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June 2021

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Safe Haven

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 Colchester store chose to use their Days to Amaze volunteering at the Colchester Emergency Night Shelter (CENS) to get it ready for reopening on June 26th.

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Attention

Metro Bank, the UK’s community bank, supports serving members of the UK’s military and commemorates both Reserves Day on June 23rd and Armed Forces Day on Saturday June 26th.

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Horse Power

Colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Southend Metro Bank, recently volunteered at the Essex Horse & Pony Protection Society.

Community

Sheffield Metro Bank Celebrates First Birthday Since Pandemic Opening

The Sheffield Metro Bank celebrated its first birthday this week (June 22nd) and despite launching in a pandemic as part of the UK’s best community bank, the Sheffield colleagues have worked hard over the past year to not only serve their customers but offer much needed help in the local community.

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Metro Bank Launches Bristol Call Centre

Metro Bank, the UK’s community bank, has just launched its latest customer contact centre above its Bristol store on Broadmead, Like many other businesses, Metro Bank experienced a delay in opening the new centre due to COVID, but this week the first calls were taken and the centre is now up and running.

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Metro Bank Midlands Colleagues Celebrate Pride Month

Metro Bank, the UK’s best community bank, officially celebrate the LGBTQ+ community when its distinctive red logo turns rainbow and messages supporting Pride month appear in stores from June 7th. But the Metro Bank colleagues in the Midlands have also been surprising and delighting customers in store.

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Dogs With Jobs

Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Newbury store were joined by two new recruits last week to help promote the Bank’s pet insurance launch. The pawsome duo cocker spaniels - Holly and Annie – spent the day in store helping their fellow Metro Bank colleagues explain the Bank’s new pet insurance offering.

May 2021

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Cardiff Metro Bank Colleagues Dig Deep To Help

The UK’s best 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 Cardiff store chose to use their Days to Amaze as volunteers at the Ronald McDonald house at Cardiff's Heath Hospital.

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Metro Bank Advises Re Scam Of The Month & How To Spot & Block Them

The UK’s best community bank, Metro Bank, is offering consumer advice and guidance about bank impersonation - the scam of the month for June. Bank impersonation scams are when a customer receives contact - which could include a call or text - that they believe is from their own bank, but is in fact from a fraudster.

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The Elephant In The Room

Metro Bank’s Harrow store will host a baby elephant in store this week (half term) as the community bank is participating in a BID initiative – Harrow’s Animal Trail.

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Metro Bank Media Team

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