The campaign to save the Shoeburyness Royal Mail delivery office in George Street has gathered pace this week with over 40 residents signing the online petition.
This issue has dominated most of my weekends campaigning activity and I was joined by Cllr Roger Hadley in launching the petition in Shoebury High Street yesterday morning as there are fears that if the Delivery Office were to close the Post Office could soon follow suit.
This would be a absolute disaster for the local businesses in the High Strret as the businesses in West Road within my own ward suffered considerably when the Post Office there closed sometime back.
As the businesses in the High Street recognise the importance of the issue they were only too happy to have the petition in their shops to urge their customers to lend their voice and support to this important cause.
Whilst talking to he businesses, it became evidently clear that they were perplexed as to why Cllr Chalk has remained quiet on this important matter considering that she lives in Shoebury High Street. One businesses, completely unaware of the Royal Mail proposals, couldn't understand why she hadn't mentioned the proposals in passing.
We are constantly reminded that the Independent Party are supposedly willing to work with councillors of all political colours for the good of the town.
In fairness, some of them have stepped up to the plate since May and Shoeburyness Independent Party councillor Mike Assenheim did this week through the letters pages of the Echo urge residents to back the local Shoebury Coservatives led campaign.
Only last week did the Independent Party candidate for Southchurch in May's local elections, also a Shoebury resident, agree with me on this issue but has so far declined to add her name to the cause. I say to the Independent Party in Shoebury, now is the time to put your words into action, put your political differences aside and join us in the fight to save the George Street delivery office.
3 comments:
Dear Tony
I am willing to sign your petition! If I have known your were in High Street Shoeburyness on Saturday I would even offered my support. Claire Bibby
Dear Tony
If I have known you where in High Street Shoeburyness, gathering names and signitures for your petition, I would offered my support and signed my name to your petition. Please can you send me a copy of your petition. Many Thanks.
Claire, The link to the petition if you want to sign it online is as follows: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/royal-mail-stop-the-unwanted-closure-of-shoebury-delivery-office
I do not have a copy of the petition we me at the moment but also of the shops on the High Street have them if you want to sign it.
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