A new weekly mobile post office service, parked in The Hub, Cambourne, started on 6th September – four years after the PO in Lloyds Pharmacy closed following the resignation of the postmaster and the withdrawal of the premises for post office use.
Following a long, tough campaign championed by the Parish Council and supported by the District Council and Heidi Allen MP, the Post Office is finally providing Cambourne with some of its services again, albeit only on a Wednesday afternoon.
Local resident and District Councillor Ruth Betson, pictured above, visited the new mobile service on its opening day: “I chatted to the two lovely ladies serving who told me business was brisk and they were taking four bags of post away with them. Not bad for a first day. But… let’s use it, so we don’t lose it!
"Although resident's are delighted we now have this service, it’s crazy for a village the size of Cambourne we have to drive to another village or into Cambridge to access postal services. I hope the public consultation, which closes on 19th September, shows Post Office how desperate Cambourne is – the mobile unit is just one step in our battle to get a permanent solution.”
The mobile post office uses a specifically designed vehicle to bring post office services and retail products to communities. Customers access the vehicle via steps at the rear – a hydraulic tailgate is available for wheelchair users and those with disabilities.
The new mobile post office is in The Hub car park off the High Street, Great Cambourne on Wednesdays and is open between 12.15 and 4.00 pm – post office staff add if you have parcels to post please come as early in the afternoon as possible as the doors must close at 4.00 pm promptly.
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Ruth Betson
Ruth Betson
District Councillor, Bourn Ward:
South Cambs Hall
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Cambourne Business Park
Cambourne
CB23 6EA
Phone
07985 223 078
E-mail
cllr.betson@scambs.gov.uk
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Cambourne Parish Council
Cambourne Parish Council
The Hub
High Street
Cambourne
CB23 6GW
Phone
01954 714 403
E-mail
clerk@cambourneparishcouncil.gov.uk
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