News Archive
Hello from Kevin Lloyd-Evans, our NEW Lending & Relationship Manager
We are delighted to introduce Kevin Lloyd-Evans, our NEW Lending & Relationship Manager. Kevin is taking over from Ian Rothwell and has already enjoyed his first few weeks with us. Hello everyone! I have recently joined Co-operative & Community Finance (CCF), January 2022, having previously worked for Big Issue Invest (BII) for eight years. At […]
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu… join us as we say goodbye to Ian
After fourteen years of working with us, and you, Ian Rothwell is swapping his loan appraisal hat for a cycling helmet as he retires. Here, he looks back on what’s changed since he joined us in 2008 It was April 2008 when I joined CCF and the landscape back then was very different from today. […]
An end to another dramatic year!
As we come into the festive season many of our Co-ops and Community Businesses face another challenging period. As I write, the new Omicron variant is spreading at pace across the country and its ultimate effect can not yet be fully known. But, looking back across the year, and especially to this time last year, […]
The prize that kept on giving
“There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.” ― Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis You may remember that a while back, we asked our clients, members, lendees and contacts to take part in a Survey. And that we offered a £50 co-operative bookshop voucher as a […]
Right here – right now
Community led campaign Right Here calls on Parliament to pass a Community Power Act When COVID hit, were you part of one of the many communities across the country that sprang into action, self directed, and got on with supporting your friends, neighbours and broader community? Did you start to think about what it would […]
Open now: Carbon Innovation Fund from the Co-op Foundation
Apply for the Co-op Foundation new Carbon Innovation Fund until Friday 10th December Our colleagues at the Co-op Foundation launched a new fund on Monday 22 November to support food and farming projects that are tackling the climate crisis by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This three-year, £3m Carbon Innovation Fund is a partnership between the […]
Could YOUR Community pub be the face of our new support programme?
Help us promote our new programme of support for Community Owned Pubs! We are excited to be preparing a new programme of support for Community Owned Pubs and we need YOUR pub to be the face of it. (Watch this space!) We need (at least) five images of diverse groups of people in Community pubs […]
Meet our New Directors – Jaye Martin
Meet our new Directors is a short profile series our five brilliant new Directors , elected to our Board at our June AGM. Here we meet Jaye Martin. CCF: Hi Jaye! Thanks for talking to us today. Could you start us off by tell us what your day job is? JM: I’m currently taking a […]
Meet our new Directors – Adrian Smith
Meet our new Directors is a short profile series our five brilliant new Directors , elected to our Board at our June AGM. Here we meet Adrian Smith CCF: Hi Adrian! Let’s get started! Could you tell us what your day job is? AS: I’m the Chief Executive of Reclaim Fund Ltd, a financial services […]
Happy International Credit Union Day!
Today, October 21st 2021, is the 73rd anniversary of the first International Credit Union Day! Through the pandemic, we have been heartened to see news stories of Credit Unions providing opportunities – and removing the space for loan sharks and payday lenders. If you’ve not encountered Credit Unions before – what are they? Credit unions […]