The Post Office is proposing to move Woodham Post Office to a new location where it will open as a modern open-plan local-style branch with extended opening hours.
• Proposed move to Woodham Services, Burnhill Way, Newton Aycliffe DL5 4UU
• Post Office services available seven days a week
• Opening hours will more than double
• Banking services for personal customers and small businesses
• Wide range of Post Office® services available
Post Office local is a new concept for delivering Post Office services and the new Woodham branch will offer Post Office products and services throughout shop opening hours from an open-plan till at the shop counter instead of from a separate screened counter.
The proposed new location is Woodham Service is one mile from the current Woodham Post Office at 2 St Elizabeth Close. The Post Office is inviting customers and interested parties to give their comments on the move in a six-week public consultation.
Should the move go ahead, the branch would open, seven days a week, 6am – midnight Monday to Sunday. This would offer an impressive extra 89 hours of Post Office service every week, including all-day Sunday and Saturday afternoon. The branch would open significantly earlier and would close later every day.
The proposed move, in agreement with the current postmaster, is part of major modernisation programme across the Post Office network designed to make it easier for customers to do business, through longer opening hours and modern open plan environments.
Suzanne Richardson, Regional Manager said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.
She added: “We are confident that this vibrant new-style Post Office will meet customer needs. This modernisation is part of a major investment programme, the largest in the history of the Post Office.”
During the public consultation, Post Office Ltd welcomes feedback on any issues customers would like considered before a final decision is taken on this proposal. The consultation has been extended by one calendar week to allow for the summer holiday period. Therefore it will close on 12 September 2017. Submissions can be made during the consultation by Freepost Your Comments to Post Office Ltd, via email to comments@postoffice.co.uk, via the Customer Helpline on 03457 22 33 44 or Textphone 03457 22 33 55.
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