Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton appoint new Chief Executive

by | Oct 25, 2023 | Uncategorised

 Gary Malcomson has been appointed as Chief Executive at Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton
(CABB) and formally commenced the role in September.

Mike Walker, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton, said:

“The board of Trustees are delighted to formally appoint Gary as our Chief Executive Officer,
following a period as interim. Gary is passionate about providing quality services to our local
communities. I, along with the wider Board of Trustees, look forward to working with Gary
as he leads CABB as a local provider of high-quality, independent advice.”

As newly appointed Chief Executive, Gary said:

“It is a privilege to be appointed CEO Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton – a service, which plays
such an important role across the local area, particularly at a time when the need for advice
continues to rise.”

Gary, who lives in Radcliffe, joined Citizens Advice Bolton in August 2015 and was
instrumental in bringing together the two separate Bury & Bolton offices, creating Citizens
Advice Bury & Bolton in 2019 through formal merger.

Prior to joining Citizens Advice, Gary held a number of roles across a range of adult and
young person’s substance use recovery services in West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.

See more from Gary on Linkedin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note our services will be reduced across Bury & Bolton from 1pm Monday 23rd December 2024 and will resume as normal on Thursday 2nd January 2025. See below ways we can support you during this period:

We will be actioning online referrals on 24th, 27th, 30th and 31st December

This service will be available 6pm to 9pm on: 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th December 2024

Emergency contact details for local authorities are:

Bury – https://www.bury.gov.uk/emergencies/emergency-contact-numbers

Bolton – https://www.bolton.gov.uk/council/emergency-contacts

Call our Help Through Hardship line on 0808 208 2138, this line is open 9am-5pm on 24th, 27th, 30th, 31st December

Additional resources for 24/7 self-help advice are also available on

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

The National Domestic Abuse helpline is open 24 hours a day and can be contacted on 0808 2000 247. If you’re in an emergency situation you should call 999

National Debt Line Debt helpline: 0800 240 4420

Relay UK – if you can’t hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 240 4420

You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. There’s no extra charge to use it. Find out how to use Relay UK on the Relay UK website.

This time of year can be hard. But there’s support available if you need it.

The Samaritans is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can be contacted on 116 123 or by email.

Switchboard is a helpline for LGBT+ people and is open 10am until 10pm everyday. You can call them on 0800 0119 100 or use their online chat.

Shout 85258 is a 24 hours a day text service which offers mental health support. You can contact them by texting SHOUT to 85258.

The Silver Line — a helpline for older people ran by Age UK. Call 0800 4 70 80 90 24hrs a day

NSPCC Helpline — if you’re worried about a child. Call 0808 800 5000 (Mon-Fri 10am-8pm)

Power cut 105 — if you have a power cut Call 105 24hrs a day

National Gambling Helpline Call 0808 8020 133 24 hours a day

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