Cost of Living Emergency Plan
Hello everyone – Ryan here. Just wanted to quickly introduce myself before we get started on today’s very special blog. I’m the newest member of the marketing team here at South Manchester Credit Union, and I really am enjoying bringing you guys the best content we can. We are proud to announce our Cost of […]
The best views from Winter 2022
This December we asked for your favourite Christmas and Winter views, as always we were amazed by the amount of photos we received highlighting the beauty in our community. We created a gallery with some of the photos, you will find family, picturesque views and of course dogs. We had to choose a winning photo […]
The Sounds of South Manchester
Here is the link to Your Playlist How it started At the beginning of the month we sat and discussed what steps and actions we could take to help benefit our members and our community, we wanted to give back and attempt to draw people together during such uncertain times. After a lot of consideration, […]
We’ve hit 500 Google reviews!
You may remember in 2021 when we were celebrating our 300th review. Now we’re delighted to announce that we’ve surpassed 500 five-star reviews! It’s heart-warming to know that our service can have such a positive impact on our community. The best thing about our reviews are the comments left with the ratings. Members taking the […]
Honouring our credit union pioneers
This month we celebrated the pioneer members who helped shape South Manchester Credit Union. These hard-working volunteers were treated to a well-deserved afternoon tea at Cloud 23 to honour their dedication to help the credit union reach its 21st birthday. South Manchester Credit Union started as a purely volunteer-run organisation. Thanks to their involvement, we […]
#HowsYourBalance – Balancing your money could get easier with a credit union
The campaign #HowsYourBalance is a campaign created by SoundPound – the Consortium of Greater Manchester Community Credit Unions. The campaign challenges people to balance something on their body, take a picture or video, and post it on social media – nominating 3 friends to do the same along with the hashtags ‘#HowsYourBalance’ and ‘#CreditUnionAwareness’. The […]
Up to £5,000 can be Won Each Month with the Credit Union PrizeSaver Scheme
In partnership with 14 credit unions across Britain, South Manchester Credit Union have announced the takeover of the Government’s credit union PrizeSaver Scheme. Members of South Manchester can win up to £5,000 a month with the initiative aiming to help people increase their financial resilience while boosting awareness and membership of credit unions. The scheme […]
Paths through a world of uncertainty
During a period of global uncertainty, our credit union community is one pillar that has strengthened and become even more united. It is something that we have been able to rely on during adverse moments, not just this year, but in years gone by. Together we have and will find our way. The inclusiveness of […]
Greater Manchester Community Credit Unions unite to unveil £15m support in Covid recovery plan
We have joined forces with seven community credit unions across Greater Manchester to launch a COVID-19 recovery plan. The package includes £15m in financial support to help people who live in the several regions of Greater Manchester, by offering fair and accessible loans. The consortium, known as Sound Pound, wants to show communities across Greater Manchester […]
Fog Lane Blog No 2
WOW… what a weekend! Last weekend, we were delighted to head to the seaside once again, for our annual WOW Weekend in Blackpool. Since merging the North West and Merseyside ABCUL Forums, our combined credit unions have enjoyed the hospitality of the Carousel Hotel for the eighth year running. We’re no stranger to blustery January […]
