Dear All
A RECENT POST ON "NEXTDOOR" BY BRADLEY PEARL:
Askew Road Sorting Office Closure"My postman tells me the sorting office on Askew Road may be closing. When I went in and asked the guy in charge said it is highly likely and that if it closes the nearest sorting office is three miles away and that’s how far we would need to travel to pick up undelivered items. I asked if there was any way for local people to protest the closure and he suggested as many people as possible should contact Royal Mail and complain. I’m not sure if this is the right place to bring this to your attention or even if it’s something you all know about already. I’m sure that if there is someone out there with the time and experience to coordinate a response there will be a lot of strong local opposition to the closure.
A petition has now been started by Adam Bulewski who writes:
Askew Road delivery office is a vital lifeline for people in the Hammersmith and Fulham area. It supports people in Shepherds Bush, Acton and Fulham. It is a very busy and well used service by local people and serves a large area.
If it is gone then people will have to travel up to 3 miles to get the nearest one. A lot of vulnerable people and older people access this service as well as local families will find this difficult or even impossible. It would mean many people will not be able to obtain their post and will have a detrimental affect on the local community. As one local people has said if this service closes "I am finished I won`t be able to cope"
This closure will adversely affect the local community and prevent some people actually being able to access their postal deliveries. And for a sizeable minority it will not be practical or easy to travel further How does this help Royal Mail from a business perspective if it becomes difficult for people to access their services? It seems ludicrous.
More evidence of Royal Mail being run with poorly run corporate interests and no consideration of the communities they serve
So please support this petition.
https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-closure-of-askew-road-royal-mail-sorting-office?redirect=false