Winchester and Chandler’s Ford MP Steve Brine visited the Winchester Delivery Office to see first-hand the operation of delivering Christmas post and to pass on early Season’s Greetings to its dedicated, hardworking staff.
Steve, who this year was joined by WCC Leader Cllr Caroline Horrill, was shown around the office by the Delivery Office Manager and was introduced to the postmen and women, who will be pulling out all the stops to sort and deliver mail in Winchester in the forthcoming busy Christmas period. The Festive Season is Royal Mail’s busiest period, as millions of people shop online for gifts as well as sending Christmas cards and parcels. Royal Mail also plays a key role in e-commerce for many businesses sending goods to customers throughout Christmas shopping season.
Steve Brine said: “At no other time is the hard work and dedication of postmen and women clearer than during the festive period, and I see this for myself every year. There is a huge amount of effort and dedication that goes into delivering a first class Christmas all over the country.
“It was great to meet the team here at Winnall and thank them for the extraordinary lengths they will go to ensure Christmas parcels and cards are delivered to loved ones on time, as well as thanking them for delivering our mail services all through the year, in all weathers.”
Giles Wood, Royal Mail Delivery Office Manager, said: “Our postmen and women will be working extremely hard to deliver Christmas parcels, cards, letters and parcels to people in Winchester. We are grateful that Steve Brine visited the office to see our operation and to support the team.
“We’d like to remind our customers to post early this Christmas and to ensure all their mail is posted by the recommended dates, so that friends and family can enjoy their Christmas greetings and parcels. If everyone uses the postcode on every item of mail, this also helps us greatly in the job that we do at this very busy time.”
The last recommend posting dates for Christmas are: • Second Class – Tuesday 18 December 2018 • First Class – Thursday 20 December 2018 • Special Delivery – Saturday 22 December 2018
For more information about Royal Mail’s last recommended posting dates, visit: https://www.royalmail.com/greetings or call 03457 740 740.
