Are you, or friends or colleagues, aware of maternity services that could be better? Our friends at Healthwatch Surrey would like to hear from you. They are particularly interested in issues with new-born checks. Share your experiences here. There are nearly 700,000 live births each year in England. Having a baby is the most common reason for a […]
“Delighted to play our part.” Living and Ageing Well in Surrey is 5 years old. And judging from Ageing Well Week 2017 (2-6 Oct) going from strength to strength. Citizens Advice joined an excellent turnout for Ageing Well Day expertly organised by Age Concern Banstead. Helen Howe, our Banstead community links volunteer said: “We were delighted to play our part in a great event. […]
Essential Update. From the group that gives us all a say in improving the NHS. Epsom-St Helier Hospitals Time to get online GP services report LGBT experience survey (ends 15 Oct) Prescriptions survey (21 Oct) Community and Faith Sector survey (13 Oct)
A welcome new neighbour in Banstead. Our volunteers were very pleased to meet Lenny Roberts-Flanders and Clare Burgess of Mary Frances Trust (MFT) for a briefing on the services they provide. The pair opened at The Horseshoe in Banstead last month. All the trust’s work is designed to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of local people. As well as advice and support, they organise learning […]
Surrey is gearing up for Get Online Week 2017 2-8 October*. This year’s national theme is encouraging the 15m people who aren’t making full use of the internet to ‘Try 1 Thing’ they haven’t yet had the skills or confidence to tackle. Every week at Citizens Advice Reigate & Banstead we help people in this group, including some who aren’t using the […]
Spending on housing benefit has risen from £16.6bn to £25.1bn over the last 20 years (1). The average family spent 6% of their income on housing in the 1960s: now it’s 18% (2). Yet more research showing why we urgently need a new policy. Two new studies make current policy seem terrible value for money. And it would be worse if you could factor in the cost of social […]
We’re here to help. Work is so important to most people that if things go wrong it can ruin their lives. Don’t let it ruin yours. Find out more: CARBS Help With… 2) Employment Or give us a call. Our trained advisers can help with all employment problems. *****
Breakfast Club Wednesday 27 September. Latest business breakfast with local success always on the menu. Meet other local business people Learn about a Surrey success story Complimentary buffet – bacon, pastries, fruit. Three Central, 3 London Road, Redhill, 0815-0930. Find out more and register here. *****
How to make more of online marketing. At this week’s Learning Lunch the RBBC economic prosperity team welcomed more than 40 local business people to hear why a strong performance online is vital for business success. The topic was raised in a lively presentation from James Dempster of marketing consultancy Cobb Digital.* James expertly took the group through the different stages of the customer journey: awareness, consideration, research, […]
‘A disaster waiting to happen.‘ That’s the conclusion of new analysis of over 50,000 cases where Citizens Advice helped people with debt problems. The unhappy truth is that UC is actually pushing people further into debt. Citizens Advice research with UC clients and a survey of advisers shows the main issues causing or making worse claimants’ debt problems: the […]