The best views from Winter 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis 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
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow 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 decided music had to be involved. […]
Honouring our credit union pioneers
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis 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
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe campaign SoundPound – the Consortium of Greater Manchester Community Credit Unions. Created the campaign #HowsYouBalance. The campaign challenged 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 challenge aimed […]
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? […]
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 […]
