Whilst we are all in lockdown and adapting to a new way of living, we want to take this time to say thank you to all the people who are helping to keep us safe. We need the little ones in your life to help us do this… it should help to keep them occupied… Read more »

In light of the latest advice from the Prime Minister to both ensure the safety of our staff whilst still allowing us to continue to offer services to you during this difficult time, we have taken the decision to temporarily close our office from 5pm today (24/03/2020).  This is an eventuality that we had planned… Read more »

During this uncertain time, we are preparing for different scenarios dependent on current ongoing government advice on Covid-19. Our key concerns are keeping staff safe whilst still being able to offer services to help our members financially.   Your membership with us We have an extensive plan if we are forced to go into isolation…. Read more »

  Overdrafts can be handy for helping with unexpected bills or costs and over 50% of the UK’s banking population rely on overdrafts (Forbes 2019). Up until April 2020, overdrafts have worked by the bank charging daily or monthly fees. From April 2020, the banks will charge a single annual interest rate. This has been… Read more »

  Valentine’s Day can be expensive, from a bunch of roses to expensive meals and gifts. Before you know it, you’ve spent a chunk of your monthly wage on a single day. What else could you do? You could put it towards booking a holiday, take the family on a day out or simply save… Read more »

  Our members borrow from the Credit Union for a variety of reasons. Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of members who are coming to us for help with debt consolidation. We have already helped many members to consolidate their debt(s), ranging from credit cards to store cards. The main aim’s of… Read more »

We started 2020 the same as most other years – looking forward to yet another successful year ahead. This year, however, has begun with us receiving some very exciting news. Our Chief Executive Officer has been named on the New Year Honours list! Our very own Caroline Domanski has been awarded an MBE for the… Read more »

  We just wanted to remind you of our opening hours during the festive period. 24th December                                             8am   –   12:30pm 25th December                         … Read more »

  We held our Annual General Meeting today and we would like to say a big thank you to all the members that attended. For those who were unable to attend, we have put together a summary of today’s meeting below: Last financial year, we grew by 1,458 members – taking our total membership to… Read more »

It’s that time of year again where we get to announce our birthday card competition winner! As you may already know, each year we ask our juniors to design our new birthday card. This year we’ve had fantastic entries. It’s always so hard to choose one favourite, but this year we can announce that… Oliver… Read more »