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YOUR LETTERS
 
Keep up pressure to save post office

• I am appalled and frustrated by the news of the closure of the post office in Belsize Village scheduled for March 13.
When the scrutiny panel on post office closures held a well-attended public meeting, Post Office Ltd assured us that there would continue to be a post office in Belsize Park and that the Belsize Village office would remain open until a new site was found, preferably on Haverstock Hill.
Councillor Blackwell and I have been in correspondence with Post Office Ltd twice recently on this matter and have not yet received any satisfactory response.
We will continue to pursue this matter to ensure the Post Office meet their commitment.
The Belsize Residents’ Association have done an excellent job in raising public awareness of this matter. The Post Office does not seem to recognise that, as our scrutiny panel set out so clearly, such post office closures “have a significant negative impact on the day-to-day lives of the most vulnerable and socially excluded members of our community, including the elderly, disabled and those with young children.”
I have been told by many people that the Post Office in Finchley Road is very heavily used and that there are extremely long waits for customers. This situation will clearly get even worse when the Belsize Village premises close.
I am committed to continue our pressure on the Post Office to fulfil its promise and am confident that the council, with residents’ support will get the service everyone wants and needs.
Janet Guthrie
Chair of the Overview
and Scrutiny Commission
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