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Bangla Debt Advice Consultation Invitation & Lunch

Dear Friends of Debt Talk,

You are warmly invited to take part in a landmark community consultation and lunch to help establish the first-ever Bangladeshi-led Debt Advice Service in the UK, funded by Tower Hamlets Council. Detailed agenda to follow soon.

Currently, no debt advice service represents the Bangladeshi community. Many residents continue to face financial struggles without a service that fully understands their cultural, linguistic, and social needs.

The urgency of this work is clear. Many of us are still living with the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which left deep scars through job losses, debt, and financial insecurity. These struggles have been compounded by structural inequalities that disproportionately affect Bangladeshi and other minority communities in Tower Hamlets.

This consultation is about ensuring that the new service is shaped by the very people it is meant to serve, so it reflects their lived experiences and provides the right kind of support.

Consultation Details:
📍 3 November – 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Grocers 3, Whitechapel (opposite the station)
Link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bangla-debt-advice-consultation-invitation-tickets-1750649994259?aff=oddtdtcreator

Bangla Debt Advice Consultation Invitation
To celebrate the first-ever Bangladeshi-led Debt Advice Service in the UK, we invite residents to participate in the design of the service.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
📍 10 November – 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Idea Store, Chrisp Street
⏰ Please note: doors close at 11:00 AM
Why attend?
Share your perspective on the causes of financial struggle in Tower Hamlets.

Bangla Debt Advice Consultation Invitation
To celebrate the first-ever Bangladeshi-led Debt Advice Service in the UK, we invite residents to participate in the design of the service.

Contribute ideas on what a culturally-responsive debt advice service should look like.
Help address inequalities worsened by the pandemic and structural barriers.
Join a collective effort to build the first debt advice service led by and for the Bangladeshi community.

💡 The event is free and includes lunch.

👉 Please register via Eventbrite to confirm your attendance as stated above.

We would be honoured by your presence and contribution to shaping this much-needed service.

If you have any questions, please contact us at admin@debttalk.org or call 07951 714140.
With thanks and warm regards, 

Ripon Ray
CEO of Debt Talk CIC
www.debttalk.org
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