Last week, colleagues from Metro Bank’s Internal Audit Team rolled up their sleeves and joined the remarkable efforts of The Felix Project, a charity committed to ensuring no one goes hungry and that good food never goes to waste. The Felix Project rescues surplus food from the food industry that cannot be sold and would otherwise be discarded. This food is then sorted, packed, and delivered to over 900 frontline community organisations, primary schools, and holiday programmes across the region.
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. Five colleagues from Metro Bank’s Lending Operations Team recently volunteered at Oxfam. Their volunteer activities ranged from sorting and steaming donated clothing, to pricing stock and serving customers.
Bexleyheath Metro Bank’s Aruna Khan recently took centre stage at Foster’s Primary School, delivering an interactive and enlightening Money Zone session to 60 enthusiastic pupils. The sessions, which covered essential topics such as banking, saving, and budgeting, were met with great enthusiasm from the young learners.
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On Wednesday, May 22nd, from 10am to 12pm, Swindon Metro Bank colleagues Megan Greenwood and Mitch Dunlop will host a special event dedicated to crime and burglary prevention, featuring Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Abbie Sims from Wiltshire Police.
Hammersmith Metro Bank, in collaboration with Your Business Community (YBC), is thrilled to announce the May Mega Networking Event taking place on Wednesday May 22nd from 2pm to 4.30pm at Metro Bank’s King Street store. This exciting afternoon promises to be an unmissable opportunity for SMEs to connect, learn, and grow in a relaxed and dynamic environment. Refreshments will be provided; all you need to bring is your conversation and plenty of business cards.
Slough Metro Bank’s Arish Mehta, Local Business Manager, and Syzmon Sierecki, Customer Service Representative, had a tail-wagging adventure at Claire’s Comfy Canines – a renowned and award-winning doggy daycare nestled in Buckinghamshire and providing top-notch care and services for beloved furry companions.
Colchester Metro Bank, in collaboration with Get Ahead Essex, is excited to announce a free, social meet-up called ‘Get Connected’ on May 15th from 10am to 11.30am. Held at Colchester Metro Bank’s high street store, this event promises to be a fantastic opportunity for local businesses to expand their networks and build connections in a casual and friendly atmosphere.
Kingston Metro Bank colleagues showed the personal face of banking when they took a stall to chat with the local community at the historic Ancient Market.
Colleagues from Eastbourne Metro Bank George Flegg, Local Business Manager and Store Manager Kennedy Blakeley recently delivered Metro Bank’s financial literacy initiative, Money Zone. Approximately 1,500 students form Eastbourne College benefitted from the sessions which aimed to instill basic financial skills in children of all ages.
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