Alternative banking provisions are being considered for Thatcham following the loss of its last bank in the summer.
A mobile branch and a banking hub were the suggestions for the town center, which would allow residents to withdraw and deposit cash with a real person rather than at an ATM.
A banking hub is a shared service where customers can carry out transactions much like at a normal bank except that it is run by Post Office staff.
These hubs are being trialled in other locations across the country in a bid to help towns that have lost their banks and don’t have easy access to ATMs.
The town council hopes that, if it gets a banking hub, it would be placed in an empty premises.
This comes after residents wrote to the council requesting banking provisions in the town following the loss of Lloyds from the Kingsland Center in August – leaving Thatcham with no banks.
One resident said: “I don’t bank online so I have to travel to Newbury to access my nearest branch – which, when I work full-time, is very inconvenient.
“I am also concerned for residents who may be less mobile, and/or cannot afford to travel.
“Banks say that most of their customers access their accounts online, but this ignores the remaining sector of people who either cannot do this, or who do not wish to do this.”
The resident commented on internet access and electronic devices being required to carry out online and mobile banking – something not everyone has.
The council has been in discussions with Barclays in getting a mobile branch to visit the town.
Chairman of the Thatcham Town Council town center committee Owen Jeffery has also considered the idea of introducing the mobile service during the Friday markets.
The council is waiting on a response from Barclays.
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