Charlotte Leslie with local protesters campaigning to save Bristol post offices

Charlotte LeslieThe consultation period for campaigning to save our local post offices (www.savepostoffices.com) has now closed, and Charlotte Leslie would like to thank all those who provided overwhelming support for the campaign.

In campaigning to save her local post offices, Charlotte followed the advice of Post Watch, and compiled comprehensive reports listing objective criteria as to why the post offices should be saved.

Read the reports:
1. Middleton Road Post Office
2. Northville Post Office
3. Wellington Hill West Post Office

She received over 1000 petition signatures and comments from local people, and also organised Bristol’s biggest ever Post Office march and queue outside Henleaze Road Post Charlotte LeslieOffice, to demonstrate just how hard it would be for many elderly to make the extra journey, and how disrupted Henleaze road will become on busy postal days.

Bristol Evening Post Headline Post Office Protest Marches

Charlotte said: ” I’d like to thank all those who gave so much support to the campaign to save our local post offices. I was overwhelmed by the support we had for our petition and for our March – which gained coverage from The Evening Post, GWR FM, BBC Radio Bristol and HTV news. That kind of media profile can only help the campaign to save our community’s Post Offices.

Unfortunately, some protesters were not able to make it all the way up the hill to Henleaze Road, which illustrated, very poignantly, that some elderly people simply would not be abel to make the walk to their next nearest Post Office. For the disabled it will be a very unpleasant journey in winter.

We really have done everything we can now, and I’ll be waiting for Post Office Ltd. to announce the results of the consultation.”