Post Office News April 2023

Travel Money – Foreign currency

Over 60 currencies plus a secure pre-paid card both available in branch and online. 100% refund guarantee* if your holiday’s cancelled, at the same exchange rate,
excluding bank and delivery charges. Just send your receipts and evidence of cancellation to us within 28 days of purchase. *T&Cs apply.

Go cashless with our prepaid Mastercard®. Take advantage of contactless payment, load up to 22 currencies and manage everything with our app, making travel simple
and secure.

Ordering on-line consider delivery to our post office or use branch code 303-542-5

Special Stamps – Garden Flowers
Ten stunning stamps showing some of the most popular flowers to be seen in gardens across Britain, with striking colour photographs.

Significantly, they are the first Special Stamps to carry the new silhouette of His Majesty King Charles III.

 

 

Royal Mail Tariff 2023
From 3 April, the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 15p to £1.10 and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 7p to 75p. Other Royal Mail price will
come into effect at the same time.

Special Delivery Guaranteed:
The prices for Special Delivery by 1 have been held at the same rates.

Royal Mail International prices
Pricing for International Letter services has been simplified with one price for all destinations up to 100g of £2.20.
Large letters up to 100g to Europe remain unchanged at £3.25.

Maureen Flood – Sub Post Mistress

Post Office News March 2023

Disasters Emergency Committee -Turkey-Syria Earthquake appeal
Supporting the relief effort in Turkey and Syria

Devastating earthquakes have killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria. Hundreds of buildings have been destroyed leaving survivors facing freezing conditions. Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) charities and their local partners are among the first responders, working with locally-led relief efforts. Immediate priorities are medical treatment for the injured, shelter for those who have lost their homes, heaters for spaces and winter kits with blankets, and warm clothes, and ensuring people have food and clean water.

Post Office branches can accept donations for the DEC by cash or card.

Postal Orders

A quick and easy way to send money without a bank account

Key Benefits
• Send money from as little as 50p
• Pay your bills or shop by mail order
• No need to share your financial details

How it works
• Postal Orders work in a similar way to cheques, but you don’t need a bank account.
• They look like cheques. You can have the payee’s name printed on the order, & they can be crossed so that the payee can only pay into their bank account.


Flying Scotsman Special Stamp Issue on sale 9th March
Royal Mail celebrates Flying Scotsman. In 2023, the British locomotive Flying Scotsman is 100 years old. A national treasure of engineering and design, it can be admired on tour or at the National Railway Museum in York, conjuring up the golden age of steam travel.

Maureen Flood – Sub Post Mistress