COMPLETE CLOSURE
Meysey Hampton, Weston-sub-Edge, The Beeches and Stratton
FOR OUTREACH
Blockley - 14 hours
Longborough - 9 hours
Guiting Power - 8 hours
Colesbourne - 5 hours
Sherborne - 5 hours
Aldsworth - 3 hours
Rendcombe - 3 hours
Temple Guiting - 2 hours
ACCESS CRITERIA
The closures come as a result of a Government decision to make the Post Office network more ‘modern’ and on a ‘stable footing for the future’
The programme features the compulsory compensated closure of up to 2500 post offices and the provision of 500 outreach service.
The have set up a minimum access criteria which are as follows:
• Nationally, 99 per cent. of the UK population to be within three miles and 90 per cent. of the population to be within one mile of their nearest post office outlet.
• 99 per cent. of the total population in deprived urban areas across the UK to be within one mile of their nearest post office outlet.
• 95 per cent. of the total urban population across the UK to be within one mile of their nearest post office outlet.
• 95 per cent. of the total rural population across the UK to be within three miles of their nearest post office outlet.
• 95 per cent. of the population of the postcode district to be within six miles of their nearest post office outlet.
CONSULTATION PERIOD
The consultation period is six weeks long, the start date being the 5 February, meaning the final date is the 17 March 2008.
I am urging all residents to participate in the consultation by writing to the following addresses.
Mark Partington
Network Development Manager
c/o National Consultation Team,
Post Office Ltd,
FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM
Pat McFadden MP
Minister of State for Empolyment Relations and Postal Services
Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
1 Victoria Street
SW1H 0ET
It is essential that your response to the consultation features distinct and strong reasons why the post office is so important, which will counter economic arguments.
e.g
- No public transport to the next nearest Post Office?
- Geographic Factors?
- Proposed new housing developments?
I would also urge you to send a copy to myself at cliftonbrowng@parliament.uk or to
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
This will enable me to put together a full submission for each affected area.