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The Flight Centre &The Lancaster

The airport is also home to the Flight Centre, the premier helicopter and fixed wing training school for London, as well as new restaurant and café, The Lancaster. Diners at The Lancaster,situated on Southend Airport’sEasternPerimeter Road, enjoy aunique setting with panoramic views across the airfield. Its vast menu of English and continental cuisine, and extensive opening hours, mean it’sthe perfect place to go for everything from ahearty breakfast, to a healthy lunch or athree-course evening meal. It has everything from full English

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breakfasts in the morning, to mussels, liver and bacon, and even Sunday roasts. The Lancaster also boasts abar area,

wherecustomers arewelcome to enjoy a drink, as well as specials board, which changes frequently for the benefit of din- ers. Its amazing views across Southend air-

field give diners the opportunity to enjoy awonderful meal, while watching planes and helicopters take offand land. The airfield is also home to the Flight Centre, the premier helicopter and fixed wing training school for London and the surrounding counties. The centreisoperated by ateam of highly experienced commercial pilots, instructors and in house examiners, and offers flight training based on aunique blend of professionalism and knowledge. It offers trial lessons, private and com-

mercial pilots licence training, self fly hire and ground theoretical knowledge instruction, ground handling and refu- elling, and corporate events and char- ters. For further information about The Lancaster café, bar and restaurant, which is open seven days aweek from 8am till late, call 01702 546474. For fur- ther details about the Flight Centrecall 01702 546420.

HERE’S so much moreonoffer at London Southend International Airport that you would first expect.

Art exhibition

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RT lovers will be spoilt for choice whenanexhibition is held at WickfordCommunity Centreover

the Easter weekend. WickfordArt Club will be hosting the

event and displayingmorethan 300 paintings sentinbyartists from all over Essex. It will be the 12th year that the event

has beenheld and it always attracts a hugeamount of interest from people look- ing for something different and original, thanks to the range of styles of paintings on offer. Araffle will also be taking place at the

event, which willberaising money for the community centre. The centre,inMarket Road, has alarge

from 10am to 4pm on Saturday,Sunday and Monday,April 3to5.

hall, withwheelchair access, and is home to arange of clubs which all benefit peo- ple within the community. The event, whichisfreetoenter,will run Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32