Wirral Credit Union

10/06/2026

If you have staff supporting clients or vulnerable groups, there is FREE training for frontline staff available to help your organisation safeguard clients against the threat of Loan Sharks 🦈

Contact: [email protected] (England Illegal Money Lending Team, North West)

You can also access support 24hours a day via:

Stop Loan Sharks 24-Hour Helpline: 0300 555 2222 ☎️

www.stoploansharks.co.uk 🔗

Stop Loan Sharks England

https://www.stoploansharks.co.uk/resources-newsletters/

09/06/2026

Financial education is so important, and this month we're visiting schools every week to help the next generation be confident with money

We even take Sid the Shark to raise awareness 🦈

If your school is interested in our FREE financial education programme, get in touch!

08/06/2026

Why partner with us for your employees?

💰 Gives staff access to simple savings, direct from their salary

💵 Affordable loans for when they need them

🙂 Reduce stress and improve wellbeing

AND, it's completely free!

https://wirralcu.org.uk/payroll-deduction/

04/06/2026

Saving for Christmas early spreads the financial burden

Build a stress-free festive fund by buying items over several months 🎄

Take advantage of sales throughout the year rather than panic-buying at marked-up December prices 🎄

Stashing away a small amount regularly breaks a large festive bill into manageable chunks 🎄

By saving ahead, you bypass the temptation to rely on credit cards or overdrafts 🎄

Any money you set aside now has time to accrue interest - extra cash for your Christmas budget 🥳

https://wirralcu.org.uk/savings/

03/06/2026

Check out free and low-cost activities happening locally 📅

Whatever the weather, plan picnics for living room dens, playgrounds or parks! 🍴

Simple pleasures like a bike ride, a nature walk or baking at home don't cost much.

NEO Community shares lots of event details to keep the whole family entertained this summer.

https://www.neocommunity.org.uk/

02/06/2026

This week is and we're looking for new Volunteers Board Members

Have your say and share your lived experience as a member. Full training given and no experience needed. We're also looking for expertise in IT/Cyber security/Legal/HR.

Contact us 🔗 https://wirralcu.org.uk/contact-us/

01/06/2026

Thank you for all the hard work, time and dedication you've invested in creating such a positive event and raising funds that will help make a difference locally.

Events like this show the true strength of community spirit and what can be achieved when people work together.

WOW… what a day ❤️💛💚

The Woodchurch Pride in Place Launch was absolutely AMAZING! 🎉

Seeing so many people from our community come out to celebrate together was honestly incredible. The smiles, the laughter, the dancing, the kids running around playing and having fun it was everything a real community day should be 🥹✨

For one day, Woodchurch came together and showed exactly what this estate is all about… community, heart, pride and people looking out for one another ❤️

It felt like the kind of proper community day Woodchurch hasn’t had for a very long time and this is only the beginning. Here’s to many, many more to come 🙌

A MASSIVE thank you and appreciation to every single person who helped bring this event to life ❤️

To our amazing Woodchurch Connect volunteers 🌟 you never let us down. Ever. The amount of hard work, running around, problem solving and support behind the scenes does not go unnoticed ❤️

❤️ Jodie Rees
You honestly helped feed what felt like half of Woodchurch 😂 Your support, generosity and hard work throughout the day was absolutely amazing and so appreciated.

⚡ All the local people who helped throughout the day

🏪 Local businesses who allowed us to use their electricity and spaces

🏡 Local residents who even let us use their electricity ❤️

🛒 Ian Grant at Asda for donations and support

⚽ Mark Bainbridge from Mighty Ballers and Beat The Goalie for keeping the kids active, entertained and smiling all day long 🙌

🎪 Phew Events for the amazing set up of the bouncy castles🙌

✨ Ever Enchanted Events and Miss Rachael the little ones absolutely loved you.

🎶 Jamie Duke at Northwest Entertainment & Events for brilliant music and children’s entertainment

🥋Mickey Allen and the fellas from the gym
Peter Allen Danny and Andy groom

🥁 Wirral Drummers absolutely amazing parade

💃 Woodchurch Phoenix Majorettes for their high energy and fantastic display.

🏢 Carrbridge Centre staff and volunteers for assistance.

🤝 Matt Patrick’s office and staff for their continued support & also our local councillors Stephen Bennett, Jerry Williams & Jean Robinson who never fail to support the Woodchurch community.

🧁 Lynn Sutton for the amazing cupcakes

🏰 Harry from Activities For All for helping out last minute

🚑 Rapid Response Northwest

👌Comedians and drama group

❤️Wirral youth service

💚C and D events
Thank you for your last minute help with marquee

🎷Kelly baker for supplier the saxophone player and paying kindly for it

🌉 Everyone who travelled over the water to support us

🖨️ Imprint Wallasey

❤️ And every single person who supported, helped, attended, shared posts, volunteered or played a part in making this happen

You all helped bring this event to life for this fantastic community ❤️

And finally… the BIGGEST thank you has to go to our very own Jenny Allo 🌟

Honestly, what this woman does on a daily basis blows my mind.

She is there for absolutely everybody. She puts herself to one side constantly to help others and goes above and beyond every single day. She drives Julie Brown to the point of distraction sometimes 😂 but we love her even more for it.

The £20 million investment into Woodchurch genuinely could not be in better hands. With Jenny, her team, and this community behind her, we really can make a massive difference to this estate and create something special for future generations ❤️

Keep doing you Jenny Allo you are absolutely amazing ❤️

Woodchurch showed up 💛
Woodchurch came together ❤️
And Woodchurch should very proud ❤️

01/06/2026

Why offer payroll deduction through your local Credit Union?

✅ An easy way for employees to save directly from their wages

✅ Access to ethical, community-focused financial services

✅ Extra support to help staff improve their financial wellbeing

Small changes at work can make a big difference to financial confidence.

https://wirralcu.org.uk/payroll-deduction/

28/05/2026

Our goals all point to helping our members with their finances, which in turn builds a stronger local community for all 💪

We provide local, ethical and affordable financial services - if you're living or working in a CH postcode, you can join our community!

https://wirralcu.org.uk/about-us/

27/05/2026

During it's important to think about our financial wellbeing

Are money worries keeping you up at night or affecting your day-to-day living? 😔

Start with MoneyHelper with their online resources:

There’s often a link between struggling with money and mental health problems. The sooner you can tackle your money problems, the easier it’ll be to take control. Find out how.