Campaign News

 

National Federation of Community Organisations.

We have recieved a strong message of support from the National Executive Committee of the National Federation of Community Organisations.

Many of their member organisations have been directly affected by Post Office Closures and are fearful of the profound effect that these closures will have on the diversity of community life and on the environment.

Their support is greatly welcomed and appreciated.

Click here to visit the 'Community Matters' website.

 

Campaign Progress (Friday 28 March 2008)

One of our main Aims - "3, To attract the national media to the farce, and through that publicise what Post Office Ltd have actually been doing rather than what the public believe Post Office Ltd have been doing!" - has been largely achieved thanks to members of the opposition parties, and the debate in the House of Commons on 18th March. Listening to the arguments put forward anyone could be forgiven for thinking that we (CAPOC) had briefed them.

Although the vote was lost it was by a very narrow margin, (in fact if 11 of the two faced Labour MPs had voted with their conscience instead of the party line the vote would have been won, the closures suspended and the farce sorted out). We should look on it as a victory, and take away from it the amount of support there is out there. We will build on it!

It is also pleasing to find that many Local Action Groups are now taking advantage of the advice on the "Save Your Own Post Office" pages - our first aim!

We move on.

 

National Q Day Bricked Them In

Terry O'Halloran lead Langworth and actually bricked in BERR (DTI) on Monday 17th March - and yet it still did not make national news! What is going on with the national media we ask!

Click here to read The Daily Mail (This Money) article on the demonstration (25 March 08).

Video
Saving Langworth post office
April 08

 

CAPOC Interview Hijacked (Wed 19 March 08) - Group portrayed as nimby rather than trying to save viable Post Office Branches:

The Early Day Motion in the Commons provoked a flurry of activity in the national media - at last.

The front page lead in the Telegraph finally grasped the essentials of the story and we had subsequent follow-ups from GMTV, BBC Radio 5 Live and other radio stations (and it's still only 6.30 am).

One or two still didn't "get it" - taking clips of interviews out of context for other agendas, such as the general threat to rural communities, was hardly the point on the morning of the debate.

And there's no doubt that pressure of time gives little chance to develop the attack against PO Ltd - do it in 90 seconds or don't do it at all.

 

National Q Day

“Save Langworth Post Office” have hired a 56 seater bus to go to London for Monday 17th March. They will be arriving early in London (7:30AM) and have a morning of protest activities before returning in the afternoon.

7:30am - London protest
9:00am - Queue to be second class and buy a stamp (national queue for a stamp day)
11:00am – see MP
12:00am speakers corner

Follow this link for more information

 

 

As the campaign progresses this is where the latest news will be found, however as things are only just starting on a national level please go to the National Campaign and Saving Your Own Post Office pages for information.

The Forum is 'Open for business', and if you are a 'Local Action Group', even if you believe that you have lost your own battle, why not Register with CAPOC and in doing so add your weight to the campaign.

Registration is open to any Local Action Group, or any Post Master or other individual that is involved with the closure of a post office when there is no local action group (Postmasters should take note of any restrictions imposed upon them by PO Ltd).

(Watch this space - as they say!)