September 2020 – Birmingham Heritage Week 10th September 2020 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment POST BOXES are taking a leading role in the Birmingham local history event being held this month. Called the Birmingham Heritage Week, it actually runs from 10 to 20 September 2020. The Letter Box Study Group assisted the organisers with its ‘Postbox Challenge’. A few pertinent facts are on the website (link: https://birminghamheritageweek.co.uk/postbox-facts/). Pictures of… Read More
Summer 2020 – Assisting Royal Mail with Covid testing kits 1st September 2020 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment THE LETTER BOX STUDY GROUP assisted Royal Mail designating boxes suitable for sending Covid-19 testing kits through the post. Boxes had to conform to certain parameters including, most obviously, the size of the aperture. Alerting the public to the Priority Postboxes, Royal Mail said: “We are a key partner for government’s coronavirus testing programme. We… Read More
May 2020 – NHS decorated postboxes 1st June 2020 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment ROYAL MAIL DECORATED five postboxes in support of the NHS and as a thank you healthcare workers across the United Kingdom. The boxes are painted in ‘NHS blue’ and say ‘Thank You NHS’. They are located close to hospitals in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Wales and Belfast. The postboxes were chosen to ensure the representation of… Read More
April 2020 – Captain Tom’s Post box 1st May 2020 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment CAPTAIN (now Colonel Sir Thomas Moore) Tom’s 100th birthday was celebrated with a specially decorated postbox. The box honours him and great achievement raising money for the NHS. The postbox is painted ‘NHS blue’ with a golden balloon plate and birthday greetings. The postbox is located on Bedford Road, MK43 0LA in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire,… Read More
WORLD BOOK DAY POST BOXES 15th July 2019 | Robert Cole | 2 Comments Five UK post boxes have been decorated to honour British authors and illustrators who’ve been using their work to help educate and entertain children during lockdown. The boxes – one of which is a parcel post box – are in London, Cardiff, Sheffield, Belfast and Oban, close to places of significance to either the writers… Read More
How many letters does it take to fill a postbox? 17th May 2017 | Robert Cole | 3 Comments Earlier this month Andrew Young from the Letter Box Study Group popped into Radio 2 to answer this important question. Listen to his interview. … Read More
LBSG backs new British letter box plan 26th August 2014 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment The leading authority on British letter boxes welcomes Royal Mail’s new commitment to maintain and increase the number of postal collection points. The Letter Box Study Group (LBSG) today gave qualified approval of Royal Mail’s decision to change its operating procedures in a way that should assure the future of hundreds – perhaps thousands –… Read More
Cheltenham’s ‘rare’ Penfold post boxes 20th July 2013 | Robert Cole | 1 Comment “How often do you give a second thought about the pillar box you use when you go to post a letter? People putting mail in one of a handful of old letter boxes in Cheltenham may not be aware of their historical significance. The town is home to eight “rare” original Victorian… Click here for… Read More
LBSG says new Ofcom proposals on British letter boxes ‘should go further’ 30th April 2013 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment The Letter Box Study Group submitted a detailed response to the Ofcom consultation on UK post box provision on April 30, 2013…read more… Read More