Packed meeting demands Randlay Post Office stays open
Press Release :
8 April 2008
Tom said: “As chairman of the meeting, I wanted to make sure that local people had the opportunity to get their message over directly to the representatives of the Post Office. Speaker after speaker from the audience gave examples of how much Randlay Post Office means to them and why it must not close.
“Residents made clear that they were not prepared to travel to Brookside or queue for long periods at the town centre Post Office, which are the two alternatives suggested.”
Also present at the meeting were representatives from Postwatch - Steve Lax, Network Advisor, and Patrick Cooper, Committee Member - Councillor Eric Carter, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, at Telford and Wrekin Council, and Vin Patel, Shropshire Branch President of the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters.
Tom said: “The fact that over 160 people turned out on a cold, wet April evening clearly indicates the great depth of concern that exists within the local community over the future of Randlay Post Office. So many turned out that the chairs soon ran out, and many people had to stand.
“People were asking why David Wright MP had voted in Westminster to close Post Offices. I assured them that I was campaigning to keep Randlay Post Office open and I believed that, if there is any justice in the current Post Office closure programme, people power would prevail and that we would save Randlay because it is profitable and one of the busiest Post Offices in the Telford area.”
Tom is urging residents to help stop the closure by signing the Conservative petition available at the Randlay Post Office and Shop and his E-petition – posted at www.tombiggins4telford.com. He is also urging people to write directly to the Post Office with their objections – posting their letters to the “National Consultation Team, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM, or correspondence by email to consultation@postoffice.co.uk. At the end of the meeting a vote was taken. “A unanimous show of hands showed that Randlay Post Office must stay open,” Tom Biggins concluded.
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