Cleobury Mortimer Post Office due to reopen in June
Stuart Anderson MP is delighted to be able to report that after months of campaigning, the Post Office in Cleobury Mortimer is scheduled to reopen towards the end of this month.
Stuart has been contacted by a number of Cleobury residents who have expressed their concerns over the closure of the Post Office, and he has been in touch with the Chief Executive of the Post Office on five separate occasions since last October to push for an update on when the branch may be open to the public once again.
The Post Office has been closed since April 2023.
Reacting to the news, Stuart said:
“It is brilliant to see that the Post Office have finally listened to the views and concerns of residents in Cleobury. With the imminent closure of our high street banks and the reduction in other local services, Shropshire, like other rural areas, is facing an uphill battle to hang on to the vital services people need. I am encouraged to see that the Post Office has recognised this challenge, and I will continue to fight to ensure the people of South Shropshire have access to the services we all rely on.”
This news comes in no small part thanks to the efforts of local Cleobury resident, Ms Ruth Smith, who gathered hundreds of signatures on her petition to reopen the Post Office. Stuart met with Ruth at a constituency advice surgery back in November and used her petition to show executives at the Post Office the strength of feeling amongst Cleobury residents for the reopening of their local branch.
Stuart said: “I want to thank Ruth for all of her remarkable efforts. Her work has been inspirational, and I have no doubt that her campaign played a big part in achieving this great result.”
Cleobury Mortimer’s Post Office is due to reopen on Friday 27 June at 1:00pm.
It will be housed at the same premises at Select and Save and will be offering the same range of services as before the initial closure.
