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30 The Link Magazine • November 2001
^J J.F.K A thousand people have signed up for computer courses at the Link Learning Centre since it opened in
Celebrating achievements at Link Learning Centre

completing their courses.
BUILDING September last year and to celebrate the event Certificates of Achievement were awarded to students
The centre run by Swindon College in a computer suite next
SERVICES to the Link Centre library offers a wide range of free and low cost rc-
courses, including City & Guilds, OCR Internet and the Euro-
Extensions, Alterations,' pean Computer Driving Licence.
At a cheese and wine party for former and present students,
Renovations Certificates of Course Completion were presented by the college
All aspects of garden curriculum manager Phil Neave. Special awards were made to
construction including fencing Joan Mace, for using her newly acquired skills to help with
charitable groups, and a father and daughter award to Vince
All general building work Freel and Bernie Dudman for being the first father and daughter '
Tel: Mr J.F. Keenan to complete the City & Guilds Certificate in Computer Applica-
tions. Both have progressed on to the internet course.
(01793) 727824 See the advertisement opposite about courses on offer or call
into the Link Centre to find out more.
Success stories: Julia Hoskins,
Link Learning manager, __
presents certificates to Wendy Ramsey, left, former student who has just been
appointed as a part-time tutor at the Link Learning Centre, having success-
fully completed City & Guilds Certificate and Diploma in Computer Applica-
Specialists in PVCU, tions; Marie Dyer, centre, who completed City & Guilds Certificate and
Diploma in Computer Applications and is now studying on an OCR Internet
windows, doors and course, receiving her certificate
conservatories. THE OLD LIMMEX
Family project annual meeting
REPUTATION The West Swindon Family and Community Project holds it's annual
general meeting on Monday 5 November, 12.30pm when the project
house at 15 Gainsbrough Way, Freshbrook is officially reopened by
14 Wood Street South Swindon MP Julia Drown after extensive building work.
Old Town Anybody interested in the work of the project is invited to attend. For
details and to arrange child care, call 871303.
Swindon
Tel: 01793 848177 or 770596 Stock market fluctuations .. What does the future hold?
.22 Ravens Walk. Wootton Bassett. Tel: (01793) 433331
Mike Rees of West Swindon mortgage brokers
Mansfield Begbie Associates tries to make sense of the future.
Quite simply, anybody who has have an effect on savings and in-
THE COMPLETE HOUSE the answer would be worth a for- vestment rates, which affects in-
tune. Although nobody knows for vestment growth and whilst peo-
FURNISHERS IN ONE SHOP sure, economics experts who study ple can lookback to the early 1990's
the market can make educated and say that at that time invest-
SPILLERS FURNISHING guesses, which are not usually too ment growth was good, this should
wide of the mark. We all know one be balanced by the fact that mort-
Established since 1843 thing, that the markets do not like gage rates were above 12%.
uncertainty and following 11 Sep- The ideal scenario would be low
Parker Knoll o lrerborne tember there is an air of uncer- mortgage rates and high invest-
tainty throughout the world at ment rates. Unfortunately this is
present. unlikely to happen. Therefore, peo-
However, economists were cau- ple with investments should sit
tious much earlier in the year and tight and wait for the markets to
had forecast prior to 11 Septem- recover, as they always do, bear-
ber, a rise of between 20 - 25% in ing in mind that this time it could
the Footsie 100 index between take longer than usual. However,
April 2001 and December 2002, if they are mortgage borrowers
which, whilst sounding good, they can take heart that at least
would only take the index back to their outgoings are lower than they
where it was in late 2000. The re- have been since the late 1950's.
cent global events have seen the It would make sense to consider
Footsie 100 hit a four year low, and reducing your mortgage payments
whilst it has partly recovered in by switching to a better deal and at
the last few weeks, it is obvious the same time discuss the options
that the resurgence in the market available to you if you have re-
will now take a lot longer. ceived, or are about to receive, a
The Bank of England has tried to letter from your endowment pro-
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kickstart the economy to prevent it vider giving a forecast of maturity
• Specialist Recliners • Beds & Bedroom Furniture falling into recession by reducing values. Don't forget that the basic
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interest rates, with the result that principle of investment is that you
Open 6 days a week - Free delivery we now have the lowest bank base buy when the market is low, you
rate since 1959. This is obviously don't sell. Whatever your situa-
great news for mortgage borrow- tion it is prudent to talk to an inde-
ers, with many discounted deals pendent mortgage broker.
available. Mike Rees can be contacted on
However, lowerborrowing rates 772779.