Special Mention Award – Jan Robinson
Congratulations on our Volunteer Jan receiving a Special Mention Award! Citizens Advice are celebrating their 85th Year. As part of the celebrations, they’ve launched the ‘Special Mention Award’ to recognise the vital role of volunteers in our history. The award recognises volunteers who have shown themselves to be exceptional in some way. Jan has been a […]
Annual Report 2023-24
The past year saw a dramatic recovery in the reach of our services. We have increased the number of clients dealt with by over 100% (1076 in 2022/23 to 2278 in 2023/24), giving muchneeded advice to our local community. Our plan is to continue this growth into the next year with continued expansion of our […]
85th Birthday Celebrations
By Angela Drew Robinson, Chief Officer This year, on 4 September, Citizens Advice turned 85 having been set up in the days after the start of World War II. Since 1939, we’ve been helping people find a way forward working on the issues that affect every single one of us. Thanet Citizens Advice held an […]
New Telephone Adviser
We are pleased to announce that we have commenced our ‘Community Connect’ Telephone Advice project. This has been made possible by our successful bid for funding from the ‘levelling up’ UK Shared Prosperity Scheme. A part-time telephone adviser has been recruited to rebuild our phone advice in Thanet. The phone line is manned between […]
Celebrating our volunteers
This week marks a special week as we celebrate our 40th Volunteers week at Citizens Advice. Our dedicated volunteers give their time to provide much needed support and advice to the people of Thanet. Some of our volunteers have been with us now for over 12 years! A wonderful afternoon tea at the Walpole Bay […]
MP’s visit to Thanet Citizens Advice
A big thank you to Sir Roger Gale MP for visiting our Margate office to learn more about the services we offer and discussions on ideas for future developments.