Absolute Client Services On Entrepreneurial Essex Homeowners

With the London 2012 Olympics looming ever closer, hundreds of Essex homeowners are hoping to cash in on the influx of tourism, by renting their properties to Olympic tourists for up to £6000 a week. Holidaymakers will be heading to the new 500-acre Olympic Park outside Stratford station, or the Olympic mountain-biking event in Hadleigh. “It’s a good example of how most situations can be seen as a positive business opportunity, by those with an entrepreneurial mindset,” said a source at Absolute Client Services, a Chelmsford-based sales and marketing company.

Sharon Tremaine, a London cab driver, hopes to let two bedrooms in her South Woodham Ferrers home for £900 a week. “I got the idea from speaking to other cabbies and thought ‘well I’ve got a couple of spare rooms to let’,” said the married mum-of-two, “And if we can benefit a little bit from the Olympics being on our doorstep then why not?”

A four bedroom home in Chelmsford is hoping to fetch £5000 a week, while some of the larger properties are on offer at £6000 a week. Even Braintree District Councillor David Bebb, the former chairman of governors at Chelmsford County High School for girls, has put his four bedroom 15th- century cottage in Hatfield Peverel online for £2,950 a week.

“The influx of tourism is going to be huge during the Olympics,” said Mr. Peace from Absolute Client Services. “These people have rightly identified a gap in the market, and why not utilise that? It’s a great idea.”

Former advertising consultant Emma Wilson, who owns a two bedroom apartment in Marconi Road, already lets to foreign students and tourists on short tenancy agreements. Ms. Wilson, who lives in the apartment above said, “Lots of people are staying in hotels which is really expensive so I thought people staying for a couple of weeks would like to having a washing machine and be able to cook for themselves, rather than be stuck in one room.” She added, “I’ve already had inquiries from Germany and America and I’m hoping to charge between £600 and £650 a week.”

Absolute Client Services noted, “The Olympics are already going to bring millions to the local economy and this is just one more way in which the city will benefit from this iconic event.” 

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Absolute Client Services – Ready To Rock V Festival!

Rock stars from all over the world will be travelling to Essex this summer for one of the biggest Festivals in the UK. The Chelmsford festival has announced a group of top names old and new, with performers from across a range of genres, including the legendary Tom Jones, American favourites the Killers, man of the moment Ed Sheeran and Manchester rock royalty the Stone Roses. In fact, Madchester will be in full force, as Noel Gallagher and his post-Oasis band, High Flying Birds, turn out to support Noel’s heroes, the Stone Roses, on a line-up which also includes the Happy Mondays. They’ll be joined by Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran, Keane, James Morrison, and Noah and the Whale. The Managing Director of Absolute Client Services, a Sales and Marketing Company based in Chelmsford in Essex is following the line-up closely. “There has been a lot of HUGE names announced for the line-up, I can’t wait until the festival. I am a huge fan of Tom Jones, as I am sure, many people are so it’s going to be great to see his performance!”

Fans of hip-hop and urban music can see Tinie Tempah, Example, Nero, Labrinth and Professor Green. Festival director Simon Moran said: “We’re really delighted with the line-up this year. We have a great mix of artists topping a bill that will see the welcome return to live performance of Manchester’s finest, along with some of the biggest acts in the music industry today. The mix of established and breakthrough acts promises to give festival goers a cracking weekend.” Managing Director of Absolute Client Services commented further saying “I would say this is one of the strongest line-ups the festival has had. The wide variety of music genres too is brilliant – it has something for everyone.”
Essex will be represented on the line-up as Witham X Factor star Olly Murs joins the top billing for the weekend. The festival has special sentimental value for Olly, who can’t wait to return to his home county for the gig. He said: “Coming back to play at V Festival for a second year is fantastic. I’ve been going to the festival as a punter for years, so performing there is always going to be special, especially on that main stage. A source from Absolute Client Services said “Looking forward to the festival this year. The music industry is growing stronger and stronger. Being from Essex myself I am thoroughly excited about seeing Olly perform.”

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Absolute Client Services Comment On Brave Chelmsford Woman Who Proposes On Piccadilly Lights

A Leap Year comes once every four years and it’s a time when women can propose to men, for one brave Chelmsford woman who stuck to Leap Year tradition and proposed to her man on one of London’s most famous sights - and he said yes! 

Traditionally, only women can propose to their partners on the day that comes around just once every four years, Jessica Lee got down on one knee and publicly popped the question to her boyfriend Christian Bailey on the famous London Piccadilly Lights yesterday, February 29. Jessica said: “Proposing to Christian publicly on the Piccadilly Lights was nerve wracking and exciting all at the same time”

After a chance encounter on a train from London back to Chelmsford, Jessica and Christian got talking and realised that although they had both grown up in Chelmsford, sharing lots of mutual friends and both attending Our Lady Immaculate Primary School, they had never actually met, the couple went on to realise they were both born in St John’s Hospital in 1979 and travelled to many places at the same time, without crossing paths, many people will call this a coincidence for Jessica and Christian they call it fate. A source for Absolute Client Services has said “February 29th only comes every four years, so we see more and more people now making the most of their leap year, making it memorable for them, We ask women the question everyday ‘Would you propose to your man’ Most of the women we put that question to say they would wait until the leap year, So it is no surprise that we see more and more women taking that leap”

Jessica’s opportunity to propose came about through the annual Love Notes campaign run by the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) charity shops during National Heart Month, which is part of the BHF’s flagship Red for Heart fundraising campaign. Jessica won the competition with her entry about how she and Christian first men.  A source for Absolute Client Services said “This charity is amazing to give this couple a chance to make their ‘Leap Year’ memorable they give Jessica the chance to propose, it’s such a heart warming tale and one you would expect to read in a children’s story book” Jessica said “I entered this competition by posting a Love Note to him on the Chelmsford BHF Shop window and now I’m engaged to the love of my life.”

February 29th 2012 will always remain a special day for both Jessica and Christian that is what ‘Leap Year’ is all about taking that extra leap to do something you would normally shy away from doing. The British Heart Foundation is an amazing charity to give people this great opportunity for 2012 it was Jessica and Christian who knows who will be next in 2016. A source for Absolute Client Services said “This was such a wonderful story of love and brings a smile to the hearts of all readers; We wish Jessica and Christian all the happiness, We at Absolute Client Services cannot wait for the next four years to see more women take the leap.”

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Absolute Client Services Comments On Frankfurt Man Riding Bike To Essex

Staff at Absolute Client Services, an Essex-based sales and marketing company, were surprised to learn of the dedication of a man from Frankfurt this week. He decided to drop in and see his good friend Andy Greenhalgh, in Essex this week, after travelling for nearly a week on his bicycle. Werner Stumpf, 58, from Frankfurt, cycled more than 500 miles to visit his bike-mad friend in Essex. He decided to visit Andy because they hadn’t seen each other for three years. 

“The last time it was for Andy's 60th birthday,” said Werner, “I chose to do this because cycling is rather cheap and it's a good way of meeting people and you get to see the landscape. It's a very great way of travelling.”

Previously, Werner has crossed the Alps and ridden along the Rhine valley in Germany, but this challenge was unlike any he’d taken on before. He journeyed through Frankfurt, The Netherlands, and across the Channel to Harwich, where he was met by Andy, who accompanied him on his bike for the 40-mile trip back to Great Baddow. “Once or twice I took the wrong way so I did some extra miles too," said Werner.

Our source at Absolute Client Services said, “I go to the gym every week, and I thought I was quite fit, but that’s taking it to another level. You’d need a lot of stamina to manage a trip like that, and for a guy in his late 50’s that’s pretty amazing.”

A few years ago Werner suffered from a brain tumour, from which he miraculously recovered. “It was hard,” he said, “I needed a lot of energy to get over the tumour and I didn't stop working. Afterwards, when it was gone I retired and since then I have had a lot more time to go travelling.”

While this was a first for Werner, Andy, a retired plumber, has travelled the world on his bike, and in 1975 he took just over two years to make his way back to Essex from Indonesia, where he bought his current bike. The 63-year-old is grateful to his friend for making such an effort to see him, saying, “He was brave but it really is the best form of transport – you're not polluting everything and you meet so many people every time you stop.”

Our source at Absolute Client Services said, “It’s a really inspiring story, and it really highlights how much more we could all do. As well as that, if everyone had an attitude like this, the environment would be in a lot better state. If Werner can cycle 500 miles we could all at least manage to cycle to work every day.”

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Absolute Comments On Google Unveiling Project Glass Augmented Reality Eyewear

Absolute is excited about the recent developments that Google has put forward to the public for discussion. They have showcased glasses that are transparent, with a microphone and partly-transparent video screen that places information over the view from the users' right eye. The product's developers said they wanted feedback on the idea. The Managing Director of Absolute said, ‘all I want to know is when this product will be on the market for us to buy, these developments are so exciting.’

"A group of us... started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment," said a statement from Google X - the firm's experimental lab. "We're sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input."

This product offers many features and yet to advance as more companies start hopping on the band wagon. There are 14 different services will be offered to the user when the glasses are first put on, including information about the weather, their location and diary appointments. It appears that several of these services are either triggered by an action taken by the user or the situation they are in. Absolute is a successful sales and marketing company based in Chelmsford and prides themselves on being the first to know and try out gadgets like this. Josh Pease is the Managing Director of Absolute and says, ‘advancements like this make me wonder what the year 2030 is going to look like.’ 

There is a video out that shows what technical capabilities the devise has - the film shows one user being reminded he has a date that evening when he looks up at a blank wall, and then warns him that there is a 10% chance it will rain when he looks out of the window. The video suggests that the device would involve a GPS chip to help deliver location specific alerts an alert pops up when a friend sends a text asking if he wants to meet up later in the day. When the user dictates a reply a microphone symbol is superimposed over much of his view. Other functions include Google Maps showing a route to the wearer's destination with small arrows keeping him on track, the ability to take a photo of what he is looking at with an option to share it with friends, and a video conference service. ‘These capabilities are truly amazing,’ continues the MD of Absolute.

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Absolute Client Services On £1m Windfall For Chelmsford Businesses

A source from Absolute Client Services, a Chelmsford-based sales and marketing company, was excited today about Olympic cash being used to help local projects. “The grants are part of the Olympic legacy fund,” we were told, “and are helping a lot of business nationwide, particularly those that have a positive impact on the community, and youth. It’s fantastic to see some of the benefit locally.”

For example, a campaign started 25 years ago to create a library in Springfield received funding, which will make the dream a reality this year. The campaign was started by Springfield residents and the parish council in the eighties.  Barbara Larken, Springfield Parish clerk, said: “The parish council started campaigning a very long time ago and was disappointed to miss out on a grant in 2007. Now the county council has put the work out to tender and chosen a contractor.”

Pam Lane, parish councillor, said she was “thrilled to bits” with the extension of the parish centre, in St Augustine’s Way, which will provide a new library and community centre. Work could start in the summer holidays.

More than £1million overall has been secured from ECC and the Olympic legacy fund, which is earmarked for more than a dozen community projects. Our source at Absolute Client Services said, “These grants have the potential to improve the lives of a lot of young people, and really regenerate local communities.”

Schemes include: A new headquarters for South Woodham Ferrers Girl Guides, refurbishment and extension of Broomfield’s David Smith Memorial Hall, repairs at Writtle Bowling Club, a grant towards a skate park project in South Woodham Ferrers, improvements to Chelmer Village community hall and redevelopment of the Chelmsford YMCA branch.

Chelmsford Council will also receive £92,500 of Olympic cash which will be used to provide outdoor gyms in Andrews Park and Central Park. The facilities will be free to use and offer residents the opportunity to try a range of sports and activities with the aim of increasing participation in sport and improving health.

Christopher Kingsley, councillor responsible for parks and heritage, said: “We are delighted local people will be able to benefit from two free, permanent, all-year-round Olympic legacy facilities in two of the borough’s popular parks.”

Groups can now apply for cash from next year’s grant allocations.

Absolute Client Services Comment Fracking Should Continue With Checks

Absolute Client Services are concerned, “We know the risks of fracking from what happened the last time. We believe that with safety checks that it could be a good source of energy but alternatively we need to find a more reliable energy source”

The government-appointed panel believes there will probably be more quakes but that they will be too small to do structural damage above ground. It recommends more monitoring... A source at Absolute Client Services stated “With monitoring there shouldn’t be any quakes but even if they were they would not be fatal so there should not be any worry to any structural damages”

Richard Moorman, CEO of Tamboran Resources, a company with permits to frack in Northern Ireland, said the risk of tremors or water contamination was low. “The government sees shale gas as a valuable energy resource for the future. Chancellor George Osborne sees gas as an economic fuel for the UK, despite climate concerns. Absolute Client Services a local sales and marketing company stated “Sure there might be climate risks but you need to look at the big picture, if fracking works it could become a major asset in our everyday energy supplying for years to come.”

Local groups are concerned about groundwater contamination as well as earthquakes, while environment groups point out that basing the UK's energy strategy on gas will make it much harder to achieve climate change targets. Managing director at Absolute Client Services stated “From what we know contamination and earthquakes will not happen as the chances of them to happen are low.”

"We should be developing the huge potential of clean British energy from the sun, wind and waves, not more dirty and dangerous fossil fuels."But Simon Moore, environment and energy research fellow at thinktank Policy Exchange, thinks that shale gas could also be an "environmental opportunity"."It's something that can potentially help with meeting our climate change gas goals". Managing director of Absolute Client Services commented “Energy has its highs and lows, of course we all want clean British energy but we need some sort of energy to get us to that stage so that everywhere can be powered by clean energy.  Shale gas could be that one step closer to the climate change gas goals which hopefully will go down by using it”

Absolute Comment On Ofcom To Probe Sky Email Hacking

Absolute a local sales and marketing company stated “We are glad that Ofcom has stepped in and have decided to do something about this email hacking.” It comes after Sky admitted earlier this month it accessed the accounts of "canoe man" John Darwin and his wife Anne; and a suspected paedophile.  At the time Sky defended its actions as being in the public interest and said it was "responsible journalism". The head of Sky News, John Ryley, is due to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry later.

An Ofcom spokesperson said: "Ofcom is investigating the fairness and privacy issues raised by Sky News' statement that it had accessed without prior authorisation private email accounts during the course of its news investigations. We will make the outcome known in due course. "Ofcom's broadcasting code includes a clause - Rule 8.1 - which states that: "Any infringement of privacy in programmes, or in connection with obtaining material included in programmes, must be warranted." The director at Absolute said “I hope that Ofcom find out the cause of the hacking and put everyone’s mind at ease.”

The BBC's Media Correspondent Torin Douglas says intercepting emails is illegal under the Computer Misuse Act, and there is no public interest defence. But in a blog earlier this month Mr Ryley said the Crown Prosecution Service had acknowledged there were occasions when it was justified for a journalist to commit an offence in the public interest.  

He said the Daily Telegraph paid for stolen data to expose the MPs' expenses scandal and the Guardian - which first published this latest news - had admitted hacking a phone in pursuit of a story. The Metropolitan Police embarked on its own investigation into computer hacking, and email interception last year. Operation Tuleta is investigating a number of allegations regarding breach of privacy and a number of people have been arrested and released in connection with the inquiry. A source at Absolute, “this issue is quite controversial as many hackers have a cause and willing to anything for it – the industry have nicknamed them ‘hacktivists’.”

Absolute Comments On New Home For Expanding Citizens Advice Bureau

Absolute, a Chelmsford-based sales and marketing company, heard today how an expanding charity is set to move into bigger premises meaning more people in Chelmsford can receive help. Chelmsford’s Citizens Advice Bureau is becoming increasingly important as the number of people seeking help has risen from about 2,500 per year a decade ago to 6,000 per year. 

Russ Mynott, the charity's chief executive, will pick up the keys for the new premises next week when the charity will move from Broomfield Road to part of the Civic Centre, in Duke Street, along with the town’s Council for Voluntary Service. The current base has visitors crammed into a tiny waiting room and some of the charity's workers shoe-horned into a temporary unit.

Our source at Absolute said, “The Citizens Advice Bureau is a really important fixture in the town, and it can only be a good thing that it will be able to help more people.”

The move to Coval Lane has been backed by Chelmsford Council, with the authority giving £300,000 towards revamping the site. Mr Mynott said it is a huge vote of confidence in the charity’s work. He added, “The council has been excellent and backed us consistently.”

Mr Mynott, who praised the team of workers and volunteers around him, said the charity wants to use the new premises as a springboard to introduce new ideas. The aim of the charity is to reach more people, partly by educating them on how they can help themselves and also by reaching those who can be overlooked.

Mr Mynott said, “We want to give people the tools to tackle their own problems as most resources are available online. We also want to get out to people in rural areas and we try to help businesses so they can become a success and contribute to the local economy.”

“I’ve had to use the service myself a few times,” said our source at Absolute, “It’s a really invaluable source of information for everyone really, for a wide range of issues.”

The charity has already recruited more than 30 new volunteers thanks to an appeal in the Weekly News and is now keen to attract supporters with a range of skills. Mr Mynott said an IT expert who could set up a website for the charity would be welcome, among others.

The new building will open on May 14.

Two blind British men have electronic retinas fitted Absolute Client Services comments

Two British men who have been totally blind for many years have had part of their vision restored after surgery to fit pioneering eye implants. When asked to comment a source close to the team at Absolute Client Services said “This is amazing words fail to express how absolutely amazing the electronic retina is. To have vision restored after being blind for so long brings a lot of hope to blind people throughout the world.” The surgery involves placing the square microelectronic chip behind the retina from where a fine cable runs to a control unit under the skin behind the ear. They are able to perceive light and even some shapes from the devices which were fitted behind the retina. The two patients, Chris James and Robin Millar, lost their vision due to a condition known as retinitis pigmentosa, where the photoreceptor cells at the back of the eye gradually cease to function. 

Professor MacLaren, who fitted the first implant in the UK at the Oxford Eye Hospital, said “It's the first time that British patients who were completely blind have been able to see something. In previous studies of restorative vision involving stem cells and other treatments, patients always had some residual sight.” When light enters the eye and reaches the chip it stimulates the pixels which send electronic signals to the optic nerve and from there to the brain. The chip can have its sensitivity altered via an external power unit which connects to the chip via a magnetic disc on the scalp.  “Great discoveries like this happen but only once or twice in a year one that truly leave the general public speechless. This is one of those moments. It is overwhelming to think that this small microchip can bring so much happiness to blind sufferers.” said the managing director of Absolute Client Services.
Prof MacLaren said the results might not seem extraordinary to the sighted, but for a totally blind person to be able to orientate themselves in a room, and perhaps know where the doors and windows are, would be "extremely useful" and of practical help. “We at Absolute Client Services are at a loss for words great enough to express how appreciated this discovery will be. With 20/20 vision I have never really thought of the prospect of ever being blind. To be giving the hope to see some of the beauty that graces our world to those living for so long in the dark is just simply amazing.”

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Absolute Comment On Plaque Unveiled For Victorian Architect

Absolute, a Chelmsford-based sales and marketing company, were interested to hear recently that a permanent reminder of an accomplished architect who helped build part of Chelmsford has been put up. James Fenton was responsible for laying out nine buildings in New London Road. Mr Fenton, who died in 1875, was also responsible for the road’s cemetery and he implemented the town’s infrastructure of mains water and sewerage. Many of his remaining buildings are protected as listed buildings or through inclusion within designated conservation areas.

Our source at Absolute said, “James Fenton is definitely deserving of the honour. So much of the city’s infrastructure is down to his work, and he’s a really important figure in the history of Chelmsford.”

Chelmsford Council has unveiled its first commemorative blue plaque for five years. Mayor Bob Shepherd unveiled the 15th plaque in the series at the Chelmsford social club, in New London Road, which Mr Fenton designed and lived in between 1846 and 1857. The blue plaque honour, run by the council, began in 1986 to commemorate people of significance to the city.

Mr Shepherd said: “I am immensely proud to unveil this plaque in memory of someone who helped create the Victorian framework of modern Chelmsford and who I hope would be very proud himself of our new city status.”

Christopher Kingsley, councillor responsible for parks and heritage, said: “I was very pleased the council’s cabinet agreed to continue the blue plaque scheme, with one for James Fenton. He certainly fulfils our strict criteria and is an illustrious figure in the history of Chelmsford.”

“We’re really pleased at the mark of respect received by Mr Fenton,” said our source at Absolute, “It will hopefully inspire some people to look into the contributions he made to the city, and learn a bit more about their local history.”

Mr Fenton was born in Reading in 1805, and set up an architect’s practice in Chelmsford in 1830.
He specialised in workhouses and, later, non-conformist chapels, and was part of a consortium of five businessmen who laid out and developed New London Road. In 1850 he was appointed surveyor to the newly-formed Chelmsford Local Board of Health, planning and executing a major water supply and sewage system for the town – greatly improving health and sanitation.

Mr Fenton is buried in the non-conformist cemetery in New London Road.