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Tendring: Deaths spark safety calls

8:46am Friday 17th August 2007

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Three rookie councillors are appealing for youngsters to stay safe on the coast.

It comes in the wake of a double death after a group of men and woman jumped off Clacton Pier in July.

But beach-goers are still not getting the safety message with police and coastguards attending similar incidents since the tragedy.

A man leapt off Walton Pier twice last week - and was helped to safety each time.

The disregard for safety advice has prompted district councillors Stephen Mayzes and Danny Mayzes, 23 and 19, and Harwich town councillor Ben Howlett, 20, to sound a "Be Safe Along the Coast" message.

They hope their appeal, backed by their youthful image, will stop youngsters putting their lives at risk.

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Saturn, says...
10:25am Fri 17 Aug 07

Why don't the Mayzes brothers demonstrate and jump off the pier for us, then we won't have to see their faces in the paper again.

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Lol, says...
10:28am Fri 17 Aug 07

Perhaps the paper should change it's name to Mayzes Pages.
Cheers Saturn ...made my morning that bit brighter...great suggestion.
These two would go to the opening of a fridge door if it meant having their faces in the paper again.

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Vicar, says...
10:36am Fri 17 Aug 07

This picture should be used for a caption competition.
My family play "Spot the Mayzes" each week.
Local folk lore has it that their images are cunningly concealed in every picture in the Gazette. Anyone who finds them in all the pictures in any issue gets to have a photo taken with them pointing at the winner.

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frankie, clacton says...
11:23am Fri 17 Aug 07

i suggest we all put comments on here as to what their next adventure will be to get in the papers.
one thing for the people of the paper and the mayzes,dont you realise people are laughing at you.

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Vicar, says...
12:39pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Further to the above.
I've just seen Thursday's Coastal Gazette.
The front page carries a picture of a Colbayns student opening his A-level results. Of all the pupils getting results on that day the only one they could find to photograph was Danny Mayzes!
This proves what everyone has said about these two from day one. They would turn up for the opening of an envelope if there was a photographer in the same county at the time.
Did someone say "Media bores"? or did I mishear? The first word was definitely "Media".

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frankie, clacton says...
1:00pm Fri 17 Aug 07

are they the editors secret love children!!!

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mark, clacto says...
1:04pm Fri 17 Aug 07

ive had enough of them,its been nice knowing you all,im off to the pier!

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Captain Invinceable..Taa Daahhh, as far away as i can get from mummies boys says...
1:16pm Fri 17 Aug 07

As a Captain of all things good in our universe, i just cannot cope with mummies boys being in the paper most days.
if we go back a few years, you could wrap fish and chips in news paper when you finished with it.
it was even used to wipe parts that the sun dont shine on...
whith the continuing publishing stephanny`s pictures i will think of putting their faces to good use by ecologicly re-using my old news print as a suitable replacement for toilet tissue, just to wipe the smile of their faces once and for-all.....Taa-Daaa
hhh....freedom for clacton is what i say..."no more mayzes"

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Marnie, Harwich says...
1:40pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Dear god, isnt it enough that they are in the Clacton papers all the time. Now they are in the Harwich papers this week.

Frankie LOL@ editors secret love children.

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James, jj@ff.com says...
3:26pm Fri 17 Aug 07

They hope their appeal, backed by their youthful image, will stop youngsters putting their lives at risk.

Now that is enough to push me over the edge in more ways than one! But surely this message should be coming from the Beach Patrol or the Lifeboat crews who are actually pull these fools out of the water rather than a fatty an thinny who are more likely to get harpooned or green Peace called as soon as they go near the water????

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JOHN ANTONY BURLS, says...
3:52pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Someone must have elected them? Plenty of piers for the electors to jump off!

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JOHN ANTONY BURLS, says...
3:54pm Fri 17 Aug 07

And I like the hopeful line which says "Buy This Photo"!

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Say It As It Is, Clackers says...
3:56pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Been saying that for a long time John, when people get off their lazy butts and vote at local elctions then maybe we will see some quality candiates being put up rather than the court jesters we always end up with.

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Dave Baker, says...
4:01pm Fri 17 Aug 07

JOHN ANTONY BURLS wrote:
And I like the hopeful line which says "Buy This Photo"!
Well its cheaper than building an effigy to burn.
Perhaps someone will start producing masks of them to go on November 5th Guys

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Mole, says...
4:13pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Oh , sorry ,I thought that they were the regular joke page.
I didn't realise they were for real !!!

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jacqui, clacton says...
4:14pm Fri 17 Aug 07

What were all you smart arses doing at 23 and 19? lol....not a lot I bet!
Give 'em a break!

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Saturn, says...
4:26pm Fri 17 Aug 07

There are many volunteer workers in the Tendring district that are committed to their various callings who do not see their names in print multiple times or wish to do so. So the Mayzes should get on with the job they have been elected to do without the constant publicity.

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jacqui, clacton says...
5:16pm Fri 17 Aug 07

True, but then there's many,many more people doing NOTHING except critiscising everybody and everything and doing ZERO themselves about anything! Typical clacton!!!

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dan, clacton says...
5:32pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Im opening my bowels later,do you think the mayzes will want to come along.

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Lol, says...
5:39pm Fri 17 Aug 07

Jacqui ,I happen to know as fact that most of the people on this particular page DO give of their time freely ,quietly and without need for self publicity.
No-one wants to knock the lads BUT people are fed up with hearing and seeing what they are doing .This week alone they have completely saturated the papers with themselves.
Typical Clacton I hear you say ,well fair enough but this week I have seen all members of the community out and about raising funds for St Helena with the carnival ect as they probably have since before the two boys were probably out of nappies.If the boys stopped jumping on everyones bandwaggons and tried to be quiet and get on with things instead of the constant ME! ME! ME! LOOK at ME! syndrome they both suffer from then they wouldnt open themselves up to ridicule.

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john.b., clacton-on-sea says...
5:59pm Fri 17 Aug 07

dearest jaqui, in clacton SO much goes on for the bennefit of its residents by "others" that never gets mentioned by the newspaper.
the "others" have been doing that thing, helping clactons residents and communities for years...many of the "others" are of all ages, but mostly not school children`s age..i can understand that the political party that adopted the 2 mayzes brothers along with ben howlet desperatly need younger blood in its ancient system to keep it from becoming comatose. the old saying of "any publicity is good publicity" is really wrong in most of the mayzes brothers case.
its almost as if someone is deliberatly putting stupid stunts up for the brothers to attend to make them look stupid, and boy does it work.to look at that perspective on the un-newsworthy things they do, you are left to wonder just who is kidding who when it comes down to "publicity" or riddicule....
if i was a betting man, then riddicule wins most times, its a certain forgone conclusion.....

just glad the "stupid" brothers were not voted in my ward, i would be ashamed to say i lived in the rush green ward......

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Fed Up, N E Essex says...
2:11pm Sat 18 Aug 07

Oh dear, I see the Mayzes effect has even reached the TDC Planning Commitee.

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Nikadi, Land of make believe says...
12:18am Sun 19 Aug 07

I'm **** at seeing these two in the papers so often! What annoys me morehowever, is when they go on about their precious youth council, you mean the youth council I was working with for a long while in which they never managed to get a thing done because Stephanny spent all of their time arguing with one another? They're chidren in big bodies. People elected them thinking they were nice yung ladshre to help the community, instead theuse causes to get themselves their fifteen minutes in the spotlight.

People spend years doing charity work, people like me for instance, but I do it for the true cause: to **** well help people who need it.

(PS. Excuse the missing letters if you see them, the keyboard is dodgy...)

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Nikadi, Clacton says...
12:18am Sun 19 Aug 07

Oh, one more note:

Has anyone realised that none of those who jumped off of the pier were 'young people'...?

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Happy Geezer, COLCHESTER says...
3:16pm Sun 19 Aug 07

Why do the press make so much of these lads? They should make a live for themselves and stop "playing to the crowds"

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Bob T.B., Dovercourt says...
9:09pm Sun 19 Aug 07

You have to wonder at the desperation of the Conservatives. Surely they must see that all 3 of these 'men' are making not only themselves but their party into a laughing stock.

Do you think that at some meeting they were told, get publicity, it doesnt matter over what just get your names in the paper. Surely someone will reign them back i n, surely someone who has been in politics longer will point out that becoming a laughing stock will not further your political career. Or are they using these stupid young men to take the heat of themselves??

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Saturn, says...
12:39pm Mon 20 Aug 07

Bob T.B. has brought up an interesting idea. Are the Mayze's stories a trojan horse to hide what is really going on?

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Mole, says...
2:39pm Mon 20 Aug 07

Something that bothers me is ,they are both leaders of the supposedly politicaly neutral Tendring Youth Council.
If this group is so non political ,why are these two Tory Councillors seemingly 'in charge' aided by Hon President Douglas Carsewell ,(Tory),Chris Griffiths (Tory)and the chucklebrothers Mum all on the panel ??.
Something is going on somewhere...
Please Evening Mayzette (sorry vicar)PLEASE give us all a break from them ,or perhaps they are secret children???

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Mummy's Boy, clacton says...
4:05pm Thu 23 Aug 07

Do you think they're still virgins?
A tenner says they are.
Vicar - you're a funny guy.

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Pier pressure - police and councillors making their Be Safe Along the Coast alert: PCSOs Wendy Crowson and Chris Bloomfield with Stephen and Danny Mayzes and Ben Howlett. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN (57852-1) Buy this photo icon Buy this photo » Pier pressure - police and councillors making their Be Safe Along the Coast alert: PCSOs Wendy Crowson and Chris Bloomfield with Stephen and Danny Mayzes and Ben Howlett. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN (57852-1)

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