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Volunteer Centre, Market House Courtyard, Brackley
Visiting Advice Agencies - Timetable. SNVB promotes volunteering and works with the groups that use volunteers that operate in South Northamptonshire. Anyone who is looking to volunteer is welcome to drop-in and see us on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday morning 9.30 to 12.30 or telephone 01327 358264 or email info@snvb.org.uk for an appointment with our Volunteering Co-ordinator. Our website www.snvb.org.uk is the place to find out about some of the services we provide and we advertise local volunteering opportunities on the National Volunteering Database www.do-it.org.uk. We are also the local contact for the national media campaign TimeBank.

The following agencies offer advice sessions in the Volunteer Centres.
(All sessions are drop-in except where stated.)

Brackley Volunteer Centre Banbury Citizens Advice Bureau every Monday, Wednesday, Friday morning (9.30 - 12.00)

CAN every Thursday afternoon (by appointment)

Home-Start Daventry & South Northants 1st, 3rd Tuesday morning (9.30 - 12.00)

Northampton Welfare Rights Advice 2nd, 4th Thursday morning (by appointment)

SNC Housing Advice every Thursday morning (9.30 - 12.00)

(An electronic Connexions information point is available at the Brackley Volunteer Centre during the centre’s opening hours)

SNVB is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.

Brackley Area Volunteer Car Service. This service is managed by the South Northants Volunteer Bureau. We recruit volunteer drivers who, using their own cars, will to take people to essential, usually medical related, appointments. Anyone can use the service if they live in Brackley or the surrounding villages and there is no reasonable alternative way for them to travel.

The volunteer drivers are reimbursed their petrol costs by the passenger, at the time of the journey, and there is a small joining and registration fee to help with the administration of the scheme. For further information contact the Volunteer Centre in Brackley on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday morning on 01280 841099. The service is supported by South Northamptonshire Council, Northamptonshire County Council and Brackley Town Council

Banbury Citizens Advice Bureau. Brackley: Our Brackley office is based at the Brackley Volunteer Centre, Market House Courtyard. It is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9.30 until 12.00. No appointment is needed.

Advice line: 0844 848 7922

Our Advice Line is run from the Banbury office and is open during the Banbury CAB opening times - see below.

Home Visits: We offer a home visiting service for people over 60 and disabled people unable to visit our offices. For more information ring our advice line, or contact Christina Williams on 07802 535582.

We provide help and independent advice to clients on a wide range of subjects, including consumer issues, debt, housing, employment, welfare benefits and family problems. Our service is free and confidential.

We also need more volunteer advisers to help us meet the demand for our service. We welcome volunteers of all different ages and backgrounds. No previous experience of advice work is needed: full training and support is provided.

For more information on volunteering contact Anne Reynolds at the Banbury office, or email anne.reynolds@banburycab.org

Banbury office opening hours

Mon 10 - 4 Tues 10 - 1

Wed 10 - 4 Thurs 10 - 4

Fri 10 - 4

Address in Banbury: Cornhill House, 26 Cornhill, Banbury, Oxon OX16 5NG

Tel: 01295 255824 (admin only)

For a wide selection of cards, gifts and souvenirs, call in at Brackley Tourist and Information Centre, 2 Bridge Street, Brackley. Tel: 01280 700111 philippa.tatham@southnorthants.gov.uk

Oct-March Mon-Fri 9.30-4.30, Sat 9.30-12.30, April-Sept Mon-Sat 9.30-5pm.