Only Santander bank in Medway to close for refurbishment

CHATHAM

Only Santander bank in Medway to close for refurbishment

13 June 2023In Chatham1 Minutes

Santander is set to give its branch that serves all five Medway towns a makeover.

The bank, located on Chatham High Street, will close on 29 June and reopen on 19 July.

Work will involve redecorating the branch and creating a new private customer room, while the face-to-face counter will stay in place.

It became Santander’s last branch in Medway following the closure of its banks in Gillingham High Street in 2018 and Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre in 2021.

The nearest alternative Santander branch during the closure is at 96 High Street, Maidstone.

Customers are advised to continue to use mobile, online and telephone banking in the meantime.

The Post Office on Military Road, Chatham, can also be used for cash and cheque deposits, withdrawals and balance enquiries.

A Santander spokesperson said: “We’re modernising our Chatham branch to further improve the customer experience offered when using this branch.

“As well as maintaining a full counter service, customers will benefit from a new space where we will host small educational events, and a new dedicated private customer room for online, mobile, and telephone banking.”

Elsewhere in Chatham, the HSBC branch next to Santander received a facelift and lost its face-to-face counter in 2021, and Medway’s last remaining Barclays bank faces an uncertain future after it was put up on the market last month.