Larne posties get ready to deliver almost one million items

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http://www.larnetimes.co.uk/news/Larne- ... 4753593.jp

Published Date: 04 December 2008
ROYAL Mail's postmen and women in Larne are geared up to deliver an anticipated postbag of more than 0.9 million letters, cards and parcels this Christmas.
The local delivery forms part of a Northern Ireland mailbag that is expected to contain 50 million items in the run-up to the festive season. While December 25 may be the busiest day of the year for Santa, for Royal Mail it will be Monday, December 15, when it’s expected that the average daily mailbag will double in size to a staggering four million items.

Royal Mail’s 3,500 postmen and women will be assisted by over 400 specially recruited seasonal staff. To cope with the massive Christmas demand, Royal Mail will be laying on four additional flights daily and will be boosting its normal 1,000-strong vehicle fleet - already the largest in Northern Ireland - with 132 extra vans and trucks.

Ivan Johnston, Larne delivery office manager, said: “We are already into the busiest time of year for Royal Mail and all our postmen and women will be working flag out to deliver a First Class Christmas to everyone in the Larne area.

“Delivering a bumper Christmas mailbag is a massive challenge but it’s one we enjoy each year and are fully geared up to meet.

“We are asking our customers to help ensure that all cards and parcels are delivered before Christmas by making a note of this year’s last recommended posting dates and by remembering to post early.”

The UK posting dates are: Tuesday, December 23 (special delivery); Saturday, December 20 (first class); Thursday, December 18 (second class).

International: Friday, December 12 (western Europe); Wednesday, December 10 (USA, Canada, Japan and eastern Europe); Friday, December 5 (rest of world).

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They don't say why the last DOM was sacked and that the current one has been removed from several offices for 'operational reasons'.

BTW he was hiding post around the office and he was caught

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Good spot Jock I wonder if my office will have the same newspaper story

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Ivan Johnston, Larne delivery office manager, said: “We are already into the busiest time of year for Royal Mail and all our postmen and women will be working flag out to deliver a First Class Christmas to everyone in the Larne area.

“Delivering a bumper Christmas mailbag is a massive challenge but it’s one we enjoy each year and are fully geared up to meet.

“We are asking our customers to help ensure that all cards and parcels are delivered before Christmas by making a note of this year’s last recommended posting dates and by remembering to post early.”

Sammy Graham, Ballymoney delivery office manager, said: "We are already into the busiest time of year for Royal Mail and all our postmen and women will be working flat out to deliver a First Class Christmas to everyone in the Ballymoney area.

"Delivering a bumper Christmas mailbag is a massive challenge but it's one we enjoy each year and are fully geared up to meet.
"We are asking our customers to help ensure that all cards and parcels are delivered before Christmas by making a note of this year's last recommended posting dates and by remembering to post early."

The really are just made on a production line and give exactly the same responses


Teebs - Can you ruslte up some Stepford Managers

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