The Advice Lounge will have a rolling programme of advisors who can answer questions and advise people who drop in.
In between active sessions, the space will provide information and direct people to sources of information.
Steve Sayers, Chief Executive, says:
“Since we floated the idea the interest has been fantastic. We have a strong list of partners who want to use the space for their outreach work including Age UK Bristol, Housing Matters and the Centre for Sustainable Energy. We think this is going to be a well-used and needed resource for people in our neighbourhood.”
Age UK are the first to use The Advice Lounge service. Ben Sansum, who manages Age UK Bristol's outreach service, says:
‘We had a great day meeting people with some quite complex support needs that we just couldn’t have managed over the phone. The only other option would have been a home visit, and we don’t have the resources to be able to do that for everyone. This space is a great way of getting advice to those people who need it.”
