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Author Archives: Louise Watt
(The following is a press release taken from the FCA website) Millions of people get help with their finances every year. However, new research suggests many borrowers are missing out on available support. The research reveals some people who are struggling financially are not seeking support because they are embarrassed. 42% of borrowers who were […]
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2022
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2022
You may remember that back in April we sent out some of our team to work with local charity Greener Every Day to plant 170 trees. Of those 170 trees 70 were English Oak and as a result of that we have been presented with a certificate confirming an offset of 12,375kg of carbon per […]
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May
2022
May
2022
This weekend sees a special extended bank holiday break. It provides an opportunity for people, businesses, and communities all across the United Kingdom to join together to celebrate the historic milestone of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The celebration marks 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. […]
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May
2022
May
2022
We are thrilled to announce Helen Thistlethwaite has joined the Society as our new Business Development Officer Helen will be working in our Mortgages team and will have responsibility for existing key mortgage intermediary partners and developing new relationships with brokers across the UK. She has worked in financial services for over 30 years in […]
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May
2022
May
2022
We are partnering Hayton Primary School in the 2022 Bright Stars programme that challenges primary school pupils to set up their own social enterprise businesses to ‘Make a Profit & Make a Difference’. The children, in year 3, will choose a cause or issue that matters to them, and develop business ideas that can bring […]
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May
2022
May
2022
Annual General Meeting 2022 The 143rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the members of Penrith Building Society was held at 6.00pm on Wednesday, 20 April 2022. Due to the uncertainty around restrictions in respect of Covid-19 when the AGM was being planned, the Board took the decision that the AGM would be held as a […]
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Apr
2022
Apr
2022
Finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint and improve our impact on the environment is extremely important to the society. We are always looking at ideas and activities to achieve those aims. Greener Every Day are a local charity organisation who we partnered up with in 2021 for their mission to get more trees in […]
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Apr
2022
Apr
2022
As a Society, becoming more aware of our impact on the climate and what we can do to lessen that impact is a priority for us. We have started to review all of processes and procedures to understand how we can reduce the amount of paper we use and transfer to a ‘digital first’ approach […]
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Apr
2022
Apr
2022
Louise Watt – Technology Executive Rather than being a new starter, Louise has returned to work for the Society, having started her career with us back in 1988! Over the last few years, Louise has been working as Head of Professional Services with a financial services software company where she has gained extensive experience of […]