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43-465: The three venues were called 'Atlantis', 'The Casino Club', and Woolston Hall Known as 'The Country Club'. All but one of the buildings have now been demolished and a Holmes Place (now Nuffield Health ) health club built on the site. The only original building that remains is that of 'The Casino Club' and its swimming pool complex, which used to host 'Splash' parties where over 5,000 people used to attend. The original 'Woolston Hall' dated back to 1740, and

86-509: A lack of high flow water supply. This was soon resolved by draining the swimming pool, which was once used for 'Splash' nights in Atlantis, to fight the fire. It has been reported that the golf club had only insured the original £1m purchase price and had not covered the costs of the renovation work. This put an end to the re-opening plans, which had been put on hold for almost 2 years from the initial plans due to financial problems related to

129-568: A role based structure, commonly known as 'rank to role'. This process was part of the Peoples Structures Project in the 2016–2020 Essex County Fire and Rescue Service report. This new role based structure is popular among many fire services in the country, and suits the modern and flexible requirement of a fire service. This process did not hugely effect the staff and their roles, however did require changes to some Sub Officer's (Watch Manager's) based station of work, in order for

172-657: A single brand, governance and management structure. The acquisition in 2014 of a further nine health clubs from Virgin Active , LA Fitness in Chester and in 2015, a further two sites in London (CityPoint, Moorgate and Market Sports, Shoreditch) broadened the Nuffield Health national network of Fitness & Wellbeing Gyms to 77 branches. In 2016, Nuffield Health acquired 35 Virgin Active clubs. Unconfirmed rumours put

215-399: A strictly self-supporting, though non-profit-making, basis. Charges from patients were expected to cover not only operating costs but repairs and depreciation. By 1982, NHHT had grown to 31 hospitals and 1,076 beds. In 1983, the trading name was changed to Nuffield Hospitals, the 'nursing homes' element no longer conveyed the focus on modern hospitals rather than nursing homes. A new direction

258-651: Is Rick Hylton On 1 October 2017, governance of ECFRS was transferred from the Essex Fire Authority (EFA) to the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC), Roger Hirst. It was made clear, that both Essex Police and ECFRS would retain their Chief Officers, however the new PFCC would have overlying governance over the two, and the Chief Officers would answer to the PFCC. Essex were the first to do this in

301-858: Is also home to the UK's first dedicated Young Firefighters' (now Fire Cadets) Centre, opened in July 2010. Specialist equipment, multi-purpose vehicles, a search and rescue dog and a purpose-built base staffed with a trained experienced team comprise the county's urban search and rescue (USAR) team. The team is equipped to rescue victims trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings, or major transport accidents, for example. They are able to locate and safely extract trapped person, and can shore up unstable buildings so that firefighters can continue with rescue operations. The USAR team are equipped with prime movers , specialist hook-lift vehicles that can be loaded with one of five different equipment pods, depending on what situation

344-436: Is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspection investigates how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, Essex Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows: The service has 50 fire stations, both wholetime and retained. Southend Fire Station

387-508: The M25 and M11 motorways , A127 and A12 road and 13 top-tier COMAH sites. As well as attending fires, traffic collisions and other rescue operations, ECFRS provides emergency response to hazardous materials incidents and has an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team of officers with specialist training and equipment to conduct rescues from collapsed buildings and enclosed spaces. The USAR team has its own fire station separate from others across

430-488: The National Health Service and is constituted as a registered charity . Its objectives are to 'advance, promote and maintain health and healthcare of all descriptions and to prevent, relieve and cure sickness and ill health of any kind, all for the public benefit.' As a private provider, fees are charged to patients. In 2022, Nuffield Health had an annual gross income of £1.238   billion, making it

473-411: The 'crunch'. The cause of the fire is yet unknown and the final investigation results are awaited. Planning permission was submitted to Epping Forest council post fire to turn the building into a restaurant which were accepted. In late 2010, after substantial rebuilding and renovation, the building finally reopened as a restaurant, under the name of 'Mooros'. The name is based on some previous owners of

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516-480: The Trust acquired and modernised a total of six dilapidated nursing homes and built seven new ones, together providing more than 400 beds. The earliest purpose-built hospital opened at Woking in 1962; others followed at Exeter , Shrewsbury , Hull , Birmingham and Slough . In 1966, NNHT opened a new flagship hospital in London's Bryanston Square , at a cost of over half a million pounds. The trust ran all sites on

559-598: The announcement that USAR units were to be established throughout the country. ECFRS was chosen as one of the 17 strategically suitable services partly because it already had 14 officers trained in urban rescue, members of the UK Fire Service Safety & Rescue Team who were part of the rescue effort that was sent to Bam in Iran after it was hit by a major earthquake in December 2003 where they helped in

602-549: The annoyance of the local residents, some living over a mile away. The landscape of the Roding Valley in which the club was situated funnelled the sound towards the village of Abridge , and across the valley towards Debden and Loughton . The original 'Jungle' room not only was themed on a jungle. The original concept for the Jungle Room was by Oliver Wheeler, a London special events set builder, who also then built

645-480: The building into a high-class restaurant, however in the early hours of Wednesday 17 September 2008, a serious fire broke out within Woolston Hall, in the older part of the building, that was undergoing renovation work. The fire totally gutted the stately manor house. Essex fire brigade reported significant problems fighting the fire, not only because of the scaffolding surrounding the building, but also due to

688-447: The chain to 113. Nuffield Health has won multiple awards, including: Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Essex County Fire and Rescue Service ( ECFRS ) is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Essex in the east of England , and is one of the largest fire services in the country , covering an area of 1,338 square miles (3,470 km ) and a population of over 1.7   million people. In 2015,

731-410: The company formed a partnership with Doctor Care Anywhere , an online primary care provider, which allow their corporate clients to offer employees 20-minute virtual GP appointments, at any time between 8   a.m. and 10   p.m. to suit their convenience, whether they are in the UK or abroad. The Nuffield Health gym at Canary Wharf closed on 30 November 2023, reducing the total number of gyms in

774-483: The control operator receives an emergency call, the average time it took to identify the emergency and allocate the right resources was between 70 and 80   seconds. For wholetime crews, a turnout took on average 2   minutes to be ready for mobilisation. For on-call crews, a turnout took on average 4   minutes 30   seconds to be ready for mobilisation. Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales

817-544: The country. The Emergency Operational Fire Control is situated in the headquarters at Kelvedon . 33 control staff handle over 14,000 999 emergency calls . The control staff also carry out incident co-ordination, appliance mobilisation and movements to ensure strategic fire cover. Radio communications are made between incidents and Fire Control, and control staff liaise with other emergency services to provide additional resources when requested by firefighting personnel. Emergency calls are handled on an average of 54 seconds from

860-485: The county, ECFRS being the first to do this in the country. One of their resources include a search dog trained to locate people trapped in rubble. Another primary role of the service is preventive community safety work; in 2010, ECFRS fitted over 7,000 smoke alarms in houses across the county. ECFRS headquarters is located in Kelvedon . The service is divided into four Groups: The Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive

903-702: The demands of modern medicine. In 1957 the President of BUPA, William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield , suggested the charity might benefit from incorporating his name so was re-registered as the Nuffield Nursing Homes Trust (NNHT). At this time the Trust purchased the Strathallan nursing home in Bournemouth for £23,150. It was closed for ten months to be refurbished and reopened as the first Nuffield Hospital. In its first ten years,

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946-645: The emergency response to floods in Oxfordshire in 2007 , where seven firefighters from the Swift Water Rescue team helped rescue victims trapped by the floods with a specialist fireboat. Essex was also one of 16 brigades called in to attend the Buncefield oil depot fire near Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire , in December 2005. Fire appliances from Orsett, Hadleigh, Harlow, and foam appliances from Grays, Maldon and Epping assisted in operations at

989-479: The hall in the mid-1970s—Bobby Moore and Sir Sean Connery. 51°38′27″N 0°05′36″E  /  51.6408°N 0.0934°E  / 51.6408; 0.0934 Nuffield Health Nuffield Health is the United Kingdom's largest healthcare charity. Established in 1957 the charity operates 31 Nuffield Health Hospitals and 112 Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centres . It is independent of

1032-632: The more densely populated areas. The remaining 38 stations are staffed by retained firefighters, and tend to be found in smaller towns and villages. Essex used to operate four day-crewed fire stations, located at Dovercourt (Harwich), South Woodham Ferrers, Great Baddow and Waltham Abbey, but, following a 2016 consultation, these have been changed to retained-only status. ECFRS has 66 pumping appliances and 27 specialist appliances within its frontline operational fleet. Major risks covered include Stansted and Southend airport , Harwich seaport , Lakeside shopping centre , Tilbury Docks , London Gateway , part of

1075-517: The operational fleet of frontline fire appliances and specialist appliances are maintained, and the reserve fleet of spare appliances are stored. In 2016, the service started a co-responding scheme with the East of England Ambulance Service , whereby fire crews would respond to life-threatening cardiac emergencies, alongside ambulances, in a way to ease pressure off the ambulance service, and grant better survival for patients. Fire Stations that partook in

1118-437: The owner of this club his doormen decided not to let them in because only two of the party were members. One of the group was a local builder and after being refused entry decided to purchase the lease of 'Woolston Hall', which by now was suffering from a lack of customers. The club was swiftly closed down and turned into a night club, with much less strict membership criteria, and soon attracted huge numbers of local customers, but

1161-467: The process to be implemented. The service was one of the last organisations to implement 'rank to role'. In 2010, the service responded to the scene within an average of 8   minutes 56   seconds (10-minute target), and 93% within 15   minutes (90%   target). In 2014, the service responded to the scene within an average of 9   minutes 10   seconds (10-minute target), and 91% within 15   minutes (90%   target). When

1204-488: The region . In April 2015, six firefighters and rescue dog have been deployed to Nepal to join a team of 67 search and rescue and medical experts to help and look for earthquake survivors. Formed in 1992, the UK's ISAR team comprises specialist search and rescue officers drawn from 13 brigades who are on call 24 hours a day. The ECFRS team's primary role is urban search and rescue but it has also trained and involved in water rescue and working at height. ECFRS assisted in

1247-446: The scheme were: Basildon , Frinton , Ongar , Newport , Coggeshall and Colchester . However, in 2017, the co-responding scheme ceased due to disputes between the union and the service. Regardless, the service still have close relations with the ambulance service, and on a daily basis, fire crews work with partners like paramedics and police officers. In 2016, it was announced that the service will change its rank based structure, to

1290-784: The search for victims amongst the ruins of the ancient city. The station commander at Lexden, a specialist co-ordinator of search and rescue operations, was also sent with the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to Haiti in January 2010 after a major earthquake struck the country. In February 2011, six ECFRS firefighters, including two from the USAR unit at Lexden, joined the UK's International Search and Rescue (ISAR) team sent to assist with rescue efforts in New Zealand's second city Christchurch after an earthquake hit

1333-749: The second largest charity operating in the UK. Nuffield Health operates 250 facilities including 31 private hospitals (29 in England, one in Glasgow, Scotland and a joint venture, Cardiff & Vale, Wales), 113 fitness and wellbeing centres across the UK, and five medical centres. On 14 January 1957, the British United Provident Association ( BUPA ) established the Nursing Homes Charitable Trust to acquire and build community facilities equipped for

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1376-889: The service attended around 14,000 emergency incidents within the year, mostly fires and road traffic collisions (RTC). Additionally, lift releases, effecting entry into buildings, flooding incidents and animal rescues are also incidents dealt with by ECFRS. However, around 40 percent of these incidents are false alarms and require no further action. Between 2004 and 2014, the number of incidents attended by ECFRS decreased significantly by around 50 percent, with around 38 calls per day, compared to around 77 calls per day in 2004. ECFRS employs 1,448 staff: 620 full-time firefighters , 519 retained firefighters , 33 control personnel and 240 support staff. There are 50 fire stations in Essex, 12 of which are crewed by wholetime firefighters, or by wholetime and retained firefighters, and are generally located in

1419-606: The set for the club was in fact inspired for the idea by a recent trip to South Africa where he had seen the Jungle Forest Cafe at the Sun City Casino. The venue was open to over-18s and as well as having its regular events it also had many externally promoted events and under-18s nights. There were also two large airport-style metal detector arches on the front entrance through which all visitors had to pass, as no metal objects (except clothing) were allowed in

1462-537: The team are going to face. These pods include hose layers and high-volume pumps, technical rescue, timber for shoring up unstable structures, and even a multi-purpose skid loader that can access tight spaces, explore voids, and move heavy loads of debris. Following the September 11 attacks , new risks were identified for which rescue services would need to be better prepared, and the British government responded with

1505-507: The time of answering the call, to the time of dispatching the fire crew(s). There are five firefighter training centres, located in Basildon , Chelmsford , Orsett , Witham and Wethersfield . Each of these centres specialise in different forms of training firefighters must become accustomed to, in order to be operationally prepared. The service workshop is in Lexden , Colchester, where

1548-546: The value of the acquisition at £80   million. Nuffield Health received planning permission in 2016 to build a new hospital on a 5-acre (2 ha) site adjacent to the Manchester Royal Infirmary . In 2016, Nuffield Health announced their acquisition of cognitive behavioural therapy services into their health and wellbeing services, offering emotional wellbeing services across Britain within fitness and wellbeing gyms and hospitals. In October 2016,

1591-459: The venue. There was also a complete ban on glass inside the venue. This was the over-21s venue and was considered to be a more up-market venue. This venue was much smaller than Atlantis. Part of it still remains and is now being used as a creche for the health club. Behind the Casino club was the outdoor swimming pool complex which hosted 'Splash' events where over 5,000 clubbers would attend. This

1634-405: Was advertised as an over-25s venue; however, many reports suggest people younger than this were regularly allowed in. The venue was a listed building . After the trio of clubs closed, things moved quite rapidly. The Atlantis building was first demolished, and redevelopment work began on the site to provide a 40,000-square-foot health and fitness club for Holmes Place. A new high tech driving range

1677-482: Was built along with the new health club building on the other side of the car park. The car park was renovated and the entire site tidied up. The former Casino club was turned into a bar for the members of the health club. The original 'Woolston hall' remained empty and suffered from neglect until 2007 when it was purchased and refurbished, and was about to be opened as a restaurant when a serious fire broke out. The golf club owners spent an estimated £750,000 on renovating

1720-411: Was easily reached. The venue underwent a refurbishment towards the end of the 1990s converting it from a jungle theme to a more upmarket night club; however, this refurbishment also included a new sound system which was much more powerful than the original one, which was unfortunately part of the venue's downfall as the roof was thin and most of the sound generated escaped into the surrounding area, much to

1763-631: Was owned by the Scott family and sold in around 1930 to the Co-Op and was used as their sport and social club. In the late '70s Woolston Hall was converted into a high class private members club by Sean Connery and 1966 World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore . One night in the late 1980s a group of local businessmen and their wives attempted to get into a local club in Walthamstow , unfortunately for

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1806-417: Was still restricted to over-25s. It soon became overwhelmed with its own success, the club facilities were extended to include, tennis, golf, venues for weddings, private functions, corporate events and a new fitness centre, then in the mid-'90s added 'The Jungle', which after a few years was refurbished as 'Atlantis'. This was the biggest of the three clubs with a capacity of over 1500, and on many nights this

1849-481: Was taken in 2005, when Tweed Park and Sona Fitness were acquired and merged to become Proactive Health, a new business arm providing clinical health services to public and corporate members. In 2007, Cannons Health & Fitness was acquired increasing services to include physiotherapy, weight management and health assessments. In July 2008, Nuffield Hospitals, Proactive Health and Cannons merged to become Nuffield Health, connecting fitness, prevention and treatment under

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