The Oaks Money Advice Centre

12/05/2026

Not Sure What A Loan Shark Is?
If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions you might be borrowing from a loan shark:
Did they offer you a quick loan?
Did they appear to be a friend at first, but now you’re not so sure?
Did they say there was no need for paperwork?
Did they add extra charges or huge amounts of interest to your loan?
Have they threatened you?
Are you scared of people finding out?
Have they taken your bank card, passport, watch or other valuables from you?
You are not alone, there is help!
Call us on 0300 555 2222. There is help available any time of day or night.

Not Sure What A Loan Shark Is?

If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions you might be borrowing from a loan shark:

Did they offer you a quick loan?
Did they appear to be a friend at first, but now you’re not so sure?
Did they say there was no need for paperwork?
Did they add extra charges or huge amounts of interest to your loan?
Have they threatened you?
Are you scared of people finding out?
Have they taken your bank card, passport, watch or other valuables from you?

You are not alone, there is help!

Call us on 0300 555 2222. There is help available any time of day or night.

19/02/2026

Today is the first day of Lent, which is commonly regarded as a period of sober observance. The Lenten season is a preparation for commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter.

Ash Wednesday (today) starts Lent with a day of remembering our humanity, the reality of death, and the need for repentance.

Churches symbolize this by putting ashes on foreheads, often in the shape of a cross, and reciting "ashes to ashes dust to dust."

For all those giving up chocolates and other goodies - Good Luck!

Today is the first day of Lent, which is commonly regarded as a period of sober observance. The Lenten season is a preparation for commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus at Easter.

Ash Wednesday (today) starts Lent with a day of remembering our humanity, the reality of death, and the need for repentance. Churches symbolize this by putting ashes on foreheads, often in the shape of a cross, and reciting "ashes to ashes dust to dust."

For all those giving up chocolates and other goodies - Good Luck!

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from The Oaks Money Advice Centre Team!

We are closed over the Christmas period and re-open on 5th January 2026.