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Posted by: John Horrocks
Date/Time: 15/03/08 11:43:00

The public meeting at St Mary's Church last Thursday, to discuss the proposed closure of the two post offices in Thamesfield Ward was attended by 150 people.  They unnanimously agreed they were opposed to the closures.
The meeting showed that there is all-party support for the retention of these post offices.  Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative speakers all came out strongly against closure.
A questioner raised the issue of the Essex County Council moves to save its post offices and said he hoped that Wandsworth Council would look into this possibility.  His question prompted a strong round of applause from the audience.
Councillor Maurice Heaster, who chaired the meeting, gave a carefully considered reply.  Whilst he welcomed the Essex moves, he pointed out that the circumstances in Essex are rather different from those in Wandsworth.  In particular,
Post Offices Ltd have made their final decision just which post offices to close in Essex, something which remains a little way off here.  Cllr Heaster argued that we should all concentrate, now, on doing all we can to save our local post offices.  If, at the end of the process, we are not successful, then that would be the time to start considering what our Council might do to keep the services open and available to local residents.
I understand that Post Offices Ltd plan to make their final closure decision on Wandsworth's post offices in July.  When we know what that decision is, we may need (but I do hope not), then, to ask the Council to see what lessons we can all learn from the Essex arrangements to save their post office services.
Watch this space!


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Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?22/02/08 18:13:00 John Horrocks
   Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?22/02/08 18:23:00 Jonathan Callaway
      Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?22/02/08 19:12:00 Martin Hime
         Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 15:42:00 Jenny Stone
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 20:22:00 John Horrocks
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 21:13:00 Martin Hime
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 21:14:00 Martin Hime
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 21:18:00 Martin Hime
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 22:00:00 Jonathan Callaway
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?23/02/08 22:56:00 Martin Hime
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/02/08 11:20:00 Jonathan Callaway
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/02/08 13:07:00 Martin Hime
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/02/08 17:40:00 John Horrocks
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/02/08 17:49:00 Martin Hime
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/02/08 18:36:00 Sue Hammond
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?25/02/08 11:37:00 Amanda Webster
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?25/02/08 15:20:00 Leslie McDonnell
   Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/02/08 22:26:00 John Grigg
      Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?25/02/08 09:10:00 Stuart King
         Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?25/02/08 15:01:00 John Horrocks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?25/02/08 16:26:00 Martin Hime
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?26/02/08 13:59:00 Stuart King
   Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?26/02/08 13:31:00 Rosemary Torrington
      Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?27/02/08 20:47:00 John Horrocks
         Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?28/02/08 08:20:00 Rosemary Torrington
            Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?28/02/08 17:28:00 John Horrocks
               Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?29/02/08 22:33:00 Jonathan Callaway
                  Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?29/02/08 23:27:00 Martin Hime
               Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?01/03/08 00:01:00 Jenny Stone
                  Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?02/03/08 11:13:00 James Dixon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?03/03/08 11:29:00 John Horrocks
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?08/03/08 22:23:00 Martin Hime
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?09/03/08 16:22:00 John Horrocks
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?09/03/08 20:01:00 Martin Hime
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?11/03/08 23:06:00 John Horrocks
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?15/03/08 02:30:00 Guy Sunda
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?15/03/08 11:43:00 John Horrocks
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?19/03/08 20:15:00 John Horrocks
   Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?20/03/08 16:21:00 Leslie McDonnell
      Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?20/03/08 17:23:00 Martin Hime
         Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?21/03/08 18:08:00 John Horrocks
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?21/03/08 21:50:00 Martin Hime
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/03/08 21:28:00 John Horrocks
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?24/03/08 21:36:00 Martin Hime
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?26/03/08 21:55:00 John Horrocks
   Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?26/03/08 22:04:00 Martin Hime
      Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?27/03/08 10:34:00 Jonathan Callaway
         Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?27/03/08 14:34:00 Martin Hime
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?08/05/08 20:52:00 John Horrocks
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?09/05/08 01:49:00 David Fell
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?09/05/08 20:54:00 Sue Riggs
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?10/05/08 22:44:00 David Fell
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Save our local Post Offices?  Is Essex Council showing the way?25/05/08 18:57:00 John Horrocks
                           "Father, Son and Holy Post"...25/05/08 19:37:00 David Fell
                              Don't K.O Our P.O ... Father Son and Holy Post... 28/05/08 19:33:00 David Fell

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