About West Bridgford Advice Centre

Aim

The Centre's aim is: To provide quality information and other advice services for the benefit of the residents of West Bridgford and surrounding areas. Clients with queries which are outside the remit and competences of the Centre’s volunteers are directed to the appropriate professional or other specialist services.

MANAGEMENT: the Centre is run by volunteers. WBAC is independent of, although financially supported by, St Giles’ Church and is managed by a group of its volunteers.

FUNDING: The West Bridgford Advice Centre is partly funded by Nottinghamshire County Council and also receives occasional charitable donations. The Centre gratefully acknowledges the support of Rothera Bray in providing legal advice, and St. Giles Church in providing accommodation and office support. The Advice Centre is a member of Advice UK, a registered charity supporting the UK's largest network of independent advice services.

CONFIDENTIALITY: The Centre is committed to providing a confidential service. No information is given directly or indirectly to a third party without the service user’s prior consent.

DATA PROTECTION POLICY: The Centre’s Data Privacy Statement in full is available on request by emailing westbridgfordadvicecentre@gmail.com Our documents and records are held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation of 2018.

History and Testimonials

The West Bridgford Advice Centre has provided a valuable and accessible source of support for local people through its Wednesday morning ‘open door’ service since 1992.

Gave very useful information and contact numbers. A light at the end of the tunnel. Again, thank you.
Excellent service. Very friendly and helpful.
I just want to say how brilliant the service has been. I cannot fault the fantastic helpful and informative volunteers that have helped me. Without their help I would not be able to complete the forms.
A valuable source of help to so many people. We would be lost without it.
The advice centre is such a valuable resource. I feel lucky that I have been able to have such wonderful support.
This is such an important service for people in the community.