Robert Poste's Child Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Not strictly ED but in case anyone uses this branch and is interested it seems that local Labour councillors are canvassing opinions on the closure. Had a flyer through the door about it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalto Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 The one in ED is closed until September! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 No no I had just designated this branch as mine since ED closed. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Basher Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 DV was going to be the nearest to me after Forest Hill closes on Friday. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257714 Share on other sites More sharing options...
malumbu Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Ahh it was so twee. From another world with a night safe and no cash point. (Don't want cash points to ruin our lovely DV).Hmmm, I'm still in this middle ground of not being fully digital and actually liking having a branch to go to.Separately after me and no doubt half of my peer group also having a Nationwide Flex account they promptly shut every branch within five miles and my work branch.Part of the declining high street ladies and gents. I have no answers.Still peed off having cycled to FH Road Post Office to find it closed yesterday. If only I'd looked elsewhere on EDF could have shared myself a sweaty ride. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 malumbu Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Ahh it was so twee. From another world with a> night safe and no cash point. (Don't want cash> points to ruin our lovely DV).> > Hmmm, I'm still in this middle ground of not being> fully digital and actually liking having a branch> to go to.> > Separately after me and no doubt half of my peer> group also having a Nationwide Flex account they> promptly shut every branch within five miles and> my work branch.Not as bleak as all that! There's a cashpoint outside the DV chemist/PO. Plus there's a Nationwide in Brixton - I went there recently to cancel an account they had pathetically failed to open after several weeks. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
womanofdulwich Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Thats not great for the alms house residents :( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Isn't the Dulwich Estate planning to move the almshouses anyway? That was what led to the debate about the Judith Kerr playing fields, but not sure where the Estate has moved to in terms of target location.Re the bank, I assumed it was there for the convenience of the Dulwich Estate, which must be a valuable customer. Perhaps they've finally been persuaded to try online banking. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
womanofdulwich Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 i think the Alms houses are staying put, and for the resident I know there the bank is a great thing being so close- shes not up to on line banking. Nothing in West Dulwich now, most gone in West Norwood and Herne Hill. Its a shame, but its a losing game... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewWave Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 this is bloody joke. it leaves us with No Barclays for miles!I bank with them and refuse to do online banking. Many elderly people rely on having an actual bank to visit.Forest Hill closed.East Dulwich closed for months and now DV closing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Switch to First Direct! Best for customer service, you can do everything except cheques by phone to an 03 number (included in mobile minutes or same as national rate) and you can deposit cheques by post or at the Post Office. They also give you a free ?250 overdraft and a gift for transferring.I changed from Barclays about fifteen years ago and the service is so much nicer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yard Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 It's a crime, I live in West Dulwich and bank with Lloyds, that branch in WD closed in September last yesr. Our nearest cash point is either Norwood Road, Herne Hill(Sainsburys or Cost Cutter) or Crystal Palace (Sainsburys), Lloyds Bank branches, Lordship Lane or Streatham, I do not have a car, like many of my neighbours,also I have some mobilty issues, either of the mentioned Lloyds branches or cashpoints are not exactly easy or convienent to get to. Online banking isn't always the solution there are times when going to a branch is necessary, and also withdrawing cash needs a branch or cashpoint. What wil happen next? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlonaM Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 singalto Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The one in ED is closed until September!Is the cashpoint still operating? (The things you miss when you go away for a few weeks) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Out of interest, if you're one of the people who needs or likes to go to a branch, what kinds of things do you use it for apart from depositing cheques and withdrawing cash? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1257985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJL Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 There are still people who are paid in cash and need to pay it into their bank accounts. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258009 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 OK, though I don't think that would apply to the older people in the almshouses as pensions and benefits are paid directly into a bank account these days.I guess local cash businesses as well. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258010 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Mac Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Am I the only one that never goes to a bank? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartblock Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Change to another bank. I?m in the process of changing to a smaller bank and leaving one of the internationals. Just so bored of waiting over 30 mins while listening to rubbish music to speak to a customer service provider, getting constant requests to update info to tackle ?fraud? and was convinced to pay for PPI by the same organisation to get a mortgage 25 years ago (I claimed it back but they didn?t give my money back without a bit of a struggle). So after 30 years I?ll take my business elsewhere. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
womanofdulwich Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Some old people don't have bank accounts and only operate in cash! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Basher Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 IlonaM Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> singalto Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > The one in ED is closed until September!> > > Is the cashpoint still operating? (The things you> miss when you go away for a few weeks)They're all off too. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 If anyone's looking for an alternative bank with a local branch, Lloyds by the library has just invested in a wheelchair ramp so must be planning to hang around for a while. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlonaM Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Bic Basher Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> IlonaM Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > singalto Wrote:> >> --------------------------------------------------> > > -----> > > The one in ED is closed until September!> > > > > > Is the cashpoint still operating? (The things> you> > miss when you go away for a few weeks)> > They're all off too.Oh hell! Thanks Bic Basher for letting me know. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
singalto Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 The Co-op and the post office have cash points and the newsagent by the ice cream shop has one now too. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlonaM Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 singalto Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> The Co-op and the post office have cash points and> the newsagent by the ice cream shop has one now> too.Thanks singalto. Good to know about those as well as Lloyds by the library. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Robert Poste's Child Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Switch to First Direct! Best for customer serviceYes, been with them for years and they are excellent.And you can use the post office in Lordship Lane to pay cash in etc since the HSBC closed. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/196165-barclays-branch-in-dv-to-close/#findComment-1258432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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