Savings account bonus – Earn up to £5,000 with Prize Saver
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn partnership with 14 credit unions across Britain, we offer the Government’s credit union PrizeSaver Scheme. Our members can win up to £5,000 a month which is the savings account bonus. The initiative aims to help people increase their financial resilience while boosting awareness and membership of credit unions. What is the Prize Saver scheme? […]
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. This was exactly the feeling John got when he purchased the car of his dreams. Thanks to John’s saving ability and a credit union smart loan – he was smiling […]
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 shop shutters in Withington as well as our Fog Lane neighbours, Reasons to be Cheerful. More recently, Mike and Sian have been able to use the shutters at South Manchester […]
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 point where he couldn’t afford essential white goods. He was facing financial struggles. Lee has been a member with us for 8 years and this is his story. Back in […]
Greater Manchester Community Credit Unions united to unveil £15m financial support in Covid recovery plan
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2020 eight community credit unions joined together to launch a Covid-19 recovery plan. The plan offered £15m in financial support to millions of people across Greater Manchester. http://youtube.com/watch?v=2-Onp-dell8&t=18s Sound Pound offered financial support The consortium, known as SoundPound, showed communities across the region that there was light at the end of the tunnel. That […]
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 and what he knows about his team sponsor. Meet Wilf who plays for West u17s Q: How long have you been playing for West? I started when I was about […]
