May you rest in peace, Pope Francis.
You stood up and spoke out β relentlessly β for the poor, the persecuted, the victims of war, the refugees, the migrants.
May you continue to give us faith and courage in this brutal world.
@Pontifex
Jimmy Carter, former US president who was committed to human rights, has died. He was 100 years old.
Carter set a powerful example for world leaders to make human rights a priority, and he continued to fight for human rights after he left office.
ποΈ Hot off the press!
We're so confident that credit unions are better than traditional banks that we are breaking down eight reasons why credit unions provide a fairer alternative to traditional banks for savings and affordable loans.
Read more. π
π thistlecu.co.uk/8-reasons-whβ¦
Today marks the start of Scotland Loves Local, a week dedicated to the importance of supporting local business. Here at Thistle; we've pledged to support local across the communities we serve. Join us. π
lovelocal.scot/pledge/#ScotlandLovesLocal#EACLoveLocal24#EALovesLocal
RBS are closing 18 Branches in Scotland, shocking news.
Thistle Credit Union will never CLOSE branches, join us today it makes even more sense now.
thistlecu.co.uk/join-via-app
Yesterday #wind generated 48.8% of GB electricity followed by gas 22.6%, imports 10.8%, nuclear 7.7%, biomass 4.7%, hydro 3.1%, solar 1.7%, coal 0.5%, other 0.0% *excl. non-renewable distributed generation
"We will be providing a community benefit of around Β£1.4million pounds over 25 years, so that will be money reinvested in the local community in Dundee and the surrounding area."
@DRESDundee has raised millions of pounds for a new solar farm to be built in the city.
One week since its share offer launch and @DRESDundee has raised over half a million pounds! We need to raise Β£2.46 million by 20th December so if you want to invest please follow the link below. Initial projected rate of interest is 7%
π bit.ly/DRES-Offer#Dundee
π As we say goodbye to our 10th anniversary year, join us in relishing the final moments with 10 heartwarming video testimonials of our members.
ππ‘ Let's carry the inspiration forward and continue shaping a democratic energy future together!
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2οΈβ£ πͺπΏListen to Rachel Hunter of @Energy4AllLtdπ¬π§ Stay tuned for all videos. #REScoopEuDecadeClosing#Powertothepeople#10anniversary
It has been a pleasure working alongside North Lincolnshire Council on the North Lincolnshire Community Energy project. This award is well deserved! Congratulations to Ben, Nicolle and the rest of the team. Roll on Phase 2 of the project!
#northlincolnshire#northlincs
North Lincolnshire Council has been recognised for our outstanding work installing free solar panels in local schools β cutting both energy bills & CO2 emissions.π
The Community Energy Awards 2023 presented us with the Supportive Local Authority awardπ @Comm1nrg@Energy4AllLtd
We're excited to celebrate Living Wage Week 2023 with the entire movement after the past year's success.
In 2022, over 1000 people attended our events, Living Wage Week was featured in over 600 separate pieces of media coverage,
Find out more here: livingwage.org.uk/living-wagβ¦
π£ We need your input!
We are researching the barriers and drivers for #EnergyCooperatives to offer renovation services ποΈ
βοΈ Fill in this survey and help us shape training materials adapted to your needs.
π bit.ly/45WbidF#OSRCoop
The North Lincolnshire Community Energy share offer is still open with almost two-thirds of the target already raised. Expected annual interest rate on investments is 5%
Learn more π
bit.ly/NLCE-Offer
URGENT NOTICE
Due to moving our Rutherglen Office over to our new premises in Rutherglen Exchange this weekend, we will be closing the Rutherglen Office at 12:45pm tomorrow Friday 8th September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
ποΈ Energy cooperatives across Europe are increasingly adopting citizen-led renovation as a key strategy for driving local energy transitions.
Find out more about our work on #CitizenLedRenovation!
π bit.ly/3NgCKww