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August 2021

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Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Croydon’s store have just completed a charity golf challenge to raise £600 for The Katie Haines Memorial Trust. Just two months after her wedding, aged 31, Katie died of an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at her home. The Katie Haines Memorial Trust was founded by her family to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide.

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Metro Bank Puts Kids in the Money Zone

Metro Bank colleagues from the Newbury store have partnered with Education Business Partnership, a charity whose mission is to equip young children with vital skills needed to reach their full potential when they eventually join the workforce. The Newbury colleagues supported the charity’s Ready Steady Jobs event aimed at introducing primary school children to different career choices and helping them shape their thoughts as they set off for secondary school.

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A Mountain of a Challenge

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 chose to take on a mammoth task for their Day to Amaze by climbing Mount Snowdon in aid of Edward’s Trust, a charity which provides support to people affected by grief.

Community

Bank Job

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. Newly recruited colleagues from Metro Bank’s yet to be opened Bradford Store have already been supporting their local community ahead of the store opening in early August.

July 2021

Community

Councillors Visit Sheffield Metro Bank

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, welcomed the leader of Sheffield City Council, councillor Terry Fox and the deputy leader, councillor Julie Grucott at its Fargate store this week.

Community

Pedal Power

Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Hemel Hempstead and St Albans’ stores volunteered to support local homeless charity DENS when COVID restrictions impacted DENS ability to stage the Hemel Hill Buster - a massive cycling fundraising event.

Community

Career Break

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 Southend store chose to use their Days to Amaze as volunteers for the Phabulous Café a charity run café which provides on the job training to assist youths with additional needs.

Community

Lord Mayor visits Sheffield Metro Bank

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Gail Smith at its Fargate store this week.

Community

Dog Day Afternoon

Metro Bank stores across the West Midlands region – that’s Birmingham, Solihull Merry Hill and Wolverhampton- are the lead sponsor of this year’s Birmingham Dogs Home Family Fun Day on Saturday July 24th being held at the charity’s Catherine-de-Barnes centre.

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Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Staines’ store have just completed a mammoth golf challenge to raise £2,600 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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