The bank has announced that it is to close its branch in Abingdon Market Place on Wednesday. The Bicester branch will also close on Tuesday, September 30. The bank said in an earlier statement there are now 249 monthly customers using the Abingdon branch for their personal accounts – down 48 per cent from January 2020. NatWest Bank in Abingdon(Image: Andy Ffrench)Mr Mockler pledged to deposit an extra £50,000 in his farm account if the branch remains open. Since 2015, the NatWest Group, which encompasses NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, has closed 1,409 branches.