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<\/p>\nBARCLAYS has been slammed for being "tasteless" after setting up a mobile bank – in a graveyard.<\/p>\n
Residents in Hove, east Sussex, were gobsmacked to see the bright blue van parked up in the cemetery of a local church.<\/p>\n
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It comes after the high street bank announced it was closing its branch – 50 yards away – in the seaside town on December 8.<\/p>\n
Barclays says it has been given permission to park at St Andrew\u2019s church, every Monday from 10am until 3pm.<\/p>\n
They have started running the service before the branch closes so customers can get used to the time and location.<\/p>\n
Baffled locals responded with incredulity.<\/p>\n
Jan Lomax said: "I know high street banks are dying but this takes the biscuit."<\/p>\n Another said: "Tasteless. Why don't they park in the nearby Tesco car park?"<\/p>\n A spokeswoman for the bank said it was rolling out its weekly van visits early so customers who use the soon-to-shut Church Road site can get to grips with the new format.<\/p>\n She said the graveyard idea is 'only temporary' while it searches for a long-term home.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n She added: "We are delivering new ways to support our customers and the community with options for those who need in-person services.<\/p>\n "We plan for the Barclays van to visit one day a week – a cashless banking alternative where customers can meet a colleague face-to-face for a variety of support, as they would in a branch and without the need to travel.<\/p>\n "We have worked with the local community and council to source a suitable location to park the van and the church is currently the only option available and is fully supportive of our presence."<\/p>\n The Rev Dan Henderson, vicar of St Andrew's, said "Recently we have begun hosting a Barclays banking van every Monday to serve those in the community who will find it difficult to undergo their banking tasks once the Barclays branch in George Street is closed.<\/p>\n "We see this as a practical way to serve the community and to help Barclays maintain a face-to-face option when it comes to banking, something that is valued by many in our congregation and community.<\/p>\n "Our church grounds are solely maintained by volunteers and hosting these businesses helps to increase positive community use, decrease anti-social behaviour and fund our vision to 'Love God and Love Hove like Jesus'."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/crop-24880504.jpg\")
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