News & Events

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The Court Desk Service provided by CASW is an established and respected service available to all residents in Stratford District and funded by Stratford District Council It is a comprehensive “wrap-around” service.  This means that we support... more»

ChangeX, a new project helping vulnerable adults, was launched in Stratford this week. Trevor Preston, who started ChangeX, came up with the idea when he realised that many people with mental health problems don’t know about the support and... more»

Jeremy Wright MP joined Trustees and CEO of Citizens Advice South Warwickshire to make better connections and learn of top issues for people who seek support and advice from the local charity. Over 1,500 people came to Citizens Advice last year from... more»

At Citizens Advice, we help people find a way forward. Whatever your problem is, whatever is keeping you awake at night (Assuming your little ones are letting you get any sleep that is!).  We provide free, confidential and independent advice to... more»

A Stratford volunteer with Citizens Advice has helped more than 6,000 clients during her 25 years service. Jenny Wood-Hill started as a volunteer adviser in 1983, in the pre-computer days of carbon paper to type forms in triplicate and big paper... more»

Welcome to the very first Newsletter! Citizens Advice Newsletter Jan 2018 Our aim is to keep you in touch with our work and strengthen communication and partnership through more regular updates to you, our key partners and stakeholders. Do you... more»

Citizens Advice brought together key organisations in the South Warwickshire area who represent the communities we live in, but serve different needs.   We wanted to see how CA and the wider third sector could work on these priorities and help... more»

Brrrr. It’s a cold wintery January morning outside and my energy supplier has just written to let me know my current tariff is due to end soon. Oh no, I think, now what is it going to cost? I hate having news of price rises, especially just after... more»

With ever inventive ways to lure us to shop – from Black Friday offers to Cyber Monday discounts –  it seems the shops are creating newer, better marketing to get us to buy their products and the offers seem all too tempting. So it is... more»

Problems with benefits, universal credit and debt are at the top issues faced by people coming to Citizens Advice South Warwickshire, but housing and rural isolation are of growing concern. In the South Warwickshire area more than 34,000 advice... more»

Citizens Advice South Warwickshire is looking to recruit an Advice Services Manager Salary range from NJC pt: 33 – 37 £29,323 to £32,486 per annum (depending on experience) 37 hours per week – Permanent Location: Leamington and Stratford... more»

Citizens Advice South Warwickshire is celebrating the inspirational volunteers who dedicate their time to solving people’s problems and making a difference to their lives. To mark Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) the charity is shining a spotlight on... more»

Citizens Advice South Warwickshire said a big thank you to Stratford Town Trust for their funding grant of nearly £55,000. The cheque was presented when the Town Trust representatives came to visit the Citizens Advice offices in Stratford to see... more»

We are sorry to inform you that our open door service at Leamington will not be available on Thursday the 16th March. As part of the preparations for the merger we will be holding a conference for staff and volunteers from both bureaux. The purpose... more»

This letter (PDF) was recently sent to local Town and Parish Councillors asking for their support in promoting and funding our service. Letter from Yvonne Hunter, Chair of Stratford upon Avon Citizens Advice trustees. In the letter is a reference... more»

Stratford upon Avon & District Citizens Advice and Warwick District Citizens Advice are planning to merge on 1st April 2017. The merged organisation will be called Citizens Advice South Warwickshire. Following the merger all client data will be... more»

The financial year 2015/16 was another busy one for us. Read more about what happened in our recently published Annual Review and dashboard of key statistics by clicking on the links below: Full Year 2015-16 Summary Annual Review... more»

On September 1st we launched a new programme called Breakthrough, which is  jointly funded through the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund.  Breakthrough aims to breakdown the financial and other barriers that stop people accessing work... more»

The Warwick District Citizens Advice Annual Report 2015-16 is now available. It provides an overview of our work over that past year, including some numerical analysis of the advice provided. An A4 PDF version of the report is available for... more»

We’re pleased to announce our Building Better Opportunities project under the Big Lottery Fund/ESF Funded programme ‘Breakthrough’ supported by a team made up of core local delivery partners such as ourselves. Over the next two... more»

Our 76th Annual General Meeting is on Tuesday 8th  November 2016 from 2pm to 4pm at The Court House, Jury St, Warwick, CV34 4ES. Our guest speaker for the meeting will be: Jonathan Chilvers, Salvation Army   Light refreshments will be served... more»

Our Financial Accounts 2015-16 are now available to download, ready for our AGM on November 8th. WDCA Financial Accounts 2015-16 (1.4 Mbyte PDF... more»

Big Energy Saving Week is a national campaign to help people cut their fuel bills and get all the financial support they are entitled to. The week starts on 31 October 2016, and we can help you to save money on your fuel bills. To get advice on how... more»

In October 2015 Warwick District and Stratford upon Avon and District Citizens Advice Trustee Boards agreed to explore the possibility of merging the two services. The two Trustee Boards have now agreed in principle to the creation of a joint... more»