Post Office campaign momentum grows
The news team at the Birmingham Mail has done a thorough, quality job on the Post Office campaign.
Day by day, every day, they are highlighting the plight of each and every one of the Post Offices to be axed in Birmingham and surrounding towns.
And the back-bench is making sure that the campaign stays in the limelight - a strong package projected every day on p5 or p7 to date, each with the petition form attached.
The petition total to date is already in excess of 4,000 (more detail on this and what we plan to do with them will be in the Mail next week). The mass interest in such short a time is largely, I reckon, to do with the realistic statement in the petition.
We're not blindly saying 'no' to the entire Post Office review. But we are demanding that the Government and Post Office think again, and that it has proper, meanigful consultation in each and every area - not gutless 'tick-boxing' consultation.
The powers that be must work with the community leaders and public is each area separately to truly understand the effect closure will have on the vulnerable.
On top of the petition plans, we're also now close to confirming details of a forthcoming public meeting on the oissue at Birmingham's Town Hall...
Carry on watching this space and the Mail every day for more details.
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Campaigners should also go to CAPOC's website
where there is much advice and information, see how to save your post office, regional data where this is a map and spreadsheet which shows duplicate alternative branches, plus how to analyse your Branch Access Report to check the data that has been used to recommend the closure of your branch, i.e. distance to alternatives, bus frequency, journey time, distance to nearest bus stop, whether there is a free ATM, what other retail outlets are close, what will you do whilst waiting to return, are there bus shelters, do you have a car if not how will you get to the branch, are you infirm, disabled or unemployed, will you be able to get to these alternative branches, are they busy already, are there queues, will they be able to cope with more customers or will service deteriorate, have they got wheelchair access, seating, etc, are the staff helpful and polite?
everyone needs to write individually, petitions are only regarded as one submission, no matter how many sign, pre-printed forms, letters are ignored, write yourself don't worry about being embarrassed or ashamed, you can ask for it to be treated confidentially, if you don't know what to write ask for help, don't think for one second that someone else will save it for you, so far of 26 areas finalised (1695 closures and 394 outreach) only 57 have been reprieved (55 closures and 2 outreach) ie less than 3%, only your personal letter explaining what Post Office Limited has missed in their investigation could change their
minds, otherwise accept your post office has gone for good.