DOMESTIC abuse survivors can access “safe spaces” TSB branches in Wrexham and Flint.

The spaces will be in nearly 300 TSB branches where survivors will receive specialist support, the bank has announced.

The Wrexham branch is on the corner of Hill Street and Priory Street while the Flint branch is located on Trelawny Square.

TSB said the initiative will enable more people to find help on their local high street, particularly as lockdown restrictions ease across the UK.

The scheme has been rolled out following three pilots in TSB’s Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire branches over the past six months.

Domestic abuse prevention charity Hestia partnered with the bank and local police forces to roll out the scheme.

The scheme was initially developed during the coronavirus pandemic in response to people suffering domestic abuse being trapped at home with their abusers.

Hestia has seen domestic abuse cases surge in the past year.

Sue Harper, head of domestic abuse prevention at Hestia, said: “During the pandemic, self-isolation has given abusers a new method of control over victims making it very difficult for them to get the help they need. As restrictions ease, it’s vital that access to specialist domestic abuse support is readily accessible.”

TSB branch staff have received specialist training to increase their confidence in responding to disclosures of domestic abuse and will provide victims with access to a safe space in their branch.

Victims can use a private room to make telephone calls, speak to a trained staff member and contact the local police force if necessary.

The support is available to both TSB customers and non-customers and adheres to current health and safety regulations, ensuring people can still visit safely, the bank said.

Carol Anderson, director of TSB’s branch network, said: “It’s clear during lockdown victims of domestic abuse have had fewer opportunities to seek help safely.

“For some, going into their local bank will be one of the few connections they have with the wider community and in partnership with Hestia we’ll be there to offer that support when they need it most.”

People can find safe spaces located in various businesses at uksaysnomore.org/safespaces.

Hestia’s safe spaces initiative was awarded over £652,000 by Postcode Innovation Trust, a grant-making trust funded by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs, said: “I am delighted to see that TSB has signed up to this scheme and will now offer victims support in their high street branches.”

Here is a list from TSB of its branches offering a safe space:

  • Aberdeen, Rosehill
  • Aberdeen, St Nicholas
  • Aberfeldy
  • Aberystwyth
  • Alloa
  • Alton
  • Amble
  • Arbroath
  • Ashton-in-Makerfield
  • Aylesbury
  • Aylsham
  • Ayr
  • Bamber Bridge
  • Banbury
  • Banff
  • Barnsley
  • Barnstaple
  • Barrington Street
  • Bath
  • Bedford
  • Bedlington
  • Bedworth
  • Beverley
  • Biddulph
  • Billingham
  • Birmingham, Great Barr
  • Birmingham, Longbridge
  • Birmingham, New Street
  • Birmingham, Perry Barr
  • Birmingham, Sheldon
  • Birmingham, Pype Hayes
  • Birmingham, Saltley
  • Bishop’s Stortford
  • Blackpool
  • Bluewater Park
  • Bolsover
  • Bolton, Hotel Street
  • Bootle, New Strand
  • Boscombe
  • Bradford
  • Bridlington
  • Bridport
  • Brighton, Western Road
  • Bristol, Bedminster
  • Bristol, Merchant Street
  • Bromley
  • Buckie
  • Bude
  • Burton-on-Trent
  • Bury St Edmunds
  • Buxton
  • Camberley
  • Cambridge
  • Cardiff, Working Street
  • Carmarthen, Blue Street
  • Chatham
  • Chelmsford, 88/89 High Street
  • Cheltenham, High Street
  • Chichester
  • Chorley
  • Cirencester
  • Cleveleys
  • Clydebank
  • Colchester
  • Coventry, High Street
  • Crawley
  • Crook
  • Croydon
  • Cumbernauld
  • Cwmbran, General Rees Square
  • Darlington, Blackwellgate
  • Derby, East Street
  • Doncaster, High St
  • Dovercourt
  • Dumfries
  • Dundee, Meadowside
  • Dundee, Broughty Ferry
  • Dundee, Coldside
  • Dunfermline
  • Ealing
  • East Kilbride
  • Eastbourne
  • Edinburgh, Cameron Toll
  • Edinburgh, Hanover Street
  • Edinburgh, Leith
  • Elgin
  • Ellon
  • Enfield, 22-24 Church Street
  • Evesham
  • Exeter
  • Exmouth
  • Falkirk
  • Felixstowe
  • Flint
  • Forfar
  • Forres
  • Fort William
  • Fraserburgh
  • Frodsham
  • Frome
  • Gainsborough
  • Galashiels
  • Gateshead
  • Gillingham
  • Glasgow, Byres Road
  • Glasgow, Pollok
  • Glasgow, Shawlands
  • Glasgow, Shettleston
  • Glasgow, St Vincent
  • Glasgow, Cardonald
  • Glasgow, Castlemilk
  • Glenrothes
  • Gloucester
  • Goole
  • Greenford
  • Greenock
  • Grimsby, Victoria Street
  • Haddington
  • Halesowen
  • Hamilton
  • Hanley
  • Harold Hill
  • Harrow, St Ann’s Road
  • Hereford
  • High Wycombe
  • Horsham
  • Hounslow
  • Huddersfield, Cloth Hall St
  • Hull, 87-91 Jameson Street
  • Ilford
  • Inverness
  • Inverurie
  • Ipswich, Buttermarket
  • Irvine
  • Jarrow
  • Keighley
  • Keynsham
  • Kilmarnock
  • Kings Lynn
  • Kingston-Upon-Thames
  • Kirkcaldy, High Street
  • Kirkintilloch
  • Kirkwall
  • Lanark
  • Ledbury
  • Leeds, Headrow
  • Leicester, The Roundway
  • Leicester, Town Hall Square
  • Lerwick
  • Leven
  • Lincoln, High Street
  • Liverpool, Garston
  • Liverpool, Lord Street
  • Liverpool, Maghull
  • Liverpool, Old Swan
  • Livingston
  • London, Archway
  • London, Bermondsey
  • London, Bethnal Green
  • London, Cheapside
  • London, Clapham
  • London, Crouch End
  • London, Greenwich
  • London, Hammersmith
  • London, Harlesden
  • London, Leytonstone
  • London, Peckham
  • London, Stamford Hill
  • London, Tottenham
  • London, West End
  • Longton
  • Louth
  • Luton
  • Maesteg
  • Maidstone
  • Maltby
  • Manchester, Denton
  • Manchester, Eccles
  • Manchester, Longsight
  • Manchester, Market Street
  • Manchester, Middleton
  • Manchester, Wythenshawe
  • Maryport
  • Melton Mowbray
  • Merry Hill
  • Midsomer Norton
  • Milton Keynes
  • Minehead
  • Morden
  • Morecambe
  • Morpeth
  • Motherwell
  • Musselburgh
  • Nantwich
  • Nelson
  • Newark
  • Newbury
  • Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, St Mary’s
  • Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Milvain
  • Newport (Isle of Wight)
  • Newport, Commercial Street
  • Newton Aycliffe
  • Northallerton
  • Northampton, Weston Favell
  • Northgate Wakefield
  • Norwich, Guildhall Hill
  • Norwich, Magdalen Street
  • Nottingham, Clifton
  • Nottingham, Eastwood
  • Nottingham, Sherwood
  • Nottingham, West Bridgford
  • Oban
  • Oldbury
  • Ossett
  • Oswestry
  • Oxford
  • Paisley, High Street
  • Perth
  • Peterborough, 30-31 Long Causeway
  • Peterhead
  • Pitsea
  • Plymouth, Armada Way
  • Portsmouth
  • Preston, Fishergate
  • Quedgeley
  • Rawtenstall
  • Reading
  • Redcar
  • Redditch
  • Retford
  • Romford, Stewards Walk
  • Romsey
  • Ross-on-Wye
  • Rushden
  • Rutherglen
  • Sheerness
  • Sheffield, Darnall
  • Sheffield, Meadowhall
  • Sheffield, Woodseats
  • Shrewsbury
  • Slough
  • Smethwick, Cape Hill
  • Solihull
  • Somerton
  • Southampton, Above Bar
  • Southend-on-Sea
  • St Andrews
  • St Helens
  • Stevenage
  • Stirling
  • Stonehaven
  • Stornoway
  • Stourport-on-Severn
  • Stowmarket
  • Stranraer
  • Sunderland, Athenaeum Street
  • Swaffham
  • Swansea, Union Street
  • Swindon, The Parade
  • Taunton
  • Tavistock
  • Telford
  • Tenbury Wells
  • Tewkesbury
  • Thornbury
  • Thurso
  • Torquay, St Marychurch
  • Truro
  • Tunbridge Wells
  • Uxbridge
  • Wallington
  • Walsall, The Bridge
  • Wantage, Market Place
  • Warrington, Buttermarket Street
  • Watford
  • Wellington
  • West Bromwich
  • Weston-Super-Mare
  • Whitchurch
  • Whitehaven
  • Wigan, Pemberton
  • Wilmslow
  • Wimborne
  • Winsford
  • Witney
  • Wolverhampton, Queen Street
  • Worcester
  • Wrexham
  • Yeovil
  • York, Parliament Street