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8th July 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
July is Scam Awareness Month
A scam is attempted every 6 seconds in the UK. Last year 5 million of us fell victim to scams and it cost us £9 billion. There was a 72% increase in the amount lost due to on-line and telephone banking scams compared to 2014. The more we are aware of scams, the better we […]
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21st June 2016 by manager in Local News
Fundraising news – Little Lumpy Bike Ride
Over 600 cyclists hit the saddle on 15 May for the not-for-profit organisation Little Lumpy, raising £4,200 for Citizens Advice Waverley. We provided 26 volunteers who baked 2,000 pieces of tray bake to help Little Lumpy meet their 4,000 target for the event. We also provided 21 volunteers who helped on the day with rider-registration, […]
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31st May 2016 by manager in Local News
Text CITA10 to 70070 to make a donation
Please text CITA10 £1, £2, £3, £4, £5, or £10 to 70070 to donate to Citizens Advice Waverley and make a difference today! Thank you!
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26th May 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
GOING ABROAD? Know before you go
Whether it’s to the Olympics in Brazil, the UEFA European championships in France, gap year travel, visiting relatives, an annual holiday or you’re considering going to live abroad, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) offer advice before you go and can offer support to British Nationals if they get into difficulties when they are abroad. […]
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26th May 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Are you entitled to National Living Wage?
Most people who work are entitled to get paid at least the National Minimum Wage. This includes casual workers, people on zero hours contracts and agency workers. If you are 25 or over and are entitled to the National Minimum Wage, you should now be entitled to the higher rate of £7.20 per hour (before tax) called the National Living […]
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10th May 2016 by manager in Local News
Fundraising news – London Marathon results
We are pleased and proud to announce that Farnham volunteer Adviser, Jenny Andrews, completed the London Marathon in 5 hours, 29 minutes and raised £2,200 including gift aid for our charity. A huge thank you to everyone who supported Jenny. After the marathon Jenny said “Running the London marathon was amazing and I can’t quite believe […]
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4th May 2016 by manager in Campaigns
A Sense of Fair Play
A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. A reasonable basis for any employer-employee relationship. However, Citizens Advice is finding an increase in instances across the country of confusing working hours, poor administration and legal loopholes leading to workers being underpaid and in extreme cases not paid at all. Citizens Advice helped clients with […]
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4th May 2016 by manager in Local News
Fundraising News – Farnham Golf Day 2016
A successful charity golf day was held at The Farnham Golf Club on Friday 15th April. An enjoyable day was had by 72 golfers who enjoyed 18 holes of golf, a charity auction and a talk by guest speaker Damon Hill, former world Formula 1 champion. The day raised £9,500 for our charity. We would […]
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4th May 2016 by manager in Local News
Fundraising News – Film Night 2016
The Rotary Club of Godalming Woolsack ran a charity film night showing The Thomas Crown Affair 1968 original version at the newly refurbished Wilfred Noyce Centre on Friday 8th April. Nearly 100 guests enjoyed a 60s classic on the big screen, a free glass of wine and a charity raffle, all organised by The Rotary Club of […]
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14th April 2016 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
If you are under 25, you aren’t entitled to the National Living Wage
There is no definitive explanation as to why the First of April is associated with hoaxes and fools, a widespread tradition which goes back hundreds of years. Some historians have suggested it originated in the Middle Ages, when people who continued to celebrate new year’s day at the end of March were ridiculed because it […]
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