Citizens Advice Rutland is delighted to welcome back Rural Coffee Connect for 2024. The service relaunches after the festive period today, 10 January 2024.

The organisation re-launched Rural Coffee Connect in November, the pop up service travelling around the county providing free barista coffee and drinks, along with information on local services, every Wednesday.

Rural Coffee Connect is back in Rutland. Image credit: Nub News.

The upcoming sessions will take place in Exton at The School House, The Green.

The team will be on hand from 10am until 3pm, with hot drinks served from 11am, to provide signposting and referrals to Citizens Advice Rutland and a range of support services and community organisations.

The Rural Coffee Connect van may be a familiar sight to Rutland residents as it has been travelling around rural Leicestershire and Rutland since 2019, however the service ended in the county back in June when funds ran out.

Thanks to a successful bid by Citizens Advice Rutland, funding for this pilot partnership with Rural Community Council has come from national Citizens Advice to give rural communities in the county access to advice and support, reducing isolation and loneliness.

Duncan Furey, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice Rutland said "It is wonderful to welcome Rural Coffee Connect back to Rutland. Over the next 11 months, Tracey and the Barista team will visit many of our smaller communities across the county, promoting services and signposting to other charities. All whilst dispensing fantastic free coffee and always eager to have a chat with the locals."

To keep up to date with Rural Coffee Connect follow @CitizensAdviceRutland or @YourRCC on Facebook or contact Citizens Advice Rutland on 01572 725809 or [email protected]