Skip to main content

Press releases

March 2022

Community

Metro Bank Invites Borehamwood Entrepreneurs & Businesses to New Networking Event

On Friday 8 April, Borehamwood’s Metro Bank store will partner with Watford and West Herts Chamber of Commerce to launch its networking events. The aim of the new event is to support local entrepreneurs and businesses to grow and flourish by making new connections and mentors. The group consists of business professionals who will meet on the second Friday of every month to have meaningful conversations, exchange ideas and create long lasting relationships.

Community

Real Life Lessons

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Harry Dear from the Hemel Hempstead store spent his Day to Amaze teaching Year 10 students in The Hemel Hempstead School how to write a curriculum vitae (CV).

Community

Metro Bank Magic Money Campaign raises over £1500 for Helen & Douglas House

Metro Bank stores in Aylesbury, Oxford and Reading have collectively raised £1,524.05 for Helen and Douglas House through their Magic Money campaign.

Community

Meal Appeal

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Birmingham store decided to use their Day to Amaze by volunteering for SIFA Fireside where they helped prepare over one hundred meals for homeless people.

Community

Sheffield Metro Bank Magic Money Campaign raises over £1400 for the Children’s Hospital Charity

Sheffield Metro Bank’s Magic Money campaign raised £1,444.05 for The Children’s Hospital Charity.

Community

Marathon Managers’ Charity Run

Metro Bank’s Cardiff store manager, James Ellacott, and assistant store manager, Helen Griffiths, are running in Cardiff’s half marathon to raise much needed funds for the NSPCC.

Community

Bankers Set the Pace for Charity

Colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, recently completed another ‘Winter Walk’ challenge to help raise £1,345 for Evelina London Children's Charity.

Community

Crafty Crufts

Metro Bank colleagues volunteered to help Birmingham Dogs Home at this year’s Crufts – helping out with the stand and kids craft section for which Metro Bank donated 500 windmills, packs of crayons and financial education sheets with colouring in for kids to play with while their parents chatted with the Home staff about donations and adoptions.

Community

Charity Clothing Challenge Accepted

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Metro Bank colleagues from the corporate affairs department spent their Day to Amaze organising clothes and volunteering for Whitechapel Mission.

Community

Bankers Collect Pounds for Hounds

Metro Bank stores in Birmingham, Solihull, Wolverhampton and Merry Hill will be celebrating the 130th birthday of Birmingham Dogs Home in stores from Monday March 21st – Sunday 27th.

PRESS ENQUIRIES

Metro Bank Media Team

Please contact pressoffice@metrobank.plc.uk or 07815 506845