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Welcome ... to the first Rainham Community Ad Magazine - your guide to what’s on in your local area, a history of local landmarks, and a directory of useful contacts and businesses to help you support local trade.

We’re always on the look out for local interest stories, as well as information about any local clubs, groups and charities, so if you have any news that you’d like to tell us about, please email david@community-publishing.org or call us on 01843 200016, and you could be in our next edition.

We’re also running a photography competition in the local area, so if you would like the chance to feature your work on the front cover of our next magazine with full accreditation, please email your images to the email above, and your photo could feature as the front cover of the next Rainham Community Ad Magazine.

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A big thank you goes out to all the local businesses that have advertised and supported the Rainham CommunityAd Magazine To advertise please call Nick 01843 225701 Published by Community Ad Web Ltd 01843 834160 email info@communityad.co.uk web www.communityad.co.uk The views expressed in any published content are solely those of the contributors. The Publishers accept no responsibility for the accuracy of any information contained in the publication. The contents of this magazine including images may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, downloaded or displayed in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Community Ad Web Ltd. Unless otherwise specified, the authors of the literary and artistic works in the pages in this magazine have asserted their moral right pursuant to Section 77 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of those works. The Publishers reserve the right not to publish a submission or part of a submission that they consider defamatory or otherwise inappropriate for publication. CommunityAd wishes to advise all readers that it does not endorse or recommend any products or services contained herein. CommunityAd does not, therefore, take any legal responsibility for the advice given by any of the advertisers.

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Animal Welfare Angel Animal Rescue 27 Rolvenden Avenue, Gillingham ME8 6SH 01634 5655666.

Banks Lloyds Bank 49-53 High Street, Rainham, ME8 7HT 03453 000000 Natwest Bank PLC 70-74, High Street, Rainham ME8 7JH 0845 7888444 Santander 27 Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Hempstead Valley, Gillingham ME7 3PQ 0845 7654321 Kent Reliance Provident Society

Cinema Odeon Cinema Leviathan Way, Chatham ME4 4LL 03330 067777 Clubs, Groups and Associations Rainham Social Club 86 Station Road, Rainham ME8 7PJ 01634 232945.

Wigmore and District Smallholders Club 2 Springvale, Wigmore ME8 0JG 01634 231241 Gillingham Labour Club 122 Twydall Lane, Gillingham ME8 6JU Rainham Mark Social Club 56 London Road, Rainham ME8 6YX 01634 230339 Sturdee Social and Bowling Club Sturdee Avenue, Gillingham ME7 2HN 01634 852566

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Community Centres Parkwood Community Centre Parkwood Green, Rainham ME8 9PN 01634 371886

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Individual Savings Account (ISA)

A tax efficient way to save Chancellor George Osborne sprung a welcome surprise on investors and savers in his Budget in March 2014, with the most far-reaching changes to the tax-free Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) since its launch in 1999.

The ISA annual allowance was raised to £15,000 and the previous restrictions on cash holdings within the tax-free wrapper were lifted. The ISA allowance for the 2015/16 tax year is £15,240.

The old limit on the amount of cash that could be deposited in an ISA each year – which in April 2014 was £5,940 – was scrapped, and the whole allowance now applies to both cash and stocks and shares holdings. Essentially, ISA savings can now be held in any combination of stocks and shares or cash that an individual wishes, offering choice and flexibility to build a portfolio and to reflect people’s differing, and changing, appetites for risk. Individuals are still only able to pay into a maximum of one Cash ISA and one Stocks & Shares ISA each tax year.

The fundamental benefits of the ISA as a vehicle to create future wealth received a longoverdue boost from the changes. Rightly, the government believes the rise in the allowance and its decision to scrap the cash limits will make the system neater and less confusing.

However, as Britain’s long-suffering savers are all too aware, cash deposits have offered dire returns over the five years that the Bank of England has held the base rate at 0.5%.

Furthermore, the present level of returns on the majority of cash savings is not sufficient to protect their value from inflation.

However, the new flexibility to hold cash has effectively re-fitted the Stocks & Shares ISA into an even more versatile investment vehicle, providing individuals with a safer haven to ease concerns about short-term market volatility.

Certainly, the previous restriction on the ability to shift money out of investments and into cash was a disincentive to lock into the potentially higher long-term returns offered by the stocks and shares element of ISAs. But savers who shied away from Stocks & Shares ISAs can now take advantage of exposure to stock market returns, and the potential to maximise the longterm benefits of the allowance by utilising all of the tax reliefs on offer, in the knowledge they have the freedom to transfer at any point.

Remember that the favourable tax treatment given to ISAs is subject to changes in legislation and may not be maintained in future.

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Retirement planning or Inheritance Tax planning or to arrange a free initial consultation please contact: Richard Brewster DipPFS, Financial Advisor, Brewster Financial Planning 01634 323 761 | 07944 946804 | richard.brewster@sjpp.co.uk www.richardbrewster.co.uk

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KAYES ELECTRICAL Kent Ltd THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICE All types of electrical wiring New consumer units (fuse boxes) Electrical inspecting and testing Emergency lighting Fire and smoke alarm systems Landlord certification Oven and appliance repairs Shower installations Electric heating installations Emergency call outs Data cabling

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Rainham Wargames Club The club has been meeting at Twydall Community Centre in Beechings Way since the late 1970s.

Meetings take place every other Sunday between 11am and 5pm.

The club hosts mainly historic table top wargames covering all periods from ancients to the future, and both land, sea and air (and space).

In addition a range of board games are often seen. Recent games have included an American Civil War campaign (both land a river), WW1 aerial combat, WW2 company level battles and ancient land battles.

The club is fairly small with an average attendance of about a dozen. Most of our players can be considered veterans and between them have a vast range of models games and terrain, although the club can provide terrain if required, and the hall has tea/coffee making facilities and a microwave.

New members are welcome but we are not able to accept unaccompanied people under the age of 16.

A normal club meet will see 3 or 4 games being hosted by 1 or more members who supply all the required materials. Any new members are able to join in with no equipment or experience required.

Occasionally we run campaigns over several meetings, and run demo games at local shows (Skirmish, & Broadside). We have also hosted visits from other clubs and traders.

We share several members with other local clubs such as the Medway Wargames Society and Milton Hundreds Wargames Club, both of which have weekday evening meets.

A For further information go to www.twydallcommunitycentre.org/WarGames or www.clint-anythingbutaone.blogspot.com Contact Rainhamwargamesclub@hotmail.com Twydall Community Centre, The Recreation Ground, Beechings Way, Twydall ME8 6QB 8

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Rochester Literature Festival The Rochester Literature Festival is a voluntary, community and non-profit making organisation run by writers for readers, writers and like minds.

Home care from 30 minutes per week to Live-in Care.

Our Chelmsford care team has been providing award winning quality homecare since 1989 and can help with: personal care, housekeeping, help getting around or even to provide a break to an existing family member or care-giver.

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We aim to bring writers, performers, musicians, directors, producers and film makers together; anyone, in fact, whose work has creative writing at its heart. We want to expand the horizons of the many diverse communities in Medway, and collaborate with like minded folk to do that.

Our aim is to prove that literature is for everyone and can bring a community together, to learn from each other and experience great multi-arts activities and entertainment together to aid community spirit and wellbeing.

We want to engage our audiences with a superb mix of traditional and innovative literary events, full of imagination and flair. And we believe passionately that were Medway a book, it would be an epic tale in a genre all of its own!

Our last festival was “Live’n’Local” in October 2015, the next will be called ‘The Turtle Moves’ and will take place in October 2016. Other events will crop up during the year, so please visit www.rochesterlitfest.com and sign up to our mailing list on the ‘Contact’ page.

We have an event in partnership with the Huguenot Museum in February (18th & 19th - half term week), called Hanging Pockets.

They’re craft workshops with a story capture element and will be aimed at families, particularly to bring children of all races and cultures together, to share their stories and create ‘Hanging Pockets’ to keep them in.

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Children’s Events in Medway Libraries Tues 16 Feb | 2.15-3pm | Twydall Library BESIDE THE SEA 4-10 years; children accompanied by an adult Stories and craft Booking essential.

Fri 19 Feb | 2.15-3pm | Rainham Library COMMOTION IN THE OCEAN 3-8 years Stories and craft Booking essential

Tues 16 Feb | 10.30-11.30am | Rainham Library SET SAIL FROM MEDWAY LIBRARIES 4-10 years; children accompanied by an adult Join Vicky from The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, to find out how some of the world’s most famous ships were once built at Chatham Dockyard. Have fun handling historic objects, making your own paper boat models and hearing stories of seafaring from the Medway towns with your family.

Booking essential.

Sat 20 Feb |1.30-3.30pm | Rainham Library 23 SUBMARINES SUBMERGED 7-11 years Visual arts workshop Share your own River Medway related stories and memories with the artists. Discover more about the 23 abandoned submarines. Bring along personal “treasures” and “finds” rescued from the river or its banks and use a selection of materials and mixed media techniques to create your own artwork. A selection of pieces created by workshop participants will be in included in an installation / public exhibition touring libraries across Medway in summer 2016 Booking essential.

Thurs 18 Feb | 2.30-3.30pm | Wigmore Library ON THE OCEAN WAVES 3-8 years Stories and craft. Booking essential

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Bill Ferris The Historic Dockyard Chatham’s Chief Executive is appointed as one of the new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust’s Chief Executive has been appointed as one of four new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent - each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation.

Mr Bill Ferris OBE DL has been involved with and led a number of heritage and tourism projects in Kent over the past 26 years. He has operated in Tunbridge Wells, Dover and Canterbury as well as nationally; and has been Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust since 2000 where the strategy of “preservation through re-use” has transformed the most complete dockyard of the age of sail into a world class visitor attraction and thriving residential and business community. Bill has served on the Visit Kent Board for a number of years and has only recently stepped down as chair of the national Association of Independent Museums with more than 1000 members. His interest in the role that heritage can play in regeneration and economic prosperity means that he is a keen participant in a range of other associations and bodies at a local, regional and national level and is a regular speaker at conferences on the subject. He was awarded the OBE for 22 years’ service to heritage in 2011.

Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE said: “In making these appointments we are further strengthening a team of men and women who share their great experience, in helping me support The Queen and her family throughout the ceremonial county of Kent”.

Mr Ferris said; “It is an absolute honour to be recognised for my positive contribution to Kent – and comes as quite a surprise! Although not a native of the county, it has become home to me and my family and is certainly a place to be proud of, not least for its diversity. I have been passionate about heritage and tourism for many years; and the role they play in both the regeneration and economic prosperity of an area is of utmost importance to a county like Kent.”

Admiral Sir Ian Garnett KCB, Chairman of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust said; “Bill has outstanding leadership and communication skills which come with an ability to work closely with a wide range of people and organisations across all sectors; to which he brings tact, patience, tenacity but flexibility, and a willingness to adapt to get the best results from all those involved. Bill’s passion for heritage and tourism – especially in Kent - stand him in extremely good stead for this new appointment and we, at Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust are extremely proud to have a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Kent as our Chief Executive!”

Sourced from the Press Office of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, 13th January 2016

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Have your say Rainham Community Ad Magazine Welcomes letters and comments received for publication on matters to do with Rainham, its activities and community.

Please write to: The Editor Rainham Community Ad Magazine First Floor 7 Cecil Square Margate Kent CT9 1BD Community Ad Web Ltd reserves the right to moderate and edit the content of any correspondence according to the requirements of the magazine.

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History of the Medw The ship was commissioned by the New Medway Steam Packet Company Ltd in 1923 at a cost of £21,500 (equivalent of £1,000,000 in 2013) for completion in 1924. The ship was built by the Ailsa Ship Building Company of Troon on the Clyde river. Ailsa had a good reputation of building quality paddle steamers.

The ship was constructed using a traditional frame on plate technique and the internal joints on bulkheads were constructed using round head rivets. The engine was also constructed

by Ailsa, being a compound diagonal steam engine (with two cylinders working at different steam pressure). A bow rudder was later fitted in 1936 to better enable the ship to manoeuvre in harbour and the ship was converted to oil firing in 1938.

The PS Medway Queen contributed to wartime service almost straight away in September 1939 by assisting in the evacuation of children from vulnerable areas to safety. Soon after the ship was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a minesweeper. The Medway Queen was converted for minesweeping at the GSN Company’s yard at Deptford. The

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ship was armed with a 12-pounder gun on the foredeck and a machine gun in each paddle box.

The ship was painted grey and commissioned as HMS Medway Queen in November 1939.

In 1940 the HMS Medway Queen joined the 10th Minesweeping Flotilla based in Dover.

The 10th Flotilla played a key part in ‘Operation Dynamo’ in May-June 1940 which involved the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied soldiers from Dunkirk. The ship was estimated to have evacuated 7,000 men while shooting down three Axis aircraft.

In 1947 the ship had been refitted and returned to the New Medway Steam Packet Company Ltd for civilian usage. It was at this time that the famous Invicta motif was placed on both sides of the ship’s funnel. In 1954 there

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By the early 1960s paddle steamers were struggling to compete with newer-type vessels due to the increase in maintenance costs.

The Medway Queen made her last voyage to Southend on 9th September 1963.

After initial efforts of preservation had failed, the ship was purchased by three businessmen, Alan Ridett, Colin Ridett and Robert Trapp in August 1965. The ship was towed by the London Tug Dhulia to the Isle of Wight to where

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L the ship was going to be utilised as a leisure

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However as maintenance costs and other overheads began to exceed income, the business became unsustainable in the mid1970s and the Medway Queen Club closed its doors.

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The current Medway Queen Preservation Society was formed in 1985 to make yet another attempt at saving the historical vessel.

A few words from Hon. Vice Chairman, John Kempton: The ship has been back now on her home river for now just on two years, we have had a few ups and downs. An up was the ship returning to Ramsgate in May for the first time since the evacuation of Dunkirk, where we joined the other Dunkirk ships, and welcomed several hundreds of people aboard, including veterans, but many who remembered travelling aboard her, which was great.

People were very generous in supporting the ship, especially our special fundraiser www.savethe7000.co.uk which is still ongoing, and will be when we re-open in the new year. We are working to get the ship back into use as a venue, museum and community space in the short term, but long term we still hope it may be possible to steam again. We enjoy great support from the people of the Medway towns, but do please consider joining us, see the web-site for details.

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Royal Dockyard Church New chapter begins for Chatham’s Royal Dockyard Church, thanks to University partnership

An exciting new chapter in the long life of Chatham’s Royal Dockyard Church is about to unfold, thanks to a partnership between the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and the University of Kent.

A year-long development project has seen the historic building transformed into a state-ofthe-art lecture theatre and performance space for use by the university’s students, staff and the wider community.

Originally designed by Naval Architect Edward Holl, the 1808 Scheduled Ancient Monument has been subject to a high quality, inventive and sympathetic conversion; The lighting, sound, projection and black out are all to the highest standards and disabled access has been enabled partly by carefully excavating the building’s vestry and under croft. The space has been completely re-decorated and hand painted, 20

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The lecture theatre will provide an exciting new focal point for the university’s new wider use of The Historic Dockyard, which also includes its use of part of the Sail and Colour Loft as a new base for its Kent Business School. These new premises provide the university with inspirational teaching spaces, a quiet study area, student social spaces and academic office suites.

Bill Ferris OBE, Chief Executive of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust said; “This innovative and flexible use of The Royal Dockyard Church is a great example of how to create a sustainable future for important heritage assets without destroying their character or significance. The ability to provide an invaluable, 21st Century, 300 seater lecture theatre and maintain the essential character of the Church is a great Magazine when responding to advertisements

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Professor Nick Grief, Dean for Medway, University of Kent, said: “The partnership between the University of Kent and Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust to redevelop The Royal Dockyard Church has delivered an exciting new state-of-the-art lecture theatre for our students, staff and the local community, while retaining the historical integrity of a very fine Georgian building. This partnership, which cements our existing relationship dating back many years will, I’m sure, continue to deliver innovative projects to maximise the full potential of other Historic Dockyard buildings for educational and community use.”

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to make your new year’s resolution a success Most of us will make a new year’s resolution - maybe to lose weight, quit smoking or drink less - but only one in 10 of us will achieve our goal.

Psychologists have found we’re more likely to succeed if we break our resolution into smaller goals that are specific, measurable and time-based.

“Many of these ideas are frequently recommended by self-help experts but our results suggest that they simply don’t work,” says Prof Wiseman.

Professor Richard Wiseman, of the University of Hertfordshire, tracked 5,000 people as they attempted to achieve their New Year’s resolutions.

“If you are trying to lose weight, it’s not enough to stick a picture of a model on your fridge or fantasise about being slimmer.”

His team found that those who failed tended not to have a plan, which made their resolution soon feel like a mountain to climb.

Some focused too much on the downside of not achieveing their goal, adopted role models, fantasised about their goal or relied on will power alone.

He said the 10% of participants in the study who had achieved their target broke their goal into smaller goals and felt a sense of achievement when they achieved these.

“Many of the most successful techniques involve making a plan and helping yourself stick to it,” says Prof Wiseman.

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goal-setting tips Prof Wiseman’s top 10 tips to achieving your new year’s resolution: 1 Make only one resolution. Your chances of success are greater when you channel energy into changing just one aspect of your behaviour.

2 Don’t wait until New Year’s Eve to think about your resolution and instead take some time out a few days before and reflect upon what you really want to achieve.

3 Avoid previous resolutions. Deciding to revisit a past resolution sets you up for frustration and disappointment.

5 Break your goal into a series of steps, focusing on creating sub-goals that are concrete, measurable and time-based.

6 Tell your friends and family about your goals. You’re more likely to get support and want to avoid failure.

7 Regularly remind yourself of the benefits associated with achieving your goals by creating a checklist of how life would be better once you obtain your aim.

8 Give yourself a small reward whenever you achieve a sub-goal, thus maintaining motivation and a sense of progress.

9 Make your plans and progress concrete by keeping a handwritten journal, completing a computer spreadsheet or covering a notice board with graphs or pictures.

10 Expect to revert to your old habits from time to time. Treat any failure as a temporary setback rather than a reason to give up altogether.

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Sun Pier House Sun Pier House is a fantastic community-interest art venue and tearoom, based in the heart of Chatham. Providing riverside artist studios and shared creative office space for local businesses and talent. We run a wide range of events and workshops regularly for the arty, crafty and active types. Working as a team we want to bring life into Chatham, we’re that hidden gem in the gloomy high street that is boosting the creative industry in Medway. We have a wide range of facilities such as the Creative Offices where entrepreneurs, freelancers and desk based businesses who need a space to work can enjoy the best view in Medway, overlooking the river from Rochester to Upnor. We also offer Hire Rooms that are versatile and have accommodated a range of activities, from art exhibitions to drama productions, professional meetings to yoga classes. We have a huge selection of artist studios where our local artists

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can work without being disturbed in a quiet and peaceful studio. Once a year all of the residents open their doors to welcome the public, exhibit their work and talk about their practice as a part of The Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival in July.

Our ever changing gallery is always exhibiting different artists’ works, so everything we show is fresh and new! We work closely with a lot of local artists and have also hosted shows for artists who have previously exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Our tearoom is the social ground for local businesses. We offer meeting rooms and a relaxed atmosphere with space for you to sit and talk with colleagues or partners over a cafetière of fresh coffee.

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What’s on The Huguenot Museum The Huguenot Museum is the first and only museum of Huguenot history in Britain.

It tells an important story of Britain’s first refugees, the crafts, trades and skills they brought with them and the impact their contribution has had on the development of our country.

If you’d like to get involved in any of the events, get in touch with the Huguenot Museum to book your place.

Hanging Pockets 18 & 19 February £4 per child Come along for February half term and make your own 17th century inspired pocket to hide your secret keepsakes.

Family History Course 26 February 1.30-4.30pm £20 In this beginners course, professional genealogist Celia Heritage will guide you on how to start researching your own family history.

Silver Clay Pendant 12 March 10am-1pm £60 Have a go at making your own silver clay pendant. In this class you will learn how to roll the clay, cut out a shape, and texture your own simple and stylish pendant to take home.

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Fabergé Eggs 10.30am, 12.30 & 2.30pm 31 March, 1, 7 & 8 April £4 per child The famous Fabergé family were Huguenot descendants, so join us this Easter to make your own Huguenot inspired Fabergé egg.

Tracing Your Huguenot Ancestors 16 April 2.30-4pm £10 Join genealogical historian and author Dr Kathy Chater, for an insightful talk on how to trace your Huguenot ancestry. Could you be a Huguenot?

Museums At Night 14 May 5-8pm £7.50/£5 Discover the Museum after hours and join Rochester Film Society for a screening of Suite Française.

Lee Ault- The Art of Dress 21 May 2.30-4pm £10 Textile historian and costume collector Lee Ault will tell the story of dress, starting with her own silk dress made by Huguenot weavers in 1724.

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Working out a repayment It’s crucial to work out the total cost of the credit you’re taking out, including interest payments, and not just the amount you’re borrowing or how much you can afford to pay every month. Taking the time to work out the full cost of any borrowing lets you plan your finances and ensure that you really can afford it.

What affects your borrowing costs How much you’ll pay to borrow money depends on how much you need and how quickly you plan to repay it. For example, if you want to borrow a small amount over a short period of time with a low interest rate, you may well pay very little interest (or none at all if you use a credit card charging 0% interest). On the other hand, borrowing a large amount of money over a long time will cost you more.

In general, use the APR to compare products. The lower the APR the better, but also look at how much it will cost overall. This will usually be more for a longer-term loan even if the APR is less, and will show as the total amount payable.

Find out more on deciding the best type of credit for you.

Borrowing options Let’s look at an example. John needs to borrow £1,000 to replace his old boiler. He gets a quote from a big energy company for the boiler and the installation, including paying back the cost over two years. However, when he reads the contract he notices that if he takes out their credit for two years he will pay more than £300 in interest.

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plan for your borrowing good credit rating, he considers: • Taking out a credit card with an introductory interest-free period of 15 months on new purchases, or • Applying for a personal loan with an interest rate of 10% that he can pay back over two years

This is how much John may have to repay each month and overall: Option

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In the end, John takes a look at his monthly budget and decides that he can afford to take out the credit card and pay the extra £10.76 each month to avoid having to pay any interest.

It means he will have paid off the balance in 15 months and he won’t have been charged interest. John will only save money because he knows he can make the payments within the 15 months. If you don’t think you would be able to do that, a credit card could cost you more.

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Large Breed Dog Rescue The Large Breed Dog Rescue is a small charity that takes in and re-homes large breed dogs and large cross breeds. We are entirely run by volunteers, and we rescue, rehabilitate and re-home the big dogs that many rescues put to sleep. We are based in Gillingham and are always looking for volunteers, adopters and fund raisers. Without the help and unwavering support of volunteers, our charity would not exist, and we would not be able to help the gorgeous dogs that come into our care; together we all make up the Large Breed Dog Rescue, and we are very much a team. We all work on a voluntary basis, and all donations are put back into the rescue so that we can continue to help dogs in need. We are currently looking for new volunteers, fund raisers and adopters, so if you can help the Large Breed Dog Rescue, please get in touch with us today through our website.

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