Message in a Bottle-neck!
We have lived in Kingsway for two years. As the site has developed and more and more villagers now reside here, isn’t it about time we had post boxes located in the village?
With the ‘green issue’ well and truly on everyone’s agenda, surely basic amenities like this should be a priority?
Currently it takes a round trip of nearly 5 miles and roughly 20 minutes to travel by car to a post box; one cannot always walk with a large volume of mail to post.
It feels as if we are waiting far too long for the ‘basics’ to be provided at Kingsway.
This post was submitted by pleasant.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Hi Pleasant,
Thanks for the post
You’re right, it is a pain at the moment, nobbyc mentioned the same thing here.
I suppose if you’re gonna be green then email is the way but it doesn’t help for parcels!
I searched for information / plans on the subject but couldnt find any. My guess is that they will site one around the shopping centre, which - of course - isn’t there yet
July 17th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Further to my note about the lack of post boxes on the Kingsway Village I have contacted Royal Mail and after two weeks this is the response i have just had back from them …
“Thank you for contacting us about the facilities for posting mail in your area.
I have passed your enquiry to the collections manager, who is responsible for the post-boxes in your area. As soon as I receive a response, I will let you know the outcome.
Should it be found that a new post-box is warranted; we have to obtain planning permission from the local authority. Unfortunately, this can be a lengthy process, and although you may not hear from us for some time, please be assured that your enquiry is being processed. - Customer Service -Royal Mail Group plc ”
I will keep this blog updated on my progress with Royal Mail !
Pleasant- Kingsway
July 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Thank you Pleasant
July 17th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Does that mean that as the land doesnt belong to local authority and wont belong to them for a fair while, its good to say that no post box will get planning permission for some time?
July 18th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Hi Daisily,
It reads more like a generic response letter to me, (probably a template); or I’d have expected them to say "Kingsway" in place of one of the "your area"s!