Projects
AdviceUK's work in this region focuses on supporting our members and encouraging collaborative working amongst voluntary sector advice services and organisations. Some of this work came out of the Working Together for Advice multi-strand project, which was funded by the Big Lottery Fund. Click here to find out more about Working Together for Advice.
South West Advice Alliance
AdviceUK is a member of the South West Advice Alliance (SWAA), a group of third sector advice networks that provide services across the region. SWAA aims to: make the case for funding advice; support high quality services; encourage collaborative approaches that involve advice provision; share good practice and resources; and develop the capacity of third sector advice services. For more information, see the background paper at the bottom of this page.
Networks involving advice services in the South West
Click here for a map of advice service networks in the South West. It aims to list all local, sub-regional and regional advice networks in the South West that involve the voluntary advice sector. Please contact Dal Warburton at dal.warburton@adviceuk.org.uk regarding omissions or errors.
Advice 4 All (Plymouth advice services network)
Devon Advice Network - is a partnership involving local advice services across Devon. Contact the Chair, Vincent Willson for further details at Devon Welfare Rights Unit, Suite 2, Quintana Gate, Bartholomew Street East, Exeter EX4 3BH Tel 01392 223831 Mob 07962652178 and e-mail Vincent.Willson@citizensadvice.org.uk
Gloucestershire Legal Advice Network (GLAN) - contact dal.warburton@adviceuk.org.uk or suzanne.macdonald@citizensadvice.org.uk for more details about this network. GLAN is an informal multiagency partnership consisting of both organisations that provide advice as their primary purpose and organisations that provide advice as part of their wider work.
Gloucestershire Money Advice Service (GLOMAS) is a specialist unit providing money advice expertise through: consultancy; training; specialist casework; and advice and representation at court. It delivers these services to both voluntary and statutory agencies in Gloucestershire. It produces a regular newsletter, organises regular meetings and events for advisers in Gloucestershire, and undertakes media and social policy work. It also plays an active role in partnerships and networks, both locally and nationally, such as the Gloucestershire Financial Capability Forum (see below). GLOMAS is part of the Citizens Advice network.
Gloucestershire Financial Capability Forum - Gloucestershire now has its own financial Capability Forum which the County Council has helped to host. The forum is coordinated by Charlotte Bentham at GLOMAS (www.glomas.org.uk) and she can be contacted by e-mailing charlotte.bentham@glomas.org.uk
Wessex Financial Capability Forum - for details of upcoming meetings please contact Carol Alexander-Reid (carol@bdac.org.uk)
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