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 Oxford store chose to use their Day to Amaze by volunteering for Ronald McDonald House Charities - a charity which provides free accommodation for families whose children are in hospital.
“Our nation’s business employers are predominantly small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and this competition reflects their entrepreneurial spirit with a business challenge that tests the students’ team working, creativity, time management and communication skills - everything SMEs of the future will need,” explains Tom Meggison, Eastbourne Metro Bank’s local director
On Saturday 4th September, Canterbury Metro Bank colleagues joined Strode Park Foundation volunteers to help stage the Theatre in the Park live country music event organized for people with disabilities.
On Saturday 4th September, the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, will support ‘SmartKid Expo’ an event organized by the Smart Kid charity that promotes quality skills and talent development in young adults and children. SmartKid Expo is a free event comprising a variety of educational activities and creative workshops to help inspire children to believe in themselves and reach their full potential.
On Sunday 29th August, Crawley colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, will be joining voices with the Crawley LGBTQ+ community to celebrate Pride.
On Monday 23rd August, Luton colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank will join in to support ‘Wicketz’ taking place in Luton. Wicketz is a cricket programme funded by Lord’s Tarverners which aims to provide cricket opportunities and teach fundamental life skills to young people aged 8-19 living in highly populated and deprived communities.
Enfield colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank will join in all the festivities around ‘A Month of Sundays’ throughout August. A Month of Sundays festival celebrates the town through a series of exciting activities, art, dance groups, music bands and games for the kids on school holidays.
Keeping colleagues motivated and managing a healthy work life balance is the challenge facing lots of managers, but 200 Metro Bank colleagues were so engaged by an Olympic style challenge – Road to Tokyo - they have exercised over 12,000 miles in just 30 days.
From Saturday 14th August - Monday 30th October the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, will showcase local portraits – part of the Enliven Crawley programme organized by Crawley Town Centre Business Improvement District and Creative Crawley. This innovative art event - entitled Stories of Strength - launches with a photographic exhibition trail featured in local venues across the town centre. The project celebrates resilience, perseverance, determination and vulnerability. Each venue showcases art that celebrates the strength of the people in Crawley.
Metro Bank stores across the West Midlands region – that’s Birmingham, Solihull Merry Hill and Wolverhampton - are sponsoring one of the dog kennels at the Birmingham Dogs Home for the next year.
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