Thanks to Sheila from Post Office for this latest update. Ed
The service will be provided at a combination counter in the store, where the Post Office terminal will sit alongside the retail till during the store’s opening hours, Monday to Sunday: 7am to 11pm – doubling Post Office opening hours.
The branch will open an extra 66 hours a week than currently offered including all day Sunday and Saturday afternoon. It will also open significantly earlier and close much later every day. This will make it more convenient for customers to visit.
Closure during refurbishment
Carisbrooke Post Office needs to close for refurbishment on Monday 20 October at 5:30pm. During this short period of closure alternative Post Office branches include:
- Pan Post Office, 87 Royal Exchange, Newport, PO30 2HW
- Rookley Post Office, Highwood Farm Shop, Main Road, Ventnor, PO38 3NG
Wide range of services
Customers will still be able to access a wide range of Post Office and mails services, including Special Delivery, Local Collect, home shopping returns, online banking cash deposits and withdrawals. Other services include withdrawals using a Post Office Card Account, send funds abroad using Moneygram, and customers can pay bill, pre-order travel money, apply for travel insurance and top up mobile phones.
Adrian Skinner, Area Manager said:
“We know how important Post Office services are to residents in Carisbrooke and we are confident this vibrant new-style Post Office at the heart of the community will be popular. The modernisation is part of a major Government investment programme enabling us to continue investing in the Post Office network and to map out a bold growth strategy to the end of the decade.”
Gary Trodd, Post Office Services Manager at The Southern Co-operative, said:
“The Southern Co-operative is very supportive of the changes as it’s seen as a positive move forward for customers by making the Post Office’s services more conveniently available whenever our store is open.”
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