There wasn’t any silverware won,
nor was there a real title challenge,
but the rebuilt squad shows promise
for the season ahead.
On a personal level the off
season is a nice chance to rest the
aching muscles and bones, but
i can’t wait to get back out there
next season and be a part of a successful
Barking team.
Swim star Craig’s
magnificent seven
Susan Whitear
susan.whitear@lbbd.gov.uk
a reCOrD breaking swimmer
from Barking has won multiple
gold medals in the London Youth
Championships at Crystal Palace.
Craig Moate, 25, who lives in
Movers Lane, won seven races – the
50,100, 200 and 400 metres freestyle,
200 and 400 metres individual
medley, and 100 metres butterfly.
Paralympic hopeful Craig also
set a new personal best time in both
medley events, and seasonal bests in
the others.
Craig is a member of the great
Britain Learning Disability swimming
team and swims for redbridge
swimming club.
Craig’s dad, Doug Moate, said:
“it’s fantastic that Craig has done so
well. He has severe learning disabilities
and is autistic, but i feel that with
everything he has done in swimming,
he can achieve anything.”
Craig is the current world champion
for 1500 metres freestyle, and
a world record holder at 200 metres
butterfly.
He has won dozens of titles and
medals in his sport, which has taken
him all over the world.
in 2009, Craig was named YMCa
Disabled Sports Person of the year at
the Barking and Dagenham Sports
awards.
Football kids top of the class!
dream Team: The Barking and Dagenham Under 11s, chosen from
the borough’s primary schools, who won the Essex League title
Essex stay
in touch at
top of oneday
table
seVenTh heaVen: Craig’s medals from Crystal Palace are the latest addition to his silverware collection
ESSEX County Cricket Club went
into the weekend’s games still
handily placed in the Clydesdale
Bank 40 group C after a
comfortable eight-wicket win
against Unicorns at Bury St
Edmunds.
Essex bowled out their hosts
for 137 – Tim Phillips taking 5-28
– and then knocked off the runs
with almost six overs to spare.
YOUng footballers in the borough
have gone one better than their
famous predecessors to win a league
title for their age group.
Barking and Dagenham’s Under
11 football squad, chosen from the
borough’s 37 primary schools, won
the essex League.
They also triumphed in the english
Schools Football association trophy,
held in Jersey.
it’s the second year in a row that
a team from Barking and Dagenham
have won the event.
The 10 and 11 year olds won 19
of 27 their games during the season,
and took part in various competitions
in essex and beyond.
Team manager graeme Farquhar
teaches at Hunters Hall Primary in
Dagenham.
History
He has helped to run the team, on a
voluntary basis, alongside fellow
teacher Dave Moore, for five years.
graeme said: “The boys have
Mark Pettini top scored in
Essex’s innings with 48, while
alistair Cook hit seven fours in a
quickfire 38 and ravi Bopara
chipped in with 29 not out.
The win took Essex to seven
points from the first four games,
the only disappointment coming
away to glamorgan on 6 May.
The Welsh side scored 222-7 in
their 40 overs, but the weather
created history this season and
impressed everyone with their skill
and never-say-die attitude.
“Winning the essex League is a
great achievement.
“even the 1992 Barking and
Dagenham Under 11 team, with future
professionals John Terry and Paul
konchesky, could not manage that.”
Fundraising
Parents and players pay for the side
through regular fundraising evenings,
while local businesses sponsor
the kit.
graeme and Dave are taking a
break for the summer, but will be back
with a new squad in September.
Dave said: “a number of boys in
this season’s squad are signed at professional
clubs.
“as long as they carry on showing
the same attitude, maybe in the future
we will be talking about one of them
as an england player.”
“i would like to think that they will
all make it, but only time will tell.”
intervened and Essex’s innings
was abandoned without a ball
being bowled.
Essex’s next four-day game is
away to gloucestershire, starting
on Sunday. The Twenty20
campaign begins away to
Sussex, on 2 June while the first
home match is the next day
against gloucestershire
(Chelmsford, 7pm).
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Defiant Daggers
down but not out
Tessa Youens
tessa.youens@lbbd.gov.uk
DagenHaM & redbridge FC may
have been relegated from League
One, but proud managing director
Steve Thompson says they have not
finished “making history” just yet.
as the local club prepares for life
in League Two, Steve revealed he has
no regrets when it comes to his team’s
recent performances.
He said: “When we got promoted
to the Football League four years ago,
most pundits thought that even that
step was too far.
“We were favourites to be relegated
in the first year, but we proved
everyone wrong and eventually got to
League One.
“everyone was naturally very disappointed
to be relegated, and there
were some tears.
“But for a small club we’re doing
tremendously well, and last season
was absolutely fantastic.
“We made history, and there’s
more history to be written.
“We’re still the Daggers and we’re
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still in the Football League. We just
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what we can next season.”
The team, and their loyal fans,
were crushed after a 5-0 defeat at
Peterborough confirmed relegation –
in 21st place, just one point behind
Walsall and two behind notts County.
But Steve had faith that his team
could stay up right to the bitter end.
He said: “at no point did i think
we could go down. it never even
crossed my mind.
“We had a couple of chances at
Peterborough, and if we had scored
then it would have spurred us on.
“The team and the manager
worked their socks off and i am really
proud of what they achieved.
“and there have been lots of les-
sons learned. We are a bit more professional
now and it’s helped us to
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as Steve looks forward to next
season, he is confident manager John
Still and the current squad will be
joining him.
He said: “There’s been speculation
that John will be leaving, but he has
ruled this out. Players come and go,
but no offers are on the table yet.
Humbled
“We were really humbled that more
than 1,000 supporters turned out at the
Peterborough game.
“John Still and the team were
amazed – the crowd even stayed
behind after the game.
“all i hope now is that people will
get behind the team for next year and
the new challenges it brings.
“There are some fantastic bargains
for season ticket holders if they purchase
them by 10 June.”
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pain: Barking’s David Vincent
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Barking rugby Club are
holding their heads high after
winning 27 out of 30 games in an
amazing, though finally
heartbreaking, season.
“it’s been a fantastic season
for all involved. We never
expected to end up second in
the league, as we were the new
boys in national League One,”
said club chairman, ray
Steadman.
indeed, it’s been an
exceptional few months for the
team after promotion last year.
an estimated 3,000 strongcrowd
turned out for the final
home game against London
Scottish, only to be stunned as
David Howells scored a last
minute try for Scottish to win 17
– 13.
With the title gone, Barking
fielded several fringe players as
they wrapped up their season in
a 49-12 defeat at Macclesfield.
now Barking face changes for
the start of next season as they
take a break for the summer.
Former London Welsh head
coach Martin Jones will step into
alex Codling’s shoes.
Head coach Codling is
leaving after three years to begin
his role as a backs coach at
London Scottish.
Coach kevin Sorrell will also
be off back to his old club,
Saracens.
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