Wombourne Pages November 2016 by Kay Garrison

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Are you in Pole Position or at the back of the grid? Are you at the back of the grid? Are you stuck behind everyone else, reacting to what they all do or are you driving forward your own financial decisions? Perhaps that’s enough of the cliché’s but I guess you get the point I’m trying to make. The Banks and Building Societies may have looked after us in the past and in some cases this may have been to our benefit financially. Times are now a little more uncertain than they have been for some time and what does ‘Brexit means Brexit’ actually mean? We as consumers, customers or clients are far more financially aware than we have ever been and have a greater deal of choice to do what we want with our savings and investments. Should you do your own thing, trust the Banks and Building Societies, trust a Financial Adviser or try a combination of all three? The truth is, its your money and its your choice to do what you want. All I would ask is, please make an informed choice. The question to consider is do you have enough information, knowledge, experience and time to do it all yourself? Most of us regularly go to the dentist, the doctors and the hairdresser even if its only every six months. Would you however remove one of your own teeth, perform a minor medical procedure on yourself or cut your own hair? Perhaps the last one, but even that’s unlikely for most of us. If you then decide to get professional advice your choice in simple terms is trust the Bank or trust a Financial Adviser. Scary possibly, should it be so, I would say no. We as Financial Advisers are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We are all qualified with a Diploma in Financial Advice and some of us are Chartered Financial Advisers. Our advice is covered by a variety of Government schemes and insurances, as well as our own professional indemnity insurance, which protects you as our client. If you’ve never spoken to a Financial Adviser before about your savings and investments then ask yourself why not? Ask for a FREE consultation at their Offices or your home and see if they can help you. Whether it be savings, investments, pensions, equity release or life assurance ask yourself this simple question - Are you in Pole Position or are you at the back of the grid? Robin Place DipFA, MIFS Independent Financial Advisor, FSC Investment Services Limited. The purpose of this article is to provide technical and generic guidance and should not be interpreted as a personal recommendation or advice. You are not certain to make money - you may suffer a loss. FSC Investment Services Limited is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Useful Numbers Gravel Hill Surgery: 01902 893375 Dale Medical Practice: 01902 892209 Willows Dental Practice: 01902 324230 Wombourne Clinic : 01902 892495 Wombourne Civic Centre: 01902 896300 Wombourne Library: 01902 892032 St Benedict Biscop CE Church: 01902 897700 St Bernadette's RC Church: 01902 893434 United Reformed Church: 01902 896116 The King's Way Church: 01902 898100 Wombourne Methodist Church: 01902 358420 Neighbourhood Police: 0300 1234455 Staffordshire Police: 08453 303132 MP: Gavin Williamson: 01902 846616 Souths Staffs District Council: 01902 696000 Staffordshire County Council: 01785 223121 Parish Council Office: 01902 896300 Wombourne Volunteer Bureau: 01902 892492 If there are any other telephone numbers you think would be useful to the people of Wombourne then please contact us at wombournepages@gmail.com

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LOCAL CLASSES & GROUPS: WOMBOURNE SLIMMING WORLD: On Tuesday's at The Venerable Bede on Giggetty Lane Slimming World ( Wombourne ) is held at either 3pm, 5pm or 7pm. Call Claire on 07942989989 for more info SLIMMING WORLD: On Wednesday's at St Bernadette's RC church, Rennison Drive, Wombourne is held at either 9.30am or 11.30am. Call Claire on 07942989989 for more info CYCLING GROUP: The SSCS promotes cycling as a fun and safe way to stay active and healthy by providing guided inclusive community based cycle rides in order to increase physical participation and improve well being across a range of age groups and ability levels. For info and ride details please call April on 07794 710927 or Neil on 07910 023306 or find us on twitter/facebook WALKS & TALKS: Throughout the year Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and the RSPB have a series of walks and talks at various locations. Everybody is welcome all events. See www.connectpages.co.uk for the timetable. WOMBOURNE & DISTRICT SCIENTIFIC & HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Meetings held on the 3rd Thursday each month at 7.30pm in the Wombourne Community Centre (Library Building). Email secretary@wombournescientificsociety.org.uk or see website at www.wombournescientificsociety.org.uk for more information and the timetable of events.

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A Word From Gavin Williamson............... Since the end of July there have been two main topics of conversation that

always come up, whether it be with groups in the constituency or in Westminster; Brexit and how it is such an exciting time for women in politics. I visited the Guides from 3rd Wombourne Group and I was delighted to hear such fascinating views about both topics from the young women who were members of the group when I spoke at one of their meetings recently. I explained to the Guides the different aspects of my life as a Member of Parliament and also what is means to be a member of the Cabinet and what my position of Chief Whip entails. Fortunately they were all too young to have read or watched House of Cards so I did not have to explain that my job did not involve any sort of violence and was not the same as either Francis Urquhat or Frank Underwood. We addressed a number of local issues in South Staffordshire such as the condition of roads and how we can protect our green belt land followed by a brilliant discussion on how to get more women into politics, where I was asked about how they could possibly become MPs in the future and how people could encourage other women to get involved in the top political jobs. I always advise young people who want to get involved in politics to get as much experience as they can. As a budding politician I knew I wanted to work in Westminster when I had a work experience placement in the House of Commons with my local MP. It is for this reason that I offer over 30 work experience placements a year in both in my constituency and Westminster offices so that others can have an insight on what it is like to be involved. I found my work experience in Westminster extremely rewarding when I was younger and it is a privilege to have so many people in South Staffordshire take part in the work experience programme that I run. It is such a delight to receive emails from past work experience students to tell me about the wonderful things that they have achieved whether they decided to go into politics or not. I thought it was so fantastic that the Guides took such an interest in the increase of women into Parliament, especially now we have another female Prime Minister and that more young people are asking about how they can get involved in politics especially right now when it is such an exciting time for women to get involved. It was a pleasure to meet with the Guides and hear about what issues they think are important both locally and nationally. I would not be surprised if I saw some of them as MPs in the future!

To contact Gavin Williamson call 01902 846616 or 0207 219 7150

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