Dear Editor,
Through your letters’ page we’d like to thank everyone who has been in touch with us this Summer with their concerns about the closure of NatWest bank in Midsomer Norton. It’s been one of the top issues that Peasedown St John residents have contacted us about.
Keeping bank branches open and banking services accessible is essential. Banks continue to provide a pivotal role for most people living in society, whatever their age and irrespective of the services they use.
High Street banking isn’t just for those people who don’t use online services, or who struggle to manage their finances via their mobile apps, laptops or desktops at home. The benefit of having a bank open on the High Street still appeals to most people – they provide a personal, reliable and trusted service and allow us to talk to somebody, face-to-face, with our financial concerns and questions.
They even know most of their customers by name!
We have written to NatWest with our concerns about the closure of their Midsomer Norton branch and have asked what banking services could be opened in the area (such as a banking hub) so residents can continue to access the services they so heavily rely on.
We’ll be keeping Peasedown residents updated via our monthly e-newsletter. Anyone who’d like to subscribe can email village_voice@outlook.com
Yours,
Karen and Gavin
Cllr Karen Walker and Cllr Gavin Heathcote
Independent Councillors, Peasedown St John
Bath and North East Somerset Council
