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10 The Link Magazine • February 2004
Has Christmas cooked your books? Nice kind of X film
The bills and credit card statements are arriving and the full horror of enjoying Christmas too TV adverts by the Halifax Bank have become
much is starting to be revealed. well known for the larger than life singing
Even though festive spending was lower than retail outlets would have liked, consumers staff member Howard Brown and the big X
made up for their scrooge-like behaviour by going to town in the sales. Now some wi I I need help formed by others who work for the company.
to sort out their affairs and money advice is available from: An advert in the Spring will feature Melba
The West Swindon Family Citizens Advice Bureau - North Swindon Sheffield from the West Swindon Centre who
and Community Project Advice Point will appear in the final scene where staff get
15 Gainsborough Way Pinehurst Peoples Centre together. "I have no idea what the advert will
Freshbrook. Tel: 871303 Beech Avenue, Pinehurst. look like, other than it willhave a sailing theme,"
Drop in advice point times: Tel: 491166 said Melba after she spent two days filming
Monday and Thursday 10am -12noon. Monday 2pm - 4pm; before Christmas.
Thursday 10am - 12noon. "There were eighty other people who work
Millen Advice Point for Halifax
55 Manchester Road Citizens Advice Bureau taking part in
Swindon SN1 2AQ 1 Faringdon Road, Swindon. different
Tel: 611800 Tel: 0845 0505 155 scenes and the
Wednesdays and Thursdays 9.30am - 2.30pm; Monday, Thursday and Friday 10am -12.30pm; finale; it will
Fridays 9.30am - 1pm. By telephone 1.30pm - 4pm. be interesting
Advice available in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Tuesday 1.30pm - 3pm; to see which
Hindi and Bengali. By telephone 10am - 12.30pm. shots they se-
lect for the
The Clivey Credit Union Wednesday by telephone 10am - 4pm. thirty seconds
Clivey Project At the Civic Offices, Euclid Street on Wednes- on screen."
Clive Parade. Tel: 703506. day 10.30am - 1pm. Melba pro-
Wednesday 10am - 12noon;
Saturdays 11am - 12noon. with
The Credit Unit is also an excellent way of Immigration advice a copy of a
photograph taken by The Link of West Swin-
saving and borrowing. It is regulated by the Free and confidential advice on immigra- don staff holding a cake featuring his face
Financial Services Authority and by law can tion issues is offered once a month by
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onl charge 1/o per month interest on the re- Veneta Hannibal at Millen Advice Point, 55 which she had made to raise money for Comic
ducing balance. This means a typical loan of Manchester Road. The next sessions take Relief last March. "Howard's a gentle giant
and a lovely man who does all his own singing
£100 paid back over a year costs £106.50. place on 19 February and 18 March. on the adverts. He used to work in a Halifax
People living or working in North Swindon Veneta can also be contacted at Swindon
are eligible to become members. For details call Racial Equality Council, 1 Faringdon Road. branch until his is talents were discovered.
Now he is fully engaged in marketing and
Dorothy Brown on 703506. Tel: 528545
promotional activity."

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