Barclays bank reveals 10 more branches set to close this year – is one near you?
BARCLAYS bank has revealed it is to shut more branches this year following a string of closures.
Barclays will pull down the shutters on nine more branches in England, and one in Scotland.
Data from the UK’s largest cash machine network, LINK, keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
The majority of branches will close in September, with some shutting in August.
Barclays has already announced more than 40 closures in 2023, with dozens more still to come.
It comes just a day after Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Lloyds Bank, announced it is closing 53 branches.
The Sun has contacted Barclays and we will update this story as soon as we hear back.
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access accessible services.
But there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
If the latest raft of closures will leave you with no bank in your town, you should be able to do most basic tasks at your local Post Office.
You can use one of the Post Office’s nearly 12,000 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service, which is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs such a service and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.
Other banks use buildings such as village halls or libraries to offer mobile banking services.
Banking hubs, which offer traditional shared services, have also been set up in locations around the UK to help plug the gap.
There are plans to open dozens more hubs across the UK, with plans for a further eight new locations last week – taking the total number of planned hubs to 47.
Here is the latest round of Barclays closures and their dates:
- 100 Market Street, St Andrews – August 9
- 32 High Street, Chalfont St Peter – August 31
- 4 Corn Street Leominster – September 1
- 8 Market Street, Wellingborough – September 1
- 61 Lower Ground Floor, The Arcade, Westfield, London – September 1
- 60 Putney High Street, London – September 1
- 131 Finchley Road, London – September 6
- 16 High Street, Harpenden – September 6
- 39 High Street , Haverhill – September 8
- Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge – September 15
Below is a list of all the Barclays closures that have already been announced and are still to come this year:
- Manningtree – June 7
- Ringwood – June 8
- Ebbw Vale – June 9
- Kirkintilloch – June 9
- Newmarket – June 9
- Colchester – June 13
- Merthyr Tydfil – June 14
- Mildenhall – June 14
- Beckenham – June 14
- Lymington – June 15
- West Bridgford – June 15
- London (Notting Hill Gate) – June 16
- Knowle – June 16
- Chipping Norton – July 6
- Kingswood – July 6
- Llangollen – July 7
- Sudbury – July 7
- London (Knightsbridge) – July 7
- Canvey Island – July 7
- Alnwick – July 7
- Bentham – July 12
- Wombourne – July 12
- Hayes – July 13
- Yarm – July 14
- Seahouses – July 14
- Harrow – July 14
- Oswestry – July 14
- Lisburn – July 21
- Portadown – July 28
- 17 High Street, Bognor Regis – August 9
- 16 Murray Place, Stirling, Scotland – August 11
- 18 Queen Elizabeth II Square, Chelmsford- August 11
- 90 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove – August 11
- 20/24 Upper Market Street, Eastleigh – August 11
- 74 Front Street, Prudhoe – August 11
- 1 Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, Southampton – August 17
- 133 High Street, Dunfermline, Scotland – August 18
- 31 Market Place, Wokingham – August 18
- Westgate, Haltwhistle – August 18
- 18 High Street, Burnham-on-Crouch- August 22
- 118 High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme – August 25
- High Street, St Ives – September 8
- 6 Killigrew Street, Falmouth – September 15
- 52 Tredegar Street, Risca, Wales – TBC
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