Princes Risborough Royal Mail Depot to Close

[Geezer]

Princes Risborough Royal Mail Depot to Close

http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/review.php?article=417810

News > Local
7:47am 3rd May 2011.

Princes Risborough's Royal Mail Delivery Office on Bell Street is being closed.

The change from this autumn will affect everyone with a postcode starting HP27. Although it shouldn;t affect the post that's put through your door - It will mean people who currently use the collection centre will have to travel to Aylesbury to collect their parcels instead.

Royal Mail say no staff will lose their jobs, and workers will be reimbursed for the cost of the extra mileage they'll have to travel. On average there's 16 million fewer letters posted every day compared to five years ago, and Royal Mail say the move will provide improved working conditions, secure employment and a more cost effective operation.

Here's their press release:

"Faced with declining mail volumes and increasingly tough trading conditions, Royal Mail constantly reviews the operational efficiency and commercial practicality of all its units. As part of our business-wide investment and modernisation programme, Royal Mail is investing in new technology and equipment and upgraded operational facilities to ensure we have world class facilities which provide the most efficient and effective network for delivering the post.

At the same time we need to respond to the huge growth in electronic communications and the resulting decline in overall mail volumes which in the UK means that there are now 16 million fewer letters posted every day compared to five years ago.

The move of the Princes Risborough operation which delivers mail to customers in the HP27 postcode area will provide improved working conditions, secure employment and a more cost effective operation.

Detailed planning for the move will take place in the coming weeks and months to ensure a smooth transition for our customers and staff in Princes Risborough. Following the move customers will be able to collect mail from Aylesbury Vale Delivery Office, 7 Quilters Way, AYLESBURY HP22 5ZZ on the occasions when we have not been able to deliver first time and have left a card. For customers who prefer not to visit the enquiry office in person, Royal Mail offers a free redelivery service which can be accessed online http://www.royalmail.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or by calling the number on the card we leave. The delivery of mail will continue to meet Royal Mail's specifications.

Royal Mail's Thames Valley Delivery Director, Gary Burgess said: "We are telling our people about the move now before the detailed planning starts. We want to be able work with our people on the change and have the opportunity to discuss the implications individually."

There will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of this change and Royal Mail will also reimburse its people for any extra mileage incurred as a result of the move.

[Lounge Lizard]

"Detailed planning for the move will take place in the coming weeks and months to ensure a smooth transition for our customers and staff in Princes Risborough. Following the move customers will be able to collect mail from Aylesbury Vale Delivery Office, 7 Quilters Way, AYLESBURY HP22 5ZZ on the occasions when we have not been able to deliver first time and have left a card." - not that Royal mail often gets these things right, but I've visited Princes Risbourough and think that if I lived there I would be glad of an excuse to visit Aylesbury.

[Haitch P]

It's moving to the Aylesbury Vale D.O. located near Stoke Mandeville. Not the Aylesbury central one!

(Aylesbury Vale) http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=smwrs9 ... ORM=LMLTCC" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(Aylesbury Central) http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=2 ... 97,,0,9.26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Lounge Lizard]

It's moving to the Aylesbury Vale D.O. located near Stoke Mandeville. Not the Aylesbury central one!

(Aylesbury Vale) http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=smwrs9 ... ORM=LMLTCC" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(Aylesbury Central) http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=2 ... 97,,0,9.26" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- near Weston Turville then, where there were a couple of good pubs ten years ago when I was staying in the Red Lion at Wendover.