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Press releases

March 2023

Regional

Eastbourne Metro Bank Hosts Small Business Event

Eastbourne Metro Bank is hosting a network event for the Federation of Small Businesses on Thursday March 23rd from 4pm – 6pm at its Terminus Road store.

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Newbury Metro Bank Hosts Local Charity Event

Newbury Metro Bank is hosting an event for Project Salama on Thursday March 23rd from 5.30pm – 7pm at its Northbrook store. Project Salama supports those in abuse relationships by providing emotional, practical support and services to help people who face challenging situations compounded by abuse. The charity helps them to understand their rights and helps them seek the help that they need.  Salama is Swahili for safe, it also means ‘safety’, ‘security’, or ‘integrity’.

Community

Metro Bank Colleagues Help Charity with ‘Bring a Curry to Work’

Metro Bank colleagues participated in ‘Bring a Curry to Work Day’ at its Leicester call centre office. Twenty colleagues cooked and contributed with 30 colleagues enjoying their homemade lunch raising over £80 for a local hospice.

Community

Orpington Metro Bank Puts School Children in the Money Zone

Metro Bank colleagues from the Orpington store have delivered Money Zone - financial education workshops - to 18 children from Midfield Primary SEN School. The aim of the complimentary workshops is to raise financial awareness in students from a young age.

Community

Damian Green MP Visits Ashford Metro Bank

Metro Bank, the UK’s community bank, recently welcomed Damian Green, Member of Parliament for Ashford to its High Street store.

Community

Boris Johnson MP Visits Uxbridge Metro Bank

Metro Bank, the community bank, recently welcomed Boris Johnson, Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip to its High Street store.

Community

Crawley Metro Bank Metro Bank Supports the Homeless

Metro Bank’s Crawley store donated nearly 50 items and £500 to help support Crawley Open House as part of its Christmas Community Campaign to spread the warmth this winter.

Regional

Metro Bank Stores Are Safe Spaces for Domestic Abuse Victims

Metro Bank store colleagues have been trained to offer a Safe Space to domestic abuse victims, many of whom are also victims of economic abuse by their partners.

Regional

Aylesbury Metro Bank to Attend Bucks Skills Show

Aylesbury Metro Bank colleagues will be hosting a stand at the Bucks Skills Show on March 8th and 9th.  This is Buckinghamshire’s biggest and most interactive careers event at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

Community

Solihull Metro Bank Hosts Fairtrade Art Trail

In celebration of Fairtrade Art Trail and Fairtrade Fortnight, the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, is displaying handmade sculptures by students from the Solihull School. The theme for this year’s Solihull Fairtrade is ‘Choose Fairtrade now to save the future of our foods’.

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