Carlisle branch of Cumberland Building Society to close for refurbishment
The organisation's Rosehill branch is scheduled to close at 4pm on Thursday, August 28, and reopen at 9.30am on Monday, September 15.
The refurbishment will include redecoration and the installation of new digital display screens.
Lewis Benson, area manager of the branch network, said: "We're celebrating our 175th birthday this year and a part of that is our commitment to branches as part of our 'kinder banking' purpose.
"For our Rosehill branch, this means the opportunity to invest in its interior with some upgrades to the décor, to improve the overall experience for our customers for years to come."
During the closure, staff from Rosehill will work at the English Street and Kingstown branches.
The building society says all calls to Rosehill will be automatically redirected to those locations.
Mr Benson said: "Our Rosehill colleagues will be working at our English Street and Kingstown branches during this temporary closure, so people will see the same friendly faces there for a couple of weeks, and all calls to Rosehill will be automatically transferred to them."
The nearest alternative branches during the closure are on English Street and Kingstown Road.
Customer helplines will remain open Monday to Friday from 8am to 7pm, and on Saturdays from 8.30am to 4pm.
Mr Benson said: "When the branch reopens, hopefully customers will appreciate the work we've done, but the main thing they will notice is that our team is back in place and eager to resume helping customers with our award-winning customer service."
The refurbishment follows recent works to Cumberland's branches in English Street, Egremont, and Preston.
Based in Carlisle, Cumberland Building Society is Cumbria's largest financial institution with 31 branches across Cumbria, Northumberland, Lancashire and southwest Scotland.
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