As part of a county-wide two-year lottery-funded project, South Worcestershire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), in partnership with Worcestershire Advice Network (WAN), is working to increase access to advice services within our rural communities through the Community Champions programme. The aim of the project is to increase awareness of, and access to, the many different services provided by the CAB, which include advice about housing, debt, benefits, employment, finance, relationships, health and consumer issues.

 

As part of this project they are launching a new drop-in service for people living in Eckington and the surrounding rural areas. Carole Kingston, Community Champion, volunteer, is the contact for Eckington and she’ll be available to chat with people on Thursdays from 10.00am to 12.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Eckington. No appointment is necessary, people can drop in at any time, and Carole will be able to help determine what assistance they may require and then direct them to the service they need.

 

Further information is available at www.birlingham.org/docs/cab_eckington.pdf.

 

 

 

Healthwatch Worcestershire is giving everyone in Worcestershire the opportunity to have their say about how health and social care services are run and developed. They record the experiences of patients and residents and then pass them on to the relevant decision makers about the future provision of these services. Healthwatch has a seat on most of the boards where these decisions are made.

 

They would very much like to hear about the experiences of people living in rural areas so that they can build a better picture and they would like to hear from you. More information on how to submit your comments is available at www.birlingham.org/docs/healthwatch_worcestershire.pdf. All personal information will be confidential and not included in the comments that are passed on.