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September 2021

Regional

Local Family Butchers Bounces Back with Community Bank Support

Farm2Table is a customer of the UK’s community bank Metro Bank. Every Metro Bank store has a local business manager who is there to solely support local businesses. Daniel Collins, the local business manager from Chelmsford Metro Bank, knew that COVID would not only negatively impact Farm2Table, but all of the local Essex family farms which supplied the company with its meat, eggs and dairy produce.

Community

Students Bank on Support

Crawley Metro Bank Attends Freshers’ Fair Over the past two days this week, Crawley colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, joined Crawley College’s Freshers’ Fair to help the five hundred students attending with their banking needs.

Community

Oxford Metro Bank Colleagues Dig Deep for Local Charity

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 Oxford store chose to use their Day to Amaze by volunteering for Ronald McDonald House Charities - a charity which provides free accommodation for families whose children are in hospital.

Community

Metro Bank supports Eastbourne’s Junior Enterprise Challenge

“Our nation’s business employers are predominantly small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and this competition reflects their entrepreneurial spirit with a business challenge that tests the students’ team working, creativity, time management and communication skills - everything SMEs of the future will need,” explains Tom Meggison, Eastbourne Metro Bank’s local director

Product

Metro Bank increases max LTV for both new builds and capital raising

Metro Bank has strengthened its range of residential mortgages for intermediaries and customers, with the latest in a long line of product enhancements.

Community

Country Comes To Canterbury

On Saturday 4th September, Canterbury Metro Bank colleagues joined Strode Park Foundation volunteers to help stage the Theatre in the Park live country music event organized for people with disabilities.

Corporate

Metro Bank Supports TAKE 5 Week

Take Five is a national awareness week that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. This includes email deception and phone-based scams as well as online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations. The focus for this year is The Art of Saying No.

News

New Car Licence Plate Drives Scams In September

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, is offering consumer guidance about the rise in purchase scams around car sales, finance and leasing as the new number plates launch in September.

August 2021

Community

Metro Bank Supports Smart Kid Expo

On Saturday 4th September, the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, will support ‘SmartKid Expo’ an event organized by the Smart Kid charity that promotes quality skills and talent development in young adults and children. SmartKid Expo is a free event comprising a variety of educational activities and creative workshops to help inspire children to believe in themselves and reach their full potential.

Community

Crawley Metro Bank Colleagues Join In Lgbtq+ Pride Celeberation

On Sunday 29th August, Crawley colleagues from the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, will be joining voices with the Crawley LGBTQ+ community to celebrate Pride.

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