Thursday, March 06, 2008
POST OFFICE CLOSURES -- BE VIGILANT
At a recent Herne Hill Forum Public Meeting I soap-boxed the issue of the threat of Post Office closures, and the need to be very vigilant.
The Herne Hill Office, which is to all effects and purposes in an implant situation, is a vital facility for so many of us, and has very helpful staff. The small Office in Dulwich Village is in an area poorly served by public transport and also a vital location.
Reading that announcements about / implementaion of closures are to be halted during the period running up to local (not London), GLA and Mayoral elections means that we should all scan the papers thoroughly in May in case we are threatened in the future.
It is worrying that the Post Office Card Account, a new card system that replaced the benefits book in 2003, will have to be put out to competitive tender because of EU Competition laws. On the other hand many Post Offices now stock Euros at reasonable rates and, although they no longer seem to issue passports, for a small fee the Herne Hill Office will currently check the very complicated passport renewal form (and whether in your photo you are smiling too much or too little!) and send it off for you .
So let's use it -- that way we won't lose it!
The Herne Hill Office, which is to all effects and purposes in an implant situation, is a vital facility for so many of us, and has very helpful staff. The small Office in Dulwich Village is in an area poorly served by public transport and also a vital location.
Reading that announcements about / implementaion of closures are to be halted during the period running up to local (not London), GLA and Mayoral elections means that we should all scan the papers thoroughly in May in case we are threatened in the future.
It is worrying that the Post Office Card Account, a new card system that replaced the benefits book in 2003, will have to be put out to competitive tender because of EU Competition laws. On the other hand many Post Offices now stock Euros at reasonable rates and, although they no longer seem to issue passports, for a small fee the Herne Hill Office will currently check the very complicated passport renewal form (and whether in your photo you are smiling too much or too little!) and send it off for you .
So let's use it -- that way we won't lose it!
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