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Sedgefield & District Citizens Advice Bureau is an independent charity based in Spennymoor and Newton Aycliffe serving the former borough of Sedgefield and the wider community of County Durham. The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide range of topics, including; debt, benefits, housing, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems.
Our advice is available to everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality, age, nationality, disability or religion.
The Spennymoor Office is open Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm for non-advice enquiries or to utilize our information kiosk.
We have two main bureaux located at:
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71 High Street, Spennymoor, Co Durham, DL16 6BB View Map Opening Times: Monday 10am - 1pm Wednesday 10am - 1pm Thursday 10am - 1pm |
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Pioneering Care Partnership Carers Way Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 4SF View Map Opening Times: Tuesday 10am - 1pm |
We also offer outreach sessions in the following locations:
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Hutton House, Chilton View Map Opening Times: Thursday 10am - 1pm |
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Sedgefield Advice & Information Centre View Map Opening Times: Bi-weekly Wednesday 10am - 1pm |
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Town Council Offices, Civic Hall Square, Shildon, DL4 1AH View Map Opening Times: Monday 10am - 1pm |
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Trimdon Village Hall View Map Opening Times: Bi-weekly Wednesday 10am - 1pm |
Additional projects include Sure Start funded advice and a Health Advice Service where clients are seen in GP surgeries and are referred into this service via health professionals.
In addition to generalist advice, we also provide specialist level advice in debt and welfare benefits and housing and via the Money Advice Service
The bureau first opened in 1959 when people's problems were a little different. It took ten years to fill the first day book (a register of clients' cases). Nowadays we deal with over 8000 enquiries a year!
Site Copyright © Sedgefield and District Citizens Advice Bureau 2011. All rights reserved. Charity registration number 1107261 and Company Limited by Guarantee No. 5246450. The Bureau incorporated on 1st April 2005. Registered Office: 71 High St, Spennymoor DL16 6BB.