SEPTEMBER 2022 – TAKE A LETTER: THE POST BOXES OF GOSPORT 27th September 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment The Letter Box Study Group was recently asked to help in the production of a virtual tour around Gosport looking at the variety of post boxes in the town, as part of Heritage Open Days. https://www.gosportheritage.co.uk/take-a-letter-the-post-boxes-of-gosport/… Read More
JULY 2022 – POSTBOXES TO MARK THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES 31st July 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment To mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Royal Mail has created five special postboxes across the UK. The postboxes are decorated in vibrant pink and purple and include graphics and encouraging messages to participating teams. Letter Box Study Group members and friends were out and about photographing the boxes as soon as they were unveiled.… Read More
JUNE 2022 – PLATINUM JUBILEE: WOOLLY POSTBOX TOPPERS APPEAR FOR QUEEN 1st June 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment Woolly postbox toppers are appearing to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Usually attached to the tops of pillar boxes, the creations are either crocheted or knitted in a wide range of colours and can be the result of many hours of patient work. The craze began during the first lockdown, but the Jubilee has seen a… Read More
MAY 2022 – ROYAL MAIL JOINS IN WITH THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 31st May 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment To coincide with the return of the Chelsea Flower Show after two years due to the Covid pandemic Royal Mail has put together a display at the Hackett store on Sloane Street in London. It features a letter being posted into a crown-topped postbox, all beautifully made from flowers. It can be seen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/61557710.… Read More
APRIL 2022 – THE LETTER BOX STUDY GROUP ACHIEVES CHARITABLE STATUS 28th April 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment The Letter Box Study Group has made a successful application to become a charity and has been given the Registered Charity Number 1198577 by the Charity Commission. Having charitable status adds weight and authority to our voice when dealing with other organisations, as well as giving us options that are only available to charities for… Read More
MARCH 2022 – POSTBOXES IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD BOOK DAY’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY 4th March 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment To celebrate World Book Day’s 25th anniversary, Royal Mail has unveiled four special postboxes across the UK, celebrating authors and illustrators from all four UK nations. The postboxes have their own unique design, celebrating the work of the authors and illustrators featured on each postbox. The postboxes are adorned in lines from books by authors… Read More
FEBRUARY 2022 – VALENTINE’S POST BOX 10th February 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment Royal Mail has unveiled a ‘Valentine’s post box’ in the aptly named village of Lover in Wiltshire. The romantically-designed post box has been adorned with a selection of hearts and will remain decorated until the end of February for lovers to visit and send their post from. The post box in Lover is an example… Read More
JANUARY 2022 – BBC RADIO SUFFOLK – SHOWING SOME LOVE TO A VERY BRITISH THING 27th January 2022 | LBSG Chair | Leave a comment Letter Box Study Group Chairman Andrew R Young chats to Matt Marvel about the British post box… Read More
MARCH 2021 – WORLD BOOK DAY POST BOXES 20th March 2021 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment 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 postbox – are in London, Cardiff, Sheffield, Belfast and Oban, close to places of significance to either the writers or… Read More
MARCH 2021 – MOTHERS’ DAY POST BOXES 14th March 2021 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment Mothers are the latest group to be recognised and celebrate with specially decorated Royal Mail post boxes. Three of the four boxes are for letters and cards with the fourth a newish style parcel box. There is one in each of the four nations of the United Kingdom. The plum colour boxes are in Inverness,… Read More