Local services

Our Community Help & Information Point services are known as a CHIPs. 

Our CHIP service is free and located in places such as libraries, voluntary organisations and community centres.  You DO NOT need an appointment to visit a CHIP.

CHIPs are staffed by our friendly and trained CHIP team. They'll help you find the information you need, to resolve your problem. If CHIPs cannot help you, they make sure you are contacted by the most appropriate person to help you.

To find your nearest CHIP, see the locations below

You can visit a CHIP ONLINE. 

No appointment necessary. 

Click HERE to access


Opening times  

Mon 13.00-17.00

Wed 13.00-17.00

FRI 13.00-17.00

 Fri 14.00-16.00

No appointment necessary

FACE TO FACE West Northants locations. 

Scroll down for face to face CHERWELL locations

Mon

1st Monday every month

09.30-12 &

12.30-3

Northampton

Tesco Mereway

2nd & 4th Monday every month

09.30-12.30


Northampton

Grosvenor Centre

2nd Monday 

every month

13.30-15.30


Northampton

Moulton Library

3rd Monday

every month

09.30-12.00


Wellingborough

Swansgate Centre

3rd Monday

every month

13.30-15.30


Weedon

Reading Tree

Wed

4th Wednesday every month

14.45-15.45


Brixworth

Library

4th Wednesday every month

16.00-17.30


Brixworth

Larder

Thur

1st & 3rd Thursdays

every month

9.30 - 11.30


Daventry 

Library

2nd & 4th Thursdays

every month

09.30-11.30


Northampton

GUILDHALL

1st & 3rd Thursdays

 every month

13.00-15.30


Northampton

Weston Favell Centre

Fri

Friday

10.00 -12.00

Brackley

Library

FACE TO FACE Cherwell locations. No appointment necessary

Mon

BANBURY

11.30-13.00

Ruscote Community Centre

BANBURY

14.30-16.00

Royal Voluntary Service, Cornhill

BICESTER - AMBROSDEN

10.00-12.00

Esquires

Graven Hill Road

Tue

BANBURY

09.30-11.30

Hanwell Fields Community Centre


BANBURY

10.00-12.00

Grimsbury Community Centre

BANBURY

14.00-16.00

Community Larder

Marlborough Rd Methodist Church


BICESTER

13.00-15.00

Methodist Church Cafe 103


BICESTER

10.00-12.00

Whitelands Community Cafe


Wed

BANBURY

10.00-14.00

Sunshine Centre

BANBURY

10.30 -11.30

Madni Masjid


Thur

BANBURY

09.30-11.30

Fairway Methodist Church


BANBURY

13.00 - 15.00

Grimsbury Community Centre

BICESTER

13.00-15.00

Methodist Church Cafe 103


KIDLINGTON

10.00 -12.00

WISH

4 The Parade, Kidlington

Fri

BICESTER

12.00-13.30

Methodist Church OPEN DOORS cafe