Advice Areas
General Advice
Contact a generalist adviser if
- you are unsure of what kind of advice you need
- you have overlapping problems and need to know who can help
- you require a solicitor
- you want information about local services, statutory and voluntary
| Organisation | Contact Details | Opening Times | Access | Criteria | Location |
| Age Concern Kensington and Chelsea | Age Concern Kensington & Chelsea - Sixty Plus 1 Thorpe Close London W10 5XL tel: 020 8969 9105 |
9.30 to 1pm and 2pm to 5.30pm weekdays | Telephone advice given or drop in at our Thorpe Close office. Our Wayfinders service has regular sessions at Worlds End Health Centre, Violet Melchett Health Centre, EPICs Day Centre and Emperor's Gate Health Centre. We are also able to make home visits for people who find it difficult to get to us. | Aged over 60 and living or working in the Royal Borough | Ladbroke Grove |
| Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea | The ADKC Centre Whitstable House Silchester Road London W10 6SB tel: 020 8960 8888 020 8964 8066 (Minicom) fax: 020 8960 8282 email: adkc@adkc.org.uk www.adkc.org.uk |
Monday to Friday 9.30 am to 5.00pm | Prior appointment not always necessary | People aged 16+ with physical and sensory impairments and living or working in the Royal Borough | Ladbroke Grove |
| CAB Chelsea | Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road London SW3 5EE tel: 0844 826 9708 (calls cost 5p per minute, mobile rates may vary) fax: 020 7351 5240 |
Drop in Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10am - 12.30 pm or by prior appointment weekdays 10am to 4.30 pm | Initial interview at drop in and thereafter prior appointment | Must live work or study in the Borough or be eligible for Legal Aid (click here for more information on Legal Aid) | Chelsea |
| CAB Kensington | Westway Information Centre 140 Ladbroke Grove London W10 5ND tel: 0844 826 9708 (calls cost 5p per minute, mobile rates may vary) fax: 020 8968 4281 |
Drop in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 12.30 pm or by prior appointment weekdays 10am to 4.30 pm | Initial interview at drop in and thereafter prior appointment | Must live work or study in the Borough or be eligible for Legal Aid (click here for more information on Legal Aid) | Ladbroke Grove |
| Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum | 2 Thorpe Close London W10 5XL tel: 020 8962 3049 or 078 5482 1088 |
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:30 - 5:30 Call to book an appointment. Advice also available via telephone or email | Initial interview by telephone or prior appointment | Refugees and migrants resident in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Westminster, Hammersmith and Fulham and Ealing | Ladbroke Grove |
| Nucleus Advice Service | 298 Old Brompton Road London SW5 9JF tel: 020 7373 4005 www.nucleus.org.uk |
Drop in Tuesdays 3.30pm to 6pm or by Prior appointment | Initial interview at drop in or by prior appointment | Must live work or study in the Borough | Earls Court |
| Worlds End Neighbourhood Advice Service |
2 Worlds End Place London SW10 0HE tel: 020 7351 5749 fax: 020 7351 5512 www.wenac.org.uk |
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10.30am to 1pm. At all other times by prior appointment | Specialist housing Drop in Friday 10am to 1pm | Must live work or study in SW10 | Chelsea |
| Community Advice Agencies Arabic | |||||
| Al Hasaniya | Bay 4 and 5 Trellick Tower Golborne Road London W10 5PL tel: 020 8969 2292 fax: 020 8964 8843 email: info@al-hasaniya.org.uk www.al-hasaniya.org.uk |
9am to 5pm weekdays | Drop-in 2 times per week, Wednesdays between 2-4pm and Fridays between 10-12pm, the rest of the times is with appointments only | Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women's Centre provides general advice and assistance for Moroccan and Arabic speaking women and their families on: benefits, housing, homelessness, domestic violence, health, and mental health | Ladbroke Grove |
| North Kensington Law Centre Arabic Speaking Advice Service | 74 Golborne Road London W10 5PS tel: 020 8969 7473 fax: 020 8968 0934 email: info@nklc.co.uk www.nklc.co.uk |
10 am to 4pm Monday to Friday | Drop in Arabic Speaking Advice Service runs on Tuesdays between 10am and 12 noon and on Thursdays between 2pm and 4pm; other week days are by appointment only. Outreach drop in at Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre 244 Acklam Rd London W10 5YG And Chelsea Theatre World End Place London SW10 0HE |
For clients whose first language is Arabic. Must live work or study in Royal Borough | Ladbroke Grove and outreach in Chelsea |
| Community Advice Agencies Somali | |||||
| Midaye | Unit 6 7 Thorpe Close London W10 5XL tel/fax: 020 8969 7456 www.midaye.org.uk |
10am to 5.00pm | Drop in generalist Advice Service runs three days per week 10 am to 3pm. Outreach service also available . Please telephone for further details. | Somalian and East African Community of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Ladbroke Grove |
| Hodan | Second Floor Unit 4 Canalside House 383 Ladbroke Grove London W10 5AA tel: 020 8960 5813 fax: 020 8960 5813 email: hodan_somalicommunity@yahoo.co.uk |
Monday to Wednesday 9am to 5.30pm | Monday and Tuesday drop in Wednesday Outreach work | For all the Somali community in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and surrounding areas | Ladbroke Grove |
| Dadihiye | Based: 1 Thorpe Close Ladbroke Grove London W10 tel: 020 8968 1039 mobile: 07956 191 302 email: dadihiye@hotmail.com |
10am to 5.00pm weekdays | Drop in generalist Advice Service runs 5 days per week. Outside appointments also available | For all the Somali community in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and surrounding areas | Ladbroke Grove |
| Family Solicitors | |||||
| Oliver Fisher Solicitors | 2nd Floor Astley House 33 Notting Hill Gate London W11 3JQ tel: 020 3219 0145 fax: 020 3219 0175 email: advice@oliverfisher.co.uk www.oliverfisher.co.uk |
9am to 5.30pm weekdays | By prior appointment | Eligible for legal aid (click here for more information on Legal Aid) and private client work | Notting Hill Gate |
| Community Care Private Practice Solicitors | |||||
| Campbell-Taylor Solicitors | 3 bradbury Street London N16 8JN tel: 020 7923 9583 fax: 020 7923 0055 email: mail@rhctlegal.co.uk |
9.45am to 5.45pm | Weekly clinic at the Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Carers Association Canalside House Thursday 2-4pm (appointment required) and with the Ladbroke Grove Autism Centre 73c) St. Charles Square W10 6EJ. Please contact office for an appointment. | Eligible for legal aid (click here for more information on Legal Aid) | Ladbroke Grove |
