Advice Bus

Our Advice Bus stops at locations around East Dorset and Purbeck, providing residents with access to free advice and support about a range of issues including:

  • Benefits
  • Debt & Money
  • Consumer
  • Energy
  • Employment
  • Family
  • Housing
  • Legal
  • Wessex Water (help with water bills)

The Advice Bus will be visiting the following locations each week, excluding Public Holidays. Keep an eye on our Latest News section below for our most recent updates.

No appointment is needed! Just drop by and see how our friendly advisers can help.

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Advice Bus Timetable

These are weekly locations which may be subject to change. Locations with an * are not weekly. See below for dates.

 

Day

AM

PM

Monday
Three Legged Cross, All Saints Church, BH21 6UJ, 9-10am
Lytchett Matravers
Lower Car Park, opposite library, BH6 6BG, 11-1pm
Tuesday
Verwood, The Hub, BH31 7QE, 10am-12pm
West Moors, Park Way Car Park, BH22 OHL, 1-3pm
Wednesday
*Sixpenny Handley Parish Office Car Park, SP5 5PA, 10am-12pm (fortnightly see below for dates)
*Cranborne Surgery, BH21 5QE, 10am-12pm (1st, 15th, 29th July & 26th August & 23rd September)
Corfe Mullen, The Dorset Soldier, BH21 3JZ, 1.30pm-3.30pm
Thursday
*Wool, The D'Urberville Centre, BH20 6DL, 9.30am-11.30am (fortnightly see below for dates)
*Colehill, St Michael's Church Car Park, BH21 7AB, 9.30am-11.30am (2nd, 16th, 30th July & 13th & 27th August)
Bovington, The Hive, BH20 6JQ, 1-3pm
Friday
Swanage, Main Beach Car Park, BH19 1AP, 9.30am-12.30pm
*Corfe Castle, Residents Car Park, West Street, BH20 5EB, 1-3pm (third Friday of the month)
*Bere Regis, Central Car Park, BH20 7HA, 1-3pm (8th May)
*Langton Matravers, Putlake Farm Entrance, 1-3pm (5th June)
*Rivo’s Hub, Sandford Road, Wareham, BH20 7AE, 1-3pm (3rd, 10th, 24th, 31st July & 7th August)

Day

Time

Location

Monday
10am-12pm
Colehill Village Hall, Wimborne
Tuesday
10am-12pm
Verwood Hub, Verwood
Tuesday
1pm-3pm
Park Way Car Park, West Moors
Wednesday
1pm-3pm
The Dorset Soldier, Corfe Mullen
Thursday
10am-12pm
The D'Urberville Centre, Wool
Thursday
1pm-3pm
The Hive, Bovington
Friday
10am-12pm
Main Beach Car Park, Swanage

Date

Time

Location

Wednesday 9th August
10am-12pm
Sixpenny Handley Parish Office Car Park
Wednesday 23rd August
10am-12pm
Sixpenny Handley Parish Office Car Park
Wednesday 13th September
10am-12pm
Sixpenny Handley Parish Office Car Park
Wednesday 27th September
10am-12pm
Sixpenny Handley Parish Office Car Park
Friday 18th August
1pm-3pm
Corfe Castle Village Hall
Friday 15th September
1pm-3pm
Corfe Castle Village Hall
Friday 20th October
1pm-3pm
Corfe Castle Village Hall
Friday 17th November
1pm-3pm
Corfe Castle Village Hall
Friday 6th October
12-2pm
Winfrith Luncheon
Friday 3rd November
12-2pm
Winfrith Luncheon
Friday 1st December
12-2pm
Winfrith Luncheon

*Not weekly locations:

  • Cranborne Surgery, alternate Wednesdays: 15th, 29th July & 26th August & 23rd September
  • Colehill, St Michael’s Church Car Park, alternate Thursdays: 2nd, 16th, 30th July & 13th & 27th August
  • Corfe Castle, third Friday of the month: 17th July, 21st August, 18th September
  • Rivo’s Hub, Sandford, Fridays, 3rd, 10th, 24th & 31st July & 7th August
  • Sixpenny Handley, every two weeks  (8th & 22nd July, 5th & 19th Aug, 2nd & 16th Sept)
  • Wool, every two weeks (23rd July, 6th & 20th Aug, 3rd & 17th Sept)

We are an independent charity and rely upon grants and donations to fund our service. If you are an organisation and are interested in partnering with us, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected]