We are actively supporting the local campaign to save Muswell Hill and Crouch End Post Offices which are under threat.
The Post Office has announced this year its plans for a further franchising programme, which means that up to 100 Crown Offices in the UK are vulnerable to closure or franchising.
The first tranche is for 39 Crown Offices to be franchised and 3 actual closures.The proposed franchised Crown Offices in tranche 1 include those in Crouch End and Muswell Hill. A second tranche includes a further 40-50 Crown Offices to be franchised which could include other Haringey offices.
Closure and franchising of our High Street Crown Post Offices is detrimental to our local community. The plan to move Post Offices into shops such as WH Smith’s will mean a worsening of services, a potential loss of experienced staff and a possible deterioration of workers.
Together with unions and local residents in this Borough we will work hard to stop these franchising plans which will not only downgrade the service but have far reaching effects on local communities and their economies.
As well as petitions, protests and events outside of the two threated Post Offices the campaign is asking people to pledge to boycott any franchised service.
We will be out each Saturday campaigning to stop this happening .
A pic from Saturday's campaign outside WH Smith's store in Muswell Hill Broadway before the monsoon hit us!
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My understanding was that you just put that branch number into the box...... I think they have kept this very quiet. Our weekend street party may have distracted people from this issue but I did put it on our local Facebook group on Saturday. What attempt has there been to consult locals?! Simply having a leaflet in the local PO not enough!!
The link is https://www.postofficeviews.co.uk/images/pdf/wood_green_n226dz_lett... . The consultation ends on 3rd August - info about consultation from above link. Branch code 024004.
Consultation on the proposal to move Wood Green post office into WH Smiths has been extended until the end of August - further details here
Absurd, isn't it and I am concerned that no one seems to know...
Not sure it has all the info on this link 9 (the leaflet is a 4 page item) but it gives postofficeviews.co.uk and enter the unique code for the branch of 024004. This augurs badly, doesn't it, as suggests lots of branches will be under threat and all they do for this survey is give each branch a number....
Oh no, I don't believe it! Wood Green post office is SO busy - how can they squeeze it into WH Smith's? Have you a link to the consultation, Roslyn?
Only on Saturday did I learn that Wood Green post office is probably going to move to W H Smith in November. A consultation is out but it started in June and perhaps it's been deliberately low powered.
There's a discussion about the closure of Wood Green post office on Noel Park net:
http://noelparknet.ning.com/forum/topics/wood-green-post
Try this link:
http://noelparknet.ning.com/forum/topics/wood-green-post-office-mov...
Ah yes, thanks for the correction ...
I've heard nothing about Wood Green post office either. Horrible to think it's on the list for closure.
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