Day: March 16, 2011

North Edinburgh Credit Union (NECU) has been providing financial services like affordable loans and savings opportunities to local residents for many years, and the community-run organisation is appealing to members old and new to show their support at their forthcoming annual general meeting.  NECU’s AGM will be held in their Wardieburn Drive office on Thursday 24 March at 6.30pm.

A NECU spokesperson said:  “The meeting requires a quorum of at leat 15 people before it can proceed to business so please attend to give your support to your Credit Union.  We are also always looking for volunteers so if you think you could spare a couple of hours per week please come to the AGM and put your name forward.  Training can be given, and lots of people who have previously volunteered have gone on to get paid work with the experience they gained from the Credit Union”.

For further information on how the Credit Union can help you – and how you can support your local Credit Union – telephone 0131 466 5006 or email committee@necu.co.uk 

 Dave Pickering

North Edinburgh Credit Union (NECU) has been providing financial services like affordable loans and savings opportunities to local residents for many years, and the community-run organisation is appealing to members old and new to show their support at their forthcoming annual general meeting.  NECU’s AGM will be held in their Wardieburn Drive office on Thursday 24 March at 6.30pm.

A NECU spokesperson said:  “The meeting requires a quorum of at leat 15 people before it can proceed to business so please attend to give your support to your Credit Union.  We are also always looking for volunteers so if you think you could spare a couple of hours per week please come to the AGM and put your name forward.  Training can be given, and lots of people who have previously volunteered have gone on to get paid work with the experience they gained from the Credit Union”.

For further information on how the Credit Union can help you – and how you can support your local Credit Union – telephone 0131 466 5006 or email committee@necu.co.uk 

 Dave Pickering

Activists from across the city will meet to thrash out the future of the Edinburgh Community Representatives Network on Saturday (19 March).  ECRN has received financial support from Capital City Partnership since it’s formation, but with Capital City Partnership’s own future in doubt ECRN members must now decide the way forward for the group.

ECRN’s ‘Big Event’ will take place at the SYHA Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel on Haddington Place from 9.30 to 4pm.

ECRN Development Worker Alison Miller said:  “Existing funding comes to an end on 31 March, and while new sources of funding are being investigated it may take some time for this to come to reality.  Reduced resources will undoubtedly be a challenge for the ongoing work of the Network, but with every challenge comes opportunity and members feel that now might also be a good time to reassess what ECRN is or should be about, and whether it’s activities continue to reflect the changing context in which it now operates”.

For further information on the Edinburgh Community Representatives Network (ECRN) or to book your free place at the ‘Big Event’, call Alison at North Edinburgh Trust on 0131 625 0045.

Dave Pickering