Around Town Magazine Rayleigh March Edition 2019

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The Problem

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Interesting towns & pretty villages, Cotswold stone & timber-framed cottages, castles & stately homes, all of these set beside meandering rivers, wooded hills& beautiful landscapes. Sightseeing in Stratford-upon Avon & Bourton on the Water as well to enhance a pleasure-filled weekend.

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When you book our 5 day, late spring, tour to the Isle of Wight departing on Monday 29th April.

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CONTENTS 10

Mark Francois

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James Blower

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Its OK Campaign

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Rotary Club / Lions Club

Political Update

The Savings Guru

Its OK not to be OK

Organisations Around Town

This year seems to be passing so quickly as we are already into March. The schools have had the first half term holiday of the year and soon it will be Easter!

Looking back at the welcome note for last month I mentioned how cold it was and asked that you keep an eye out for vulnerable neighbours. Since then we have had a real mixture of weather ranging from record breaking highs back to being cold! However, the mornings and nights remain cold so do be careful.

Don’t forget it’s Mother’s Day on Sunday 31st March.

So, a real opportunity to spoil Mum and let her know how much she means to you.

As always, we are most grateful to our advertisers and contributors. If you have an opportunity to use any of our advertisers, we would encourage you to do so and please mention that you saw their advert in Around Town. Also, if you would like to contribute any editorial or have a listing for our What’s On section then please get in touch via our email admin@aroundtownmagazines.co.uk.

Finally, let’s hope England do better against Italy and Scotland!

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Until next month, wrap up warm!

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In his tenure as Head, Andy drove the school to be rated “Outstanding” by Ofsted, converted it into an Academy, established a Sixth Form (which I had the privilege of opening several years ago) and also established a Multi Academy Trust with Glebe Primary School – with whom Sweyne Park have had links for years, not least because of their joint concentration on children with hearing difficulties.

As many Rayleigh residents will be aware, Andy Hodgkinson, the very popular, long-serving Headteacher at Sweyne Park School recently announced

In view of this considerable record of achievement, several years ago Andy Hodgkinson was awarded the Secondary Headteacher of the Year, in the

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We have been fortunate to have a number of extremely good Headteachers in this constituency but in many ways Andy Hodgkinson was First Among Equals. He was always extremely popular with staff, pupil and parents alike. So, as the local MP I would like to thank him for his service to our town and the thousands of pupils who passed through his dedicated care and to wish him and his family all the best, for whatever the future may hold.

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Are Cash ISAs (Individual Savings Accounts) still worth it?

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s we approach the end of the tax year, we increasingly get asked by savers whether it is still worth their while saving in a cash ISA. With interest rates typically much higher on ordinary savings accounts, and the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance in 2016, many savers question whether there’s any point in saving in a Cash ISA anymore.

The Personal Savings Allowance In 2016, the government introduced a Personal Savings Allowance which means that basic rate tax payers can earn £1,000 in savings interest before needing to pay tax and higher rate tax payers can earn £500 before paying tax. As a result, banks pay interest without any tax deduced now whereas previously you had to fill in a special form for this to be done or tax would automatically be deducted.

This means a basic rate tax payer could have over £65,000 in the top paying instant savings account (1.51% from Family Building Society) and not pay any tax on the interest. Higher rate taxpayers will need £33,000 or more to tip over the allowance.

What is the difference between Cash ISAs and ordinary savings accounts?

A cash ISA is not dissimilar to an ordinary savings account, it’s just got a tax wrapper around it which means savers aren’t liable to pay tax on the interest they earn. Think of it like a two chocolate bars, one still in the wrapper and one out of it – they are the still the same chocolate bar!

The main difference is the interest rates charged on the different accounts. In the early days of ISAs, there were some very competitive rates as providers fought for your cash ISA savings. In 2019, it is a very different situation with ordinary savings accounts often paying more than their cash ISA equivalents – sometimes considerably more.

For example, the best one year fixed rate is 2.20% whereas the best one year ISA pays just 1.74%.

Similarly, on a five-year fixed 2.70% can be found on a standard account whereas the best five year ISA is 2.15% by comparison.

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So, are cash ISAs pointless now?

For the vast majority of savers, there will be little or no immediate financial benefit to open a Cash ISA instead of a traditional savings account. However, there are exceptions and the following types of people should still consider them: 1) Existing Cash ISA savers Anyone who has opened an ISA every tax year since 1999, and used the full allowance, has been able to shelter over £141,500 plus interest from the tax man and, in April, will be able to add another £20,000 to that allowance. If you already have cash ISAs from previous tax years, it is worth considering retaining them to keep those tax free allowances.

2) Additional rate taxpayers Those taxpayers who earn over £150,000 a year pay 45% tax and get no personal savings allowance so should definitely consider cash ISAs. 3) First Time Buyers Lifetime ISAs, known as LISAs, are available for those aged 18 – 40 and you get a 25% bonus from the government each year on top of anything you save. First time buyers who save £4,000 get a £1,000 from the government. The bonus is paid every year until the saver is 50 years old.

LISAs are aimed at first time buyers saving a deposit to purchase a home and for those looking to save for retirement. They have been somewhat controversial because there was already a scheme in place (Help to buy) for first time buyers and pensions provide generous tax relief for savers with many financial advisors still considering this a better form of retirement saving.

There was little consultation from the government before LISAs and, as a result, there are only three providers of a cash LISA, Skipton, Nottingham and Newcastle Building Societies. Newcastle pay an attractive 1.10% interest on their LISA. However, those saving for a home will find the 25% bonus more attractive and should certainly consider a LISA if they are saving for a deposit.

4) Savers who may need access to their cash Savers looking at easy-access may want to consider a cash Isa because the differential in rates is very small – with Virgin Money’s cash easy access ISA paying 1.45% versus Family Building Societies 1.51% for ordinary easy access.

Savers looking to build up a tax-free sum which they can keep for future years may consider this more important than a slightly higher rate.

Savers considering fixed-rate bonds but want access to the cash during the term might prefer the flexibility that fixed rate ISAs have. Almost all cash ISA fixed rate bonds allow some form of access with a penalty interest charge.

Other things to consider about cash ISAs are: • Savers can move their money from a cash ISA to a shares ISA. Until recently this wasn’t something you could do but some people will like the flexibility this allows and may want to hold savings in cash for a period before investing.

• The Personal Savings Allowance (PSA) could change - there is no guarantee the PSA will be continue and the allowance could be cut or removed. Also, if interest rates rise, the value of the PSA will diminish too as smaller balances will then earn more interest and use the allowance up.

What are the best rates currently?

The savings market does move quickly, so we always recommend that you check our website for the latest rates.

At time of print, our best personal savings rates are:

James Blower Founder Savings Guru Ltd

www.thesavings.guru

Term

Interest Rate

Provider

Instant Savings

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1.51%

Family Building Society

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1.90%

Charter Savings Bank

1 Year

2.20%

Bank of London & Middle East

18 Months

2.32%

Al Rayan Bank

2 Year

2.42%

Al Rayan Bank

3 Year

2.52%

Al Rayan Bank

4 Year

2.52%

Vanquis Bank

5 Year

2.70%

Bank of London & Middle East

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Its ok not to be ok here do I start...

Bright, bubbly and outgoing on the surface; dark, quiet and extremely scared on the inside. From as early as I can remember, this was how I felt every day, facing school. To be honest, I was scared shitless. I’d quickly become terrified of school because of how much I didn’t understand or enjoy its force fed pass/ fail curriculum. I was confused and I couldn’t comprehend how multitudes of people chose to accept this as the only option.

Unfortunately, over time, my inability to retain information and conform to the rulings of the Australian curriculum and education system sparked my mental health challenges. Every test, every report card, every assignment I would find myself receiving below average results.

Over time, this created one of my biggest fears growing up and that was the fear of failure. My fears led to anxiety, anxiety to panic attacks and panic attacks to depression.

Experiencing this through my teenage years and into my early adolescent life, at first I actually didn’t know what was going on. Born in the late 80’s and growing up in the 90’s & early 2000’s, finishing grade 12 in 2004, there was no awareness and people didn’t really speak about their emotions or openly discuss what they were going through. To me, the “anxious feelings” simply felt as if they were a part of growing up and becoming a teenager.

Unfortunately, post school, things decided to take a turn for the worse. Never feeling like I was good enough within society, I’d started becoming extremely hard on myself. I always felt I should have been better positioned in life than I was.

Regardless of how hard I worked and how much I pushed myself to achieve, through my eyes nothing was ever good enough. This was when the depression started to kick in.

Going from one dead end job to the next, I was watching myself go into a downward spiral and at the time I didn’t have any motivation to stop myself. There were so many days where I simply couldn’t face the outside world because I didn’t believe I was good enough to do so. Most days I managed to put my socially accepted mask of comfort on, pretending to be the person society wanted me to be. Other days were filled with complete darkness. I’d find myself questioning life, looking around wondering what it would be like if I hadn’t entered in the first place.

...FEELINGS GREW STRONGER...

As each year of high school passed, the feelings grew stronger and stronger. I would wake all hours of the night, scared, cold sweats and never wanting the next day to happen. With each new day, I would wake with a tight stomach and cold sweats, instantly thinking of how much I feared the possibility of facing another test or handing in another assignment that would result in a fail.

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I had well over a decade of mixed, unspoken emotions bottled inside. Having an extremely supportive family and friends I could have spoken with any one of them about what I was going through. Due to my nature of being extremely stubborn I chose not to speak up. Instead, I started working out how to fix and understand my situation alone. In 2016, I started writing down everything I had gone through and how it affected me. I soon became hooked on the writing, it was interesting and therapeutic. Two years later, I ended up with enough content to create a book; my personal story, released ONLY with the intention to help others, show people that they are not alone, spread

awareness and give reassurance that regardless of what you have been through, there is ALWAYS a way to change, improve and better your situation.

I failed every aspect of school, struggle with spelling, punctuation and grammar. However, my determination to help others created the fuel I needed to prove myself wrong and fight my demons by writing a book. To this day, I still pinch myself in disbelief.

If I was to do it all over, the ONLY thing I would change would be to SPEAK UP and talk about what I was going through.

To follow my journey and or read my book (available late February/early March of 2019) head to my website https://www.jasonbosworth.com.au/ or find me on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jasonbosworthauthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_bosworth_/

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ROTARY CLUB OF RAYLEIGH MILL The Rotary Club of Rayleigh Mill makes many donations to national and international charities as well as responding to appeals due to natural and man-made disasters but many of the individual members have favourite charities which have some personal relevance to themselves, perhaps a charity that has provided care for a relative or friend, a charity that has provided help at difficult times or is seen as providing a service that contributes to the well-being of the local community.

The club recognises this personal desire to support these charities and, although many members donate to charities of their choice anyway, the club decided to allocate £100 per member for the charity of their choice from the club’s charity account.

This year the charities that benefited from donations totalling £2900 included :- Cruse Bereavement Care, Rayleigh Town Museum, Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, the Salvation Army, Hope and Homes for Children, the Southend Mencap Music Man Project, the Alzheimer’s Society, Fair Havens Hospice, the Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Friends of Holy Trinity Church, Prostate Cancer UK, Rayleigh, Rochford and Castle Point Talking Newspaper for the Blind, the RNLI, the British Heart Foundation, the Danny Green Fund and Elizabeth Fitzroy Homes.

The funds in the club’s charity account are derived from their main fundraising events – the Rayleigh 10k Run to be held on Sunday 7th April and our Charity Golf Day which will take place, this year, on Monday 8th July.

If you are interested in learning about the many things that we do in the local community and the social events that we enjoy within the club see our website at www.rayleighmillrotary.org.uk

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