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Keep Blackheath & Westcombe Park Natwest Open

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Anonymous
8 years ago

This is a valuable service and shouldn't be closed. If it is closed then there will be a knock on effect on other shops and lead to the death of a vibrant community. Not everyone wants or is able to spend all their life online

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Dr Tina Challacombe
8 years ago

The bank is much needed at this location for local businesses and residents. Closure will be detrimental to the whole area. Many older, less mobIle residents will have great difficulty accessing other branches.

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Michael Collins
8 years ago

The NatWest Westcombe Park branch provides a vital banking service to the local community. In particular , the provision of Cashpoints machines are a crucial local financial lifeline.

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Diana Harman
8 years ago

As a senior citizen I need a local branch.

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Christina Conti
8 years ago

Because there are so few Nat West branches locally. They are so important for lots of people who want to be able to bank locally.

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Miriam Wilkinson
8 years ago

Many local customers including the elderly and people without access to internet banking will find this closure very inconvenient. They will also miss the over the counter personal experience they have currently.

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Sue Newte
8 years ago

I've been with Natwest my whole life but now I may change banks as it is very inconvenient to trail over to Lewisham or Woolwich, neither of which I normally visit.

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Suzanne Gribble
8 years ago

Elderly customers, those unable to drive or without access to internet banking will be extremely disadvantaged should the branch close.

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Caroline Gribble
8 years ago

There is no doubt that you will lose customers if you close this branch. My mother, who has banked with you for over 50 years will find it extremely inconvenient to go to Greenwich and as another customer mentioned more closures will mean even more queues and customers will change to another bank.

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James Anderson
8 years ago

The branch is not only well used, but an important part of the local community. It is time that banks recognised their role in supporting human and community values and the importance of face to face interactions rather than just commercial greed. I hope the bank will reverse its decision to close the branch. If not, I shall be leaving Natwest after many years as a loyal customer.

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Roger Helm
8 years ago

The alternative NWB's are too far away. Now and again I need to talk to someone in the bank not on the phone.

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Andrew Kurowski
8 years ago

This branch has long queues every time I go in there so it must have a great number of customers. So why is it closing.

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Christine Cooper
8 years ago

I have been a customer for over 20 years but will now have to go to Barclays

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Elaine Floodgate
8 years ago

Key part of local community and economy

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Chris Isles
8 years ago

This branch is essential for so many people, myself included. Moreover, Barclays charge a fee for paying into a Nat West or RBS account so this is another good reason to retain the service.

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R Welti
8 years ago

Keepthe Branch open!

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Ruth Adams
8 years ago

this is still my branch don't close it down

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M Swiatecka
8 years ago

We endorse other comments: this branch has always been busy whenever I've been and other branches are hard to get to with no parking. Do you really want to lose your customers to Barclays?

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Merlin Bloor
8 years ago

There are always long queues in this branch which people are prepared to put up with so this branch is certainly not under-used. It’s callous of NatWest to force longstanding customers to travel much further afield, especially those who are elderly or disabled, or to drive them to Barclays and make this bank harder to use. Not everyone banks online and businesses need local banks for paying in.

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Marian Fowles
8 years ago

As a disabled couple we really appreciate this bank. The nearest other bank has no parking.