Kingston Pound – The local currency for our community
After 14 wonderful years, we have made the difficult decision to bring the Kingston Pound project to an end at the close of this year.
It has been a very special journey, made possible by the enthusiasm, support and commitment of so many people in our community.
We’d ask all current Kingston Pound users to please stop making payments into their accounts and, over the coming months, start using up any remaining balance.
Most importantly, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has been part of Kingston Pound — whether you used it, helped run it, promoted it, accepted it, or simply encouraged us along the way. The lovely messages we have received recently have been incredibly touching and have reminded us just how much the project has meant to people.
We are immensely grateful for all the friendships, connections and memories that have come from the past 14 years, and for everyone who has shared the journey with us.
Finally, if there is anyone out there who would like to take the Kingston Pound Projecy on and carry it forward, we would be absolutely delighted to hear from you. We’d be very happy to see a new group take up the reins and continue the project in their own way, building on everything that has gone before.
That’s a shame, being able to use kingston pounds felt like a small act of defiance in this ultra capitalist world. Thanks for trying to build something.
It is a shame it didn’t take off as well as hoped but was nice to get involved and did get me to use a couple of different places.
Well done on everything you’ve achieved with this and thank you for all you’ve committed to this project. It’s run successfully for over a decade? now – that’s not something to take lightly.
Thank you for setting this up and persisting with it. I think it has been a great learning experience for me about what works/doesn’t work. I hope you feel the same, and I know that other initiatives have run into similar challenges – but I firmly believe there is an unmet need for local for local peer-to-peer payment
The printed K£ notes are still available for collectors as Souvenirs.