We are still open Monday to Friday mornings 8.30am until 12 noon, there are rumours about us closing, but not to our knowledge. Two potential new members of staff are about to embark on their training, so hopefully we will be able to open in the afternoons and on Saturday mornings very soon. Maggie is working full time in Hagbourne, as Steve has had a nasty accident and is off work until December.
We have beautiful Rupert stamps out now, glorious Bugs in early October, and we are expecting the Christmas stamps in shortly, they will be on sale in early November. The basic rate for Europe is now £1.45 and for the rest of the world £1.70
Anyone with a Post Office card account, will be receiving letters that this service is closing, just fill out the form, and have your pension and allowances paid into a bank account, you can still get your money out at the post office, (and pay in cash or cheques very easily)
Royal Mail have reported an increase of 40% in mail since March, there are still delays to the service, and we ask that ALL mail is processed by 11.30 am every day, we still have people rushing in at closing time, when we are struggling to clean and cash up.
We rely on sales from the shop to support paying for staff, Post Office Ltd do not pay for them, I have to pay them from my allowance, (which is a pittance I can tell you), we have heard from the High Court that POL have once again asked for a delay in court case No 4, (the one that decides if we are actually employed by POL, or still classed as ‘agents’ with no sick pay, no pension or rights) POL have lost the last 3 cases decidedly, and have little hope of winning this one either! They still take tax and national insurance out of my ‘remuneration’ as they call it!
So please help us by buying a few cards or something, when you are next in! Christmas stock is on its way! Trying hard to stock up with more recyclable goods, with less glitter and plastic!
Karen and Maggie