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Service Newsletter February1996 For Fixers & Orchestral Managers 173 High Street Dorking Surrey
RH4 1AD Diary Service: 01306 880669
Accounts: 01306 880404 Fax: 01306 888041 * *
* * * * The Service That Does As It’s Told MAS Staffing Due to
an ever increasing client base we are pleased to say that we have taken on
two new members of staff this year. Helen, who started at the beginning of
this year, graduated at Colchester with a music degree and is, I understand,
a singer of some merit. Rachel
is returning to the fold after spending the past 4 years as assistant to the
Orchestral Manager of the LSO. She has recently had a baby girl and so will
be working on a job share basis with Ann who rejoined us last year after
starting her family. We
would like to welcome both Helen and Rachel to the team. You may not have
spoken with either as yet but I am sure you will be delighted when you do. As a
result of the increase in staff, Isobel will be able to take a more
supportive role covering for sickness, holidays and excessively busy patches
when they occur alongside her managerial duties. To
recap: Staff coverage and names are as follows: Mon -
Fri 8 am - Midnight 3 Operators on at any given time Sat
& Sun 8 am - Midnight 2 Operators on at any given time Current
staffing is as follows:- Isobel -
Manager Alison Karen Ann Louise Danielle Madeleine Gill Rachel Helen |
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CV Listing We are pleased
to enclose with this newsletter the second edition of our C.V. listing. Our
clients' C.V.s are listed
in alphabetical order within instrument headings. We have had such good
feedback from both clients and fixers since we launched the C.V. listing service
we have decided to issue regular updates on a quarterly basis along with the
quarterly 'Fixers" newsletters. Please let us know if there is anyway in
which you think we can improve this part of our service to you. Full print
outs of the C.V. Listing will accompany the March and September newsletters
whilst a "new additions" list will accompany the June and December
newsletters. Messages To Fixers Just a
reminder that our "messages to fixers service" i.e. answers to work
offers we have had to refer for our clients
decision, is still in place. We will, however, still only implement this if
we are specifically instructed to do so by our client, or, if the message you
leave for our client requests them to leave their answer for you with us. If
you or the client don't specifically instruct us on
each occasion - we will assume you do not want us to do it. This policy is
intended to safeguard both clients and fixers and leave you both in control
of how the service works for you. New Client List We are
pleased to include our latest client list for your records. As you can see
there is a very impressive increase in the client base. All new clients since
our last issue are indicated with a '. Please note that, following a
suggestion by some of our clients we are now including mobile phones as well
as pagers in the a indicator. It was pointed out that the idea of indicating
clients who are pageable was to indicate clients
who are contactable urgently. It is therefore logical to extended
this indication to those clients with mobile phones as well as those with
pagers. The Service Continues To Grow A big
thank you to you all. It is thanks to you that the service continues to grow.
It is a direct result of your recommendations and those of our clients, that musicians are continuing to choose MAS for their diary service which in turn is helping to give a more
comprehensive service to you, the fixers, and people searching for deputies
etc. Help Us To Help You Many of
the developments we have made to the service are based on suggestions that
you, the fixers, have made. Please keep those suggestions coming in. Without
your help we cannot continue to improve. |
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Please Come And Visit Don't
be shy - come and say hello. It is great for us to meet in person the fixers we
usually only talk to on the phone. Dorking may seem the other end of the
universe but it is only 44 minutes away from Waterloo or Victoria or about
the same in the car from central London. If we know you are coming we will do
you proud with wine and food in abundance. Please
contact me on 01306 880669 to arrange the date, or just call in on the off
chance. You will not be disappointed I assure you. We really enjoy meeting
the faces behind the voices. Mobile News You are
all, no doubt, aware of the dynamic discounts and free accessories with
Orange that PMC are now offering to clients and fixers associated with MM. Prices
have dramatically dropped since Christmas so don't
miss out. Ring PMC now whilst stocks last and get the latest information on
prices. PMC will advise you of the least expensive route to your mobile
requirements. Their strict policy is that honesty comes before sales. Contact
PMC on Tel No. 01306 740077 Bulletin Board Warted: Violin - Rubio, HJsden, Guido or similar Contact
Yannick Dondelinger on
0181 861 6356 Musical
Instruments Appeal - South Africa Warned:
Abandoned. battered, forgotten, neglected, dun laden instruments
of any denomination welcomed to support a project part
sponsored by Mercedes South Africa, to introduce children from deprived backgrounds to
music. For
further information oc instrument donations coact Katy
Jones, et, Crocken, 10 Gough Square, London. ECIA
3N1 Tel:
0171 353 0311 extension 220 Emma Pritchard has recently moved house. Jackie Hanley has moved Reminder Please
don't hesitate to contact us if there is anything you require listed on our
Bulletin Board. Such things as
instruments for sale, change of telephone cumbers, lost instruments or any other
information that you may feel would be of interest or useful to
our members or In yourselves the fixers. |
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Financial Tips – On the move GRAEME
BLAIR FINANCIAL PLANNING (GBFP) ARE ON THE MOVE. GBFP are pleased to say that
on 1st April 1996, due to their rapidly increasing client base, they are having to move to larger premise in order to
accommodate the build up of paper records which will now be able to be kept
on site. Despite
the fact that their base is on the increase the Managing Director, Robert Turrell, still looks after in excess of 500 musicians,
actors and dancers personally. Their portfolio of advice includes Pensions,
Investments, Mortgages, Life Assurance, Critical Illness Cover and Tessa's
etc. The new
address and telephone number will he: Bradbourne Farm, Bradbourne
Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3DH. Tel No. 01732 743092. Graeme
Blair Financial Planning is totally "independent" and regulated by
the Personal Investment Authority. Tax Tips – End of Year The end
of the tax year is now approaching. It is important that a full review of the
tax situation should be undertaken in conjunction with your financial advisor
and accountant, in order to maximise potential relief available before the
end of the tax year on the 5th April 1996. The principal areas which should
be reviewed can be summarised as follows: Income Tax Care
should be taken to review all personal investments to ensure maximum
advantage is taken of tax efficient investment vehicles. Areas which should
he looked into include Tax Exempt Special Savings Account (Tessas) and Personal Equity Plans (PEP's). Inheritance Tax Careful
consideration should be taken of the inheritance tax position. Most lifetime transfers
(other than discretionary trusts) are potentially exempt, only becoming
chargeable where death occurs within seven years. Transfers of value made in
any one year are exempt up to the value of £3,000. If no transfers were made
in the previous tax year, this amount becomes £6,000. Capital Gains Tax An
investment review should be undertaken with a possible view to "bed and
breakfasting" shares to utilise the annual exemption, currently £6,000.
Other gains made during the year will, of course, need to be taken into
account. For
further information call:- Mike Harding Harding Whiteman 36 Rose Hill, Sutton, Surrey,
SMI 3EU Tel: 0181 641 0102 Fax: 0181
641 4002 |