This in from the Post Office, in their own words, Ed
To celebrate the launch of the new Yarmouth Post Office, Andrew Turner MP for the Isle of Wight ‘cut the ribbon’ at an opening ceremony last Friday (7 March).
Andrew Turner MP said:
“With Bouldner Road closed for seven weeks this is a difficult time for Yarmouth, so I welcomed the news that Yarmouth Post Office was to be relocated in a bright modern open plan branch. I am delighted to be here today to formally declare the new Yarmouth Post Office open. Like Yarmouth itself the Post Office is ‘open for business’. The Post Office is vital to the community around Yarmouth and I’m sure the new improved office, and the longer opening hours, will be warmly welcomed by all of my constituents.
Extended opening hours
As part of Post Office plans to modernise the network and extend opening hours for customers, the Yarmouth Post Office relocated to Holdings, Quay Street, Yarmouth, PO41 0PB.
The new branch offers Post Office® services from two open plan tills at the retail counter, where Post Office services are available throughout shop opening hours. Customers benefit from opening hours being extended by 34 hours a week.
The new Yarmouth Post Office is open Monday to Friday: 06:30-18:00; Saturday: 07:00-18:00 and Sunday: 07:00-17:30.
Customers positive about relocation
Mark Donaldson from Holdings Ltd, new operators of the branch, said:
“We were delighted to have the opportunity to open the new branch at Holdings and we are very pleased to be officially launching it today for the community. Customers have been very positive about the relocation and are very happy with how the branch looks. They really like the modern retail environment and the open-plan counters make it far easier for staff and customers to talk without the need to shout. Customers are also really pleased that the Post Office ATM has relocated to our premises.
“We managed to carry out the work to add the Post Office without the need to close so that we did not inconvenience customers. Then we’d almost completed the refurbishment when we experienced flooding. We got the carpet tiles professionally dried and cleaned and to replace any damaged tiles. Again we managed to do this work without the need to close.”
