Volunteers’ fundraising success. M. Macron wasn’t the only big winner on Sunday 7 May. Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead and the local community also had reason to celebrate. Our volunteers team completed the Banstead Rotary Walk in fine style and raised over £800 for CAB funds. The whole community ‘won’ too. As an independent charity we depend on local grants and this kind of support to […]
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Sponsored event Sunday 7 May. Our volunteers are taking part in the Banstead Rotary Walk to raise funds for Citizens Advice Banstead*. With our help many people facing debt, housing, relationship and other problems take a first step towards peace of mind. Many more find our online advice an invaluable resource for everyday life. Will you support this free service by donating through our event team? You can join a growing […]
What a great day! Congratulations to Banstead May Queen Group on an excellent event yesterday in the heart of the community. And a special shout-out to all the schools for a fantastic display of dance and song. Proud parents everywhere! Our volunteers played a full and busy part, as the pictures show. People were keen to hear about our services on things like the cost of […]
We may surprise you. Many people think Citizens Advice is a public service paid for by the government. In fact we’re independent local charities that depend on grants – usually from councils – for basics such as premises and the salaries of small staff teams. But the grants are discretionary – in other words more like donations than normal public service funding. And with large cuts to their budgets, we know how hard it is […]
Compare prices and star ratings. How much could you save? Citizens Advice has released an online price comparison tool allows customers to compare energy suppliers. It uses a 1 to 5 star rating system with stars awarded on a combination of factors: Complaints – how well they handle customer complaints Ease of switching – how many switches they carried out successfully in 21 days […]
Early election debate. A proposal to cap the energy bills of households on standard variable tariffs has caused an early campaign kerfuffle. Last year the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said customers were being overcharged by an astonishing £1.4 billion a year. The current debate is about whether a cap on prices would be counter-productive. The CMA, the industry and some consumer groups think it would stop […]
On ballot papers for Westminster Election 2017. During the election campaign Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead will highlight policy issues that matter to the people we help and the whole community. Our national Citizens Advice policy team has listed 3 areas for discussion and questions to candidates: helping consumers get a better deal increased job security delivering welfare reform. Under the […]
Community Event Saturday 29 April. Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead is again delighted to be taking part in the Banstead May Fayre. The event has been organised by the Banstead Village May Queen Group since 1985. Our volunteer events organiser Helen said: “The May Fayre is a great opportunity for us to tell residents about the work we do on behalf of the community. “Every year […]