Friday, February 15, 2008
Success! Extra pillar box for Chingford Mount
Chingford & Woodford Green Liberal Democrats have written to the Royal Mail ("Leyton Collection Hub") to thank them for providing a requested extra pillar box for Chingford Mount - sited recently on the left hand side of Chingford Mount Road as you go northwards in the Old Church direction.
The issue was first raised by Waltham Forest Lib Dem Councillor Patrick Smith who had concerns about the way the small box in the wall by Chingford cemetery (further up on the opposite side of the road) was sometimes full and where mail could even be removed.
The matter was then taken up by the Valley ward Lib Dem Focus Team and was featured in a Valley Focus newsletter towards the end of last year, which reported the good news of the promise of an extra pillar box.
There was a delay in getting the new box installed because of the utility works that have been going on recently (for Thames Water).
Valley Focus Editor Afzal Malik (Vice-Chair of Chingford & Woofdford Green Liberal Democrats) - who formerly seved the local community working in Chingford Mount, Walthamstow High St. and S.Chingford post offices - said:
"It is good news that Royal Mail have responded to our request and provided more capacity for local residents' mail with this much needed extra pillar box."
The issue was first raised by Waltham Forest Lib Dem Councillor Patrick Smith who had concerns about the way the small box in the wall by Chingford cemetery (further up on the opposite side of the road) was sometimes full and where mail could even be removed.
The matter was then taken up by the Valley ward Lib Dem Focus Team and was featured in a Valley Focus newsletter towards the end of last year, which reported the good news of the promise of an extra pillar box.
There was a delay in getting the new box installed because of the utility works that have been going on recently (for Thames Water).
Valley Focus Editor Afzal Malik (Vice-Chair of Chingford & Woofdford Green Liberal Democrats) - who formerly seved the local community working in Chingford Mount, Walthamstow High St. and S.Chingford post offices - said:
"It is good news that Royal Mail have responded to our request and provided more capacity for local residents' mail with this much needed extra pillar box."
Photo shows AFZAL MALIK posting a letter of thanks to Royal Mail in the recently sited extra pillar box.
# posted by John Beanse @ 9:12 AM 
