On 31/08/2022 22:15, krw wrote:
> On 31.8.22 17:01, Serena Blanchflower wrote:
>> The person I spoke to was completely unable to find any reference to
>> Bishop's Waltham[1]
>
> If the bank concerned was Lloyds then I can record that it was my
> father's banking house from about 1958 until he died.

Yes, it was indeed Lloyds, which is still there at the moment, although
not for much longer. The Barclays branch was closed down a year or
three ago.

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Best wishes, Serena
The best way to forget all your troubles is to wear really tight shoes.

On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 09:22:49 +0100, Serena Blanchflower
<nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> wrote:

>On 31/08/2022 22:15, krw wrote:
>> On 31.8.22 17:01, Serena Blanchflower wrote:
>>> The person I spoke to was completely unable to find any reference to
>>> Bishop's Waltham[1]
>>
>> If the bank concerned was Lloyds then I can record that it was my
>> father's banking house from about 1958 until he died.
>
>Yes, it was indeed Lloyds, which is still there at the moment, although
>not for much longer. The Barclays branch was closed down a year or
>three ago.

You are not in Buckingham, by any chance? There was a thing on Radio 4
recently (I could search for it but right now I can't remember which
programme it was) about Barclays closing and Loyds being the last bank
standing but being due to close soon.

On the other hand there are far too many Buckinghams where the last
bank is pulling out so I guess it could be anywhere.

Oh yes. It was "My Name Is..." on Monday morning.

Nick

On 01/09/2022 13:41, Nick Odell wrote:
> You are not in Buckingham, by any chance? There was a thing on Radio 4
> recently (I could search for it but right now I can't remember which
> programme it was) about Barclays closing and Loyds being the last bank
> standing but being due to close soon.

No, I'm in Bishop's Waltham, a small town in Hampshire. It sounds as if
the Buckingham banks may well have been hit by the same rounds[1] of
culling that the BW ones have been.

[1] or, in the case of Barclays, Buckingham may have survived slightly
longer than the BW one[2].
[2] I've just checked, and the local Barclays bank closed on Friday 5
March 2021.

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Best wishes, Serena
A day without laughter is a day wasted. (Charlie Chaplin)

On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:55:59 +0100, Serena Blanchflower
<nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...

>On 01/09/2022 13:41, Nick Odell wrote:
>> You are not in Buckingham, by any chance? There was a thing on Radio 4
>> recently (I could search for it but right now I can't remember which
>> programme it was) about Barclays closing and Loyds being the last bank
>> standing but being due to close soon.
>
>No, I'm in Bishop's Waltham, a small town in Hampshire. It sounds as if
>the Buckingham banks may well have been hit by the same rounds[1] of
>culling that the BW ones have been.

Our local Barclays closed recently. As I rarely visit the town centre these
days, I wasn't aware of this until a week or so after it happened. It seems
I was not the only account holder there who had no idea until they read
about it on facebook. It's not my main bank but I've never got on with
their online banking palaver so I'm a bit miffed I was not made aware, so I
could find another bank to move to, while I could sort it out in branch.

It's the first bank to close in our little town, the largest town in the
very large county, I hope it hasn't started a trend. As was pointed out in
that radio prog Nick mentioned, a bank (or six) in the town centre
increases footfall in surrounding shops, cafes etc.

>[1] or, in the case of Barclays, Buckingham may have survived slightly
>longer than the BW one[2].
>[2] I've just checked, and the local Barclays bank closed on Friday 5
>March 2021.

--
Penny
Annoyed by The Archers since 1959

Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:55:59 +0100, Serena Blanchflower
> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>
>> On 01/09/2022 13:41, Nick Odell wrote:
>>> You are not in Buckingham, by any chance? There was a thing on Radio 4
>>> recently (I could search for it but right now I can't remember which
>>> programme it was) about Barclays closing and Loyds being the last bank
>>> standing but being due to close soon.
>>
>> No, I'm in Bishop's Waltham, a small town in Hampshire. It sounds as if
>> the Buckingham banks may well have been hit by the same rounds[1] of
>> culling that the BW ones have been.
>
> Our local Barclays closed recently. As I rarely visit the town centre these
> days, I wasn't aware of this until a week or so after it happened. It seems
> I was not the only account holder there who had no idea until they read
> about it on facebook. It's not my main bank but I've never got on with
> their online banking palaver so I'm a bit miffed I was not made aware, so I
> could find another bank to move to, while I could sort it out in branch.
>
> It's the first bank to close in our little town, the largest town in the
> very large county, I hope it hasn't started a trend. As was pointed out in
> that radio prog Nick mentioned, a bank (or six) in the town centre
> increases footfall in surrounding shops, cafes etc.
>
>
>> [1] or, in the case of Barclays, Buckingham may have survived slightly
>> longer than the BW one[2].
>> [2] I've just checked, and the local Barclays bank closed on Friday 5
>> March 2021.
>

I have a few very eccentric school friends. In banking terms, one who
lives in a fairly well known town in the Dales area is a luddite and to my
knowledge will not use an ATM even though there are accessible ways and
means. The bank he joined when he left school had been in his adopted town
of choice for the best part of 40 yrs. Each month he’d go in and get a set
amount of cash. He’d then pay his utilities in cash, phone etc. Think it
was only his council tax was DD. Only big bills were cheque and if he has
to use a card its “chip and pin”. I can vouch for his poor handwriting. I
sat next to him in class. Imagine his horror when the branch closed! All
the staff knew him. Then he had to catch a bus to a neighbouring bigger
famous town and a new branch and start all over again so staff know exactly
his needs again. Dread hearing another move. Such a luddite, he only
brings a mobile on reunion weekends cos his wofe can’t contact him if she’s
taken poorly. Last time it died, one of his mates gave him a cast off
simple as can be phone as you couldn’t buy one that simple now.

Sincerely Chris

Chris <chris.mcmillan@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Penny <spam@labyrinth.freeuk.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 1 Sep 2022 13:55:59 +0100, Serena Blanchflower
>> <nospam@blanchflower.me.uk> scrawled in the dust...
>>
>>> On 01/09/2022 13:41, Nick Odell wrote:
>>>> You are not in Buckingham, by any chance? There was a thing on Radio 4
>>>> recently (I could search for it but right now I can't remember which
>>>> programme it was) about Barclays closing and Loyds being the last bank
>>>> standing but being due to close soon.
>>>
>>> No, I'm in Bishop's Waltham, a small town in Hampshire. It sounds as if
>>> the Buckingham banks may well have been hit by the same rounds[1] of
>>> culling that the BW ones have been.
>>
>> Our local Barclays closed recently. As I rarely visit the town centre these
>> days, I wasn't aware of this until a week or so after it happened. It seems
>> I was not the only account holder there who had no idea until they read
>> about it on facebook. It's not my main bank but I've never got on with
>> their online banking palaver so I'm a bit miffed I was not made aware, so I
>> could find another bank to move to, while I could sort it out in branch.
>>
>> It's the first bank to close in our little town, the largest town in the
>> very large county, I hope it hasn't started a trend. As was pointed out in
>> that radio prog Nick mentioned, a bank (or six) in the town centre
>> increases footfall in surrounding shops, cafes etc.
>>
>>
>>> [1] or, in the case of Barclays, Buckingham may have survived slightly
>>> longer than the BW one[2].
>>> [2] I've just checked, and the local Barclays bank closed on Friday 5
>>> March 2021.
>>
>
> I have a few very eccentric school friends. In banking terms, one who
> lives in a fairly well known town in the Dales area is a luddite and to my
> knowledge will not use an ATM even though there are accessible ways and
> means. The bank he joined when he left school had been in his adopted town
> of choice for the best part of 40 yrs. Each month he’d go in and get a set
> amount of cash. He’d then pay his utilities in cash, phone etc. Think it
> was only his council tax was DD. Only big bills were cheque and if he has
> to use a card its “chip and pin”. I can vouch for his poor handwriting. I
> sat next to him in class. Imagine his horror when the branch closed! All
> the staff knew him. Then he had to catch a bus to a neighbouring bigger
> famous town and a new branch and start all over again so staff know exactly
> his needs again. Dread hearing another move. Such a luddite, he only
> brings a mobile on reunion weekends cos his wofe can’t contact him if she’s
> taken poorly. Last time it died, one of his mates gave him a cast off
> simple as can be phone as you couldn’t buy one that simple now.

I have a similar Luddite friend who has been in the habit of writing a
cheque to Cash, taking it into the bank and withdrawing money. She was
using Barclays which I know closed its local branch very recently, so I
wonder what she'll do. Some people get very left behind. I, on the other
hand, love the ease of online banking and purchasing.

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK

On 01/09/2022 22:02, Chris wrote:

> I have a few very eccentric school friends.

IRTA "electric school friends" and now I've got an immovable Tubeway
Army earworm.

--
Sid
(Make sure Matron is away when you reply)

On 01-Sep-22 22:02, Chris wrote:
> Such a luddite, he only
> brings a mobile on reunion weekends cos his wofe can’t contact him if she’s
> taken poorly. Last time it died, one of his mates gave him a cast off
> simple as can be phone as you couldn’t buy one that simple now.

"Oh yes you can!"

https://www.doro.com/en-gb/products/mobile-phones/

--
Sam Plusnet

On 01/09/2022 22:02, Chris wrote:
> Such a luddite, he only
> brings a mobile on reunion weekends cos his wofe can’t contact him if she’s
> taken poorly. Last time it died, one of his mates gave him a cast off
> simple as can be phone as you couldn’t buy one that simple now.

If you look in Tesco (or, no doubt most other phone shops) they still
have basic phones available for not very much, such as

<https://www.tescomobile.com/shop/pay-as-you-go/dash-4g?queryID=b007f4684da2ccc9edd131306b189e32&objectID=42280&indexName=prod_default_products_price_default_asc>

--
Best wishes, Serena
Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive. (Elbert
Hubbard)

Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
> On 01-Sep-22 22:02, Chris wrote:
>> Such a luddite, he only
>> brings a mobile on reunion weekends cos his wofe can’t contact him if she’s
>> taken poorly. Last time it died, one of his mates gave him a cast off
>> simple as can be phone as you couldn’t buy one that simple now.
>
> "Oh yes you can!"
>
> https://www.doro.com/en-gb/products/mobile-phones/
>

:).

Mrs McT