Bristol Pound proud to partner with Sunrise Festival
Posted 16/05/2013
The Bristol Pound is overjoyed to be partnering with Sunrise Festival in bringing the regional currency to the field.
Bristol City Council support for the £B grows as new ‘City Director’ accepts £5000 of wage in local currency
Posted 09/05/2013
Newly appointed Bristol City Director, Nicola Yates, who will act as professional head of staff, will be accepting £5000 of her wage in Bristol Pounds.
Over £100,000 deposited in Bristol Pound accounts
Posted 04/04/2013
Over £100,000 has been deposited in Bristol Pound accounts! The 5% bonus has now reached the £5,000 limit on total payments, so it is no longer being applied to deposits to Bristol Pound accounts.
Bristol MPs join Bristol Pound and commit to spend £B50 of their salary every month.
Posted 16/03/2013
On Friday 15th March, three Bristol MPs - Charlotte Leslie, Kerry McCarthy and Stephen Williams – visited Bristol Credit Union to open their Bristol Pound accounts. Each MP has committed to spending a minimum of £B50 per month from their own Parliamentary salaries and with their £B accounts they will be able to spend it by texting from their mobile phones.
Interested in paying for your energy bills in Bristol Pounds?
Posted 12/03/2013
Interested in paying for your energy bills in Bristol Pounds?
£B140,000 IN CIRCULATION!
Posted 22/02/2013
The Bristol Credit Union has just announced that there is over £B140,000 (140,000 Bristol Pounds) circulating around Bristol! Around half of that figure is balances held in electronic accounts ready to be circulated through the text-to-pay system or online transfers.