Banking hub to be set up in The Chauntry Centre, Haverhill

Cash Access UK has confirmed that a permanent hub will open in Haverhill at The Chauntry Centre later this month. 

The hub will officially open on November 12, at 11am and it will offer a counter service operated by the Post Office and customers of all major banks can carry out cash transactions.

The hub will be open from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Gareth Oakley, CEO at Cash Access UK, said: “I'm delighted that the permanent Banking Hub in Haverhill is now open.

"I’d like to thank the library for being hospitable while we were getting the new home ready.

"Customers can visit on any day of the week for their everyday banking transactions and if you have a specific or more complex inquiry for your bank, a community banker will be there to help on the day they’re in the hub.”

The hub will also offer a community banker service where people can talk to their own bank about issues on the day their bank is in the hub. 

This is for HSBC on Monday morning, NatWest on Tuesday, Lloyds on Wednesday, Santander on Thursday and Barclays on Friday.

It comes after Cash Access UK opened a temporary hub in Haverhill Library earlier this year.

This will be the first permanent Banking Hub to open in Suffolk with four more planned for Hadleigh, Leiston, Mildenhall, and Woodbridge.

When Lloyds closes down in Haverhill on December 2 the town will join Southwold and Mildenhall as some of the Suffolk towns with no banks.

Aaron Luccarini, who represents Haverhill Central on West Suffolk Council (Image: West Suffolk Council)

Speaking when the closure was announced Aaron Luccarini, who represents Haverhill Central on West Suffolk Council, said the closure announcement marked a "sad and disappointing day for Haverhill residents and our High Street."

"I’m naturally angry at all the major banks that have abandoned Haverhill and their customers, all of which closed without consulting their customers," he said.