After the closure last month of the Halifax in Keynsham, the town’s final bank branch, it has been revealed that the premises will become a permanent home for a banking hub.
The former Halifax branch in Keynsham
It was initially announced in March 2024 that the Halifax in High Street would close in January 2025, but the closure was subsequently delayed until mid-May to allow time for the town’s promised banking hub to get up and running.
Cash Access UK opened a temporary home for the banking hub in March at MakeSpace on Riverside Square.
Now it has submitted an application to Bath & North East Somerset Council seeking advertisement consent for signs and marketing posters and for an ATM surround at the vacant Halifax premises.
Customers of all major banks can currently visit the current hub on any weekday between 9am and 5pm to carry out regular cash transactions, including cash withdrawals and deposits, as well as checking balances or paying bills.
Additionally, the hub offers a community banker service where customers can talk to their own bank in a private space about more complicated issues on the day their bank is at the hub – Halifax on Mondays, NatWest on Tuesdays, Lloyds on Wednesdays, HSBC on Thursdays and Barclays on Fridays.
Business customers can use the counter services to make cash withdrawals, cash and cheque deposits and other cash services including floats and coinage.
