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October 2024

Community

Orpington Metro Bank Brings Money Zone to Hook Lane Primary School

Orpington Metro Bank recently delivered a fun and educational Money Zone session to approximately 60 Year 5 pupils from Hook Lane Primary School. The session was spearheaded by ex-pupil Harley Hayes-Scott, who alongside his colleagues Glynis Daley and Bodgan Jurubescu, guided the children through an engaging session about the basics in banking.

Community

Metro Bank Joins Solihull Food Festival for a Day of Community Engagement

Solihull Metro Bank took part in this year’s highly anticipated Solihull Food Festival, which returned to the bustling high street with over 80 food and drink traders. The festival featured live cooking demonstrations by renowned celebrity chefs Glynn Purnell and Aldo Zilli, drawing large crowds eager to experience the culinary delights on offer.

Community

Luton Metro Bank Colleagues Conquer Peak District Hike, Raising over £400 for Luton Foodbank

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. Four colleagues from Luton Metro Bank – Mohammed Alam, Riz Aslam, Humaira Ali, and Sheraz Zulfiqar successfully completed a challenging 17-mile hike to the top of the Peak District, raising £430 for the Luton Foodbank.

Community

Putting Charity to the Fore

Steve Degg and Paul Griffiths, putt on a fantastic show at the recent charity golf day held at Brough Golf Club, Brough, East Yorkshire. The event generated an impressive £4109.15 for Hey Smile Foundation and Macmillan Cancer Support. Eighteen teams, made up of local businesspeople, accountants, solicitors and finance brokers, joined forces for a day of friendly competition.

Community

Money Talks

Crawley Metro Bank recently delivered a successful session of Metro Bank’s flagship financial education program, Money Zone, at Crawley College. The interactive session is aimed to equip students with essential financial knowledge, helping them better understand banking, budgeting, and personal finance.

News

Shoppers happiest when they keep it local

Metro Bank partners with Green & Blacks co-founder Jo Fairley to highlight the importance of local businesses to the community and to shoppers

Community

Kensington Metro Bank Hosts Free Business Networking Event with Get Connected West London

Kensington Metro Bank recently hosted a free, informal, and friendly business networking event, co-hosted by Get Connected West London. The event, which took place at the Kensington Metro Bank store, featured guest speaker Louisa Summerfield from Get Ahead, who shared her insights on growing and scaling a business.

News

Meta partners with UK banks to combat scams

Meta has announced its partnership with Metro Bank in the expansion of a first-of-its-kind information sharing partnership with banks to help protect people against fraud.

September 2024

Community

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Harrow Metro Bank is proud to announce its collaboration with the London Business Partnership to launch the Harrow Female Startup Accelerator Programme. This innovative six-week initiative, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and supported by the London Borough of Harrow, aims to provide Harrow based women with essential business skills, mentoring, and coaching to help them develop entrepreneurial ideas, business plans, and investor-ready pitch decks.

Corporate

Metro Bank Launches New ATL Campaign

Metro Bank has just launched a new above the line advertising campaign to showcase its personal approach to business banking.  It is the largest ATL campaign the Bank has run in three years.

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