Have you ever wondered how No1 CopperPot Credit Union was formed and where we came from? We are looking into our past and showing you how we became No1 CopperPot Credit Union… 1986 – Six GMP officers came together and created GMP Credit Union with the aim of helping each other financially. 1990’s – GMP… Read more »

  It’s a big day for our members, yes you guessed right… it’s the day of our Annual General Meeting. All members are welcome to attend our AGM’s, but for those who couldn’t make it, here is a roundup of the meeting. We grew by 1,701 members, making our total membership stand at 33,054 at… Read more »

The birthday card competition takes place every year, where we ask our junior members to design the front cover of a birthday card to be sent to our members on their special day. We were overwhelmed with the amount of entries we received this year and loved every single one of them. They were all… Read more »

On 7th October 2018, one of our members John Geddes turned 100 years of age! In light of this amazing milestone, we wanted to wish him a personal “Happy Birthday” from all of us here at No1 CopperPot and learn more about John’s life. We were lucky enough to be given a biography of John’s inspiring… Read more »

  It’s that time of year when Christmas is fast approaching and people are thinking about funding the festive period. We all know the best way to prepare for Christmas is to save for it. By putting money aside every month for the festive period it can reduce stress when the time comes around. There’s… Read more »

  Two members of the lending team have recently celebrated their 10 year work anniversaries with the Credit Union! Pictured above is our Chief Executive, Caroline Domanski, with Mandy (left) and Lucy (right), as they were presented with gifts. It’s important to recognise significant milestones, and 10 years of working together should not go uncelebrated!… Read more »

Just a reminder that we will be closed on Monday 27th, but the office will be back open as normal on Tuesday 28th at 8:30am. Whether you have decided to spend your time relaxing, spending time with friends and family or even going away, we hope you have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend! (Fingers crossed… Read more »

We would like to take this time to say a huge happy birthday to our 100 year old member, Stanley Kirby! As it’s such an amazing milestone, we have asked Stanley’s family for an overview of his life and career. They did not disappoint! The team here have enjoyed reading about Stanley’s interesting life and… Read more »

If you were travelling from Manchester to Blackpool, what would be your chosen mode of transport? Would you drive, get a train, or cycle? Well, a few of our brave (and somewhat crazy) staff and directors have agreed to cycle from our office in Cheadle, all the way to Blackpool on 7th July 2018. They… Read more »

This month the Credit Union received some great news… Stacey Bradwell, one of our Lending Officers, has passed her final CeMAP exam and is now fully CeMAP certified! Stacey has been studying for this qualification in her spare time throughout the past year, as she wanted a challenge. This certainly was a challenge – as… Read more »