Stories
Retrofitting your home – Marie’s story
Reading Time: 2 minutesDo you want to reduce your bills? Retrofitting your home and improving its energy efficiency is an effective way to achieve this. Here at South
Retrofit your home – Keith’s story
Reading Time: 2 minutesRetrofit your home! It is great for your finances and the environment. Here at South Manchester Credit Union, we offer a Green Loan to support
Local Savings for Local Communities – Jennifer’s story
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit Union, we exist to support the members of our local community with fair financial services. We know that saving today
“South Manchester Credit Union are the reason my family dog is alive”
Reading Time: 2 minutesJennifer, a longstanding member, recently opened up to us and shared a deeply emotional and heartfelt story. “South Manchester Credit Union are the reason our
Local Savings for Local Futures – Alina’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesHaving savings can be a godsend when we need it most in adult life. Whether it’s an unexpected bill, a washing machine on the blink,
Make the most of our workplace savings scheme – Jackey’s story
Reading Time: 2 minutesJackey is a member of our community who works for a local housing trust, Southway Housing. She is a devoted mum of three who has
Saving through your salary – Ruth’s story
Reading Time: 2 minutesRuth is a member who makes use of our workplace savings scheme, Balance, to build up her savings here at the credit union. She has
Local Savings in a Local Ethical Savings Account – Lawrence’s story
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit Union, we will never stop talking about saving. We encourage our members to save into their ethical savings account, as
Local Savings for Local Social Impact – Sandy’s story
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a community credit union, we exist to support our members, however, our members also support us. By saving in the credit union, you are
Local Money for Local Students – Stephen’s story
Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough our work here at South Manchester Credit Union we support local students. Stephen is a member who moved to the UK from Nigeria to
Local Money for A Local Business Loan – Joe’s Story
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a community-owned and run organisation, we constantly support our members and our whole community. One of the ways we help drive the local economy
Local Money for Local Helping Hands – Radhika’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesEver felt like you could just do with a helping hand? We’ve all been there and often many of us don’t know how or where
GM Ringway – Tom Ross’ story
Reading Time: 3 minutesSummer is here! We are all looking for ways to get out the house and spend time with friends and family. Sometimes summer days out
Local Money for Local Side Hustle – Ngozi’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesA side hustle has quickly become a great way of boosting our incomes and earning a little extra on the side. Whether it’s a hobby
Local Money for Local Environment – People Place Planet Didsbury
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit Union we care about our local environment. We have strong relationships with the groups that work to support and grow
Local Money for Local Frontliners – Emily’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe all have our own goals, big or small, and sometimes what we really need is a bit of support to reach them. Emily’s journey
Local Money for Local Homes – Kia’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe challenges that come with adulthood can be tough – exciting, yet still difficult to take on. Financial wellbeing is important when it comes to
Never stop until you reach your dream goal- David’s story
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn your life, can you think of something you fought for? Something you put everything into? Now remember how it felt when you reached the
L’s Story – Loan sharks are never worth it
Reading Time: 4 minutesLoan sharks are criminals who offer an extremely dangerous way of getting fast cash or an easy loan. However, many loan sharks may present themselves
Have you got a dream savings goal?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit union there has been dreams and aspirations in the air. Especially since the launch of our latest savings account ,The
Martin’s Story
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere at South Manchester Credit Union, we are incredibly lucky to have over 4500 loyal members. Those members are part of our community and we
Lisa’s Story – The Final Journey
Reading Time: 3 minutesLisa came to us because her brother had taken his own life. He had suffered from mental health and became a victim of his mind.
How to start a beauty business – Lisa’s Story
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you are trying to learn how to start a beauty business this blog is perfect for you. Lisa has been a member of South
Toubie’s Story – Building communities through art
Reading Time: 4 minutesMany of us would remember doing art when we were back in school. Staring intensely at a bowl of fruit, focusing on the lighting, its
Kirstie’s IVA Testimony
Reading Time: 5 minutesMy name is Kirstie, I am a mother of four children and a full-time stepmother of one. The objective of this testimony is to explore my personal experiences as well as explain how I handled my debts.
John’s Story: Buying my dream car
Reading Time: 2 minutesA dream car come in all different shapes and sizes. If you picture yourself in yours right now, you’ll be grinning from ear to ear.
Local artists – From Berlin to Burnage
Reading Time: 2 minutesMike and Sian are local artists that have some of their amazing work displayed in and around South Manchester. They are behind adding colour to
How to save – Durani’s Story:
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe all agree saving is important however we must first learn how to save. It’s not every day you make the big decision to purchase
Financial struggles and how we can help -Lee’s Story
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith huge pressure to have the latest gadgets, Lee got himself into high-cost debt with rent-to-purchase stores and doorstep lenders. It had got to the
How we provide money support -Taofeek’s Story
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘My income wasn’t enough to cover the cost of everything’ – this is the case for so many people and sometimes money support from a
Wilf’s Story
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor West Didsbury and Chorlton AFC Juniors Spotlight, we interviewed one of the Junior players to find out what he thinks about playing for West
Starting a small business – Eden Aesthetics Story
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The credit union has helped us turn an idea into a business!” You might think that the financial sector isn’t always a glamorous one, this
