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MARKET TRADER, OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 7, 2019 New £20 note revealed


Bank of England Governor Mark Carney recently unveiled the design of the new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner. It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020. The polymer £20 note


contains sophisticated security features making it the most secure Bank of England banknote yet. For the first time, the note incorporates


two windows and a two- colour foil, making it very difficult to counterfeit. Polymer notes last longer


than paper notes and they stay in better condition during day-to-day use. This note, like the polymer £10, will contain a tactile feature to help vision impaired people identify the denomination. The polymer £20 note will join the Churchill £5 and the


Austen £10. A new £50 note, featuring Alan Turing, will follow in 2021. The public will begin to


see the new £20 from 20 February next year as the notes leave cash centres around the country and


enter general circulation. Paper £20 notes can be


spent as usual and these will be gradually withdrawn as they are banked by retailers and the public. Notice will be given six months ahead of legal tender status of the


paper £20 being withdrawn. The new £20 note will


be the first to feature the signature of Sarah John, the Bank’s Chief Cashier. She said: “The new £20


is an important part of our commitment to providing


banknotes that people can use with confidence. Our polymer notes are much harder to counterfeit and, with the £20 being our most common note, this marks a big step forward in our fight against counterfeiting.”


Connecting Cambridgeshire New £20 note front...


Whether used for work, shopping, socialising or accessing public services, there is no doubt that digital connectivity is becoming an essential utility for modern life. With this in mind, the Connecting Cambridgeshire programme led by Cambridgeshire County Council supported ‘Get Online Week’, from October 14 to 18, to highlight how people can make the most of internet access and improve their digital skills. Visitors to Ely Market and Soham town centre were reminded that free public access Wi-Fi is available when they are out and about, and that it is helping to boost business as market traders can take online payments. Shoppers and tourists visiting the Get Online Week stall


on Ely Market on Thursday October 17 were offered advice about using the free Wi-Fi and how to check their broadband speeds, and information about local courses and clubs to help them get online. There was a free prize draw for a £100 tablet computer


and other giveaways, funded by Good Things Foundation, the charity behind Get Online Week. The free Wi-Fi networks in Ely and Soham were launched


...and back


last year by Enterprise East Cambs, the economic development division of East Cambridgeshire District Council, working with local specialist company Air Broadband. The project was supported by the Connecting


Cambridgeshire programme, as a trial for rolling out public access Wi-Fi to other market towns. Market traders in Ely have welcomed the free Wi-Fi service


and have asked for it to be extended. One said: “I use the Wi-Fi to take payments via my credit card reader. I believe it gives my customers more choice … it seems to work very well.” Cllr David Brown, Chairman of the Finance and Assets Committee at East Cambridgeshire District Council, told local media: “The addition of free Wi-Fi not only benefits local market traders, but local residents and those who need to access the internet while they are out and about. “We’re delighted to have rolled out free Wi-Fi in Ely and Soham and have plans to introduce this further throughout the district in the future.” Depending on their location, users can look for ‘Ely-Free-


Wifi’ or ‘Soham-Free-Wi-Fi’ on the list of available networks on their devices and click ‘Connect’ to get online. Market Traders in Ely have a separate, password protected,


network of their own. Free CambWifi, provided by Cambridgeshire County


Council, is also available in over 150 public buildings across the county, including libraries, council offices and children’s centres, and is used to support a range of digital skills activities.


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