Following the closure of Lloyds and Halifax branches in January, the new, temporary, Banking Hub is due to open in Market Parade sometime this week, current outlook Friday. There was a representative from the organisation which sets up and manages Banking Hubs at a table in the Meridian Centre last Friday lunchtime (10 July), though … Continue reading Banking Hub Update – 16 July 2026
Category: High Street
New Havant Banking Hub to open in July 2026
Havant Civic Society has been informed by Cash Access UK that they have signed a Leasehold Property Agreement (LPA) with Havant Borough Council for the temporary home for Havant’s Banking Hub. The hub will will open mid/late July 2026 at 39 Market Parade. The location is the currently shuttered unit between 'Lily Nails' and the … Continue reading New Havant Banking Hub to open in July 2026
A new nail bar is coming to West Street
In this week's planning list, the former charity shop on the western side of the former NatWest bank in West Street brings further competition to the local nail bar market market. Surely a good thing? Want to look inside, here's the floor plan. Click to zoom If you want to raise a comment on this … Continue reading A new nail bar is coming to West Street
Waterlooville – 2, Havant – 0
Following on from our cub reporter's last post, she's been digging a little deeper and come up with this bizarre result. Lloyds Banking Group are closing both Havant branches in January 2026, but keeping both Waterlooville branches open! For a bank who only a few weeks ago were trumpeting the news that their two branded … Continue reading Waterlooville – 2, Havant – 0
Where has the money gone . . . and where can I get some?
In the temporary absence of the normal 'writer of rants' on this site, our Cub Reporter has delivered this quick (?) round-up of the banking establishments left in Havant and why cash is important: Barclays – The branch in East Street closed in August 2022. There is now a ‘presence’ in the Library in the … Continue reading Where has the money gone . . . and where can I get some?
HCS Public Forum – 25 March 2024
On Monday evening, 25 March, HCS held a 'Public Forum' in St Faith's church with two invited members of Havant Borough Council's new executive management team, Alex Robinson, Director of Place, and Wayne Layton, Exec Head of Finance and Regeneration. We were all given a warm welcome by the Rector, Tom Kennar to whom Havant … Continue reading HCS Public Forum – 25 March 2024
Havant’s charity shop trail
It’s a frequent grumble that nowadays High Streets are all charity outlets and coffee shops. It is sad that there aren’t the shops that existed ten or fifteen years ago, but Havant is lucky that most of its shop units are occupied. The charity shops are bringing in a good income for their causes, which … Continue reading Havant’s charity shop trail
Regeneration – Meridian Centre reimagined for 2028
As we showed back in April, the council are continuing to invest in the services of Fabrik, despite the failure of the two Levelling Up Fund bids totalling over £30M on which the two organisations collaborated. However, taking a positive view, times have moved on since April and HBC's new executive team have assembled a … Continue reading Regeneration – Meridian Centre reimagined for 2028