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!
