Wimbledon postie's gong nomination for charity ad

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A Wimbledon postie has been nominated for a gong after directing and filming a charity ad.

Simon Spender directed and filmed the commercial for Save the Children in Africa.

And thanks to his work he has been nominated for a Royal Mail 1st Class People Award.

The ad, which Simon directed for free, features the plight of an eight-year-old girl Mozambique whose dad is dead and mum is terminally ill.

Simon, who has been a postie since 2003, was given special leave from the Royal Mail for his week long trip.

Mark Higson Royal Mail's managing director, said: "Our postmen and women are a group of very remarkable people who contribute so much, with acts of kindness, a huge amount of fundraising, and a commitment to volunteering which makes such a difference to the local communities where they live and work."
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Royal Mail is looking for residents to nominate more local heroes for the competition and tell the service stories about public spirited workers.

People who nominate a postie will be entered for a £1,000 holiday prize draw.

Mark Higson said: "It is these people, who help local people with their acts of kindness, or voluntary work that we want to hear about, as well as the incredible feats of bravery our postmen and women perform each year."

Customer nominations should be sent to: 1st Class People Awards, Royal Mail, 1st Floor, 148 Old Street, London EC1V 9HQ, or emailed to nominations@royalmail.com giving as much information as possible about the postman or woman plus your contact details, so your name can be entered into the customer prize draw to win £1000 in holiday vouchers.

Closing date for nominations is 25 January 2008.

6:02pm Thursday 27th December 2007