Beverley’s Crown Post Office relocation to the nearby WH Smith is not all bad news. In fact under the proposals put forward by the post office, there are far more benefits.
Sadly it seems these benefits have been lost in all the noise being created by a small group of people.
Andy Parrish the Communication Workers Union Branch Secretary for Hull & East Riding says Beverley deserves to have a Crown Post Office.
Mr Parish was one of the campaigners who took to the streets to voice their concerns over the Post Office plans to relocate services to WH Smith store on Toll Gavel.
MP Graham Stuart has praised the community for pulling together over the proposed relocation of the Post Office in Beverley.
Mr Stuart joined Union Members and members from all political persuasions in Beverley as they look to put pressure on the Post Office to rethink their plans.
Cllr Denis Healy has handed over a petition to MP Graham Stuart as he looks to put pressure on the government to overturn a decision by the Post Office to relocate services to the nearby WH Smith store.
Cllr Healy and his team have collected over 2,500 signatures since November from residents. The Cllr says people in the town are outraged by proposals put forward by the Post Office.
Conservative Government Policy when it comes to the future of the 74 Crown Branches, including Beverley is quite clear. They allow the Post Office to deliver this strategy as an independent business.
While much has been made of the six-week consultation, Post Office bosses remain adamant that the relocation to WH Smith will go ahead.
Campaigners will be out in force on Saturday morning in support of the Post Office workers campaign to prevent the franchising of the town’s Crown post office to WH Smith.
Post Office managers are currently ‘consulting.roposals to transfer the town’s postal services to the high street stationer. The post office has been operating from its current site for over 100 years.
Residents are currently being urged to share their views following the launch of the Crown Post Office Public Consultation.
However as reported some weeks back, the Post Office has made it clear they have made their minds up. Bosses have said that the Post Office in Beverley will indeed be closed.
Beverley’s Crown Post Office has won the support of East Riding of Yorkshire Council which bosses want to relocate.
Post office bosses have earmarked the Crown Post Office in the centre of Beverley for closure. They want to relocate the service to the nearby WH Smith store.
Post Office closure plans have prompted the local Conservatives to call those behind the proposals to have a ‘Re-Think’.
Beverley’s Crown Post Office in the Town Centre faces an uncertain future. The post office has confirmed they are drawing up plans to relocate it to the nearby WH Smith store.
Beverley Labour Party campaigners will be joining forces with members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) this weekend.
Labour is calling on the Post Office to change its plans for the relocation. Proposals would see post office services from the town’s main post office moved to WH Smith.
MP Graham Stuart says he will need a lot of convincing that the Post Office in Beverley should be closed.
His comments come after the Post Office announced plans that will see them WH Smith run Post Office franchises. 40 Post Offices under proposals will be shifted to WH Smith.