A NEW look has been given to a town centre bank.
The NatWest branch in Broad Street, Wokingham was officially reopened on Tuesday, April 12 by town mayor, Cllr Philip Mirfin.
Customers were given free cakes, coffee and keyrings as part of the celebrations.
Improvements include a new open-plan seating area, new cash machines and more meeting spaces. Cupboards have been removed to create new rooms and there has been a specially commissioned panorama of the town centre on market day installed in the branch.
A counter service remains in place, and there are also hi-tech ways to interact with the bank, including iPads as state-of-the-art cash machines.
Doors have been widened to make access easier for wheelchair users.
The branch’s manager, Aaron Gosling, was delighted with the changes.
“Every branch is getting refurbished,” he said. “We have our own local pictures.
“It’s one of the biggest pictures we’ve done and it takes in the whole of Market Place.”
Mr Gosling added that the reaction to the improved branch has been really positive.
“Customers have been really positive and it’s a nicer working environment.
“The size of the bank hasn’t changed, but we’ve removed all the clutter.”
