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
British letter boxes 27th March 2013 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment Our Chairman took a film crew from the predominant Chinese state television broadcaster into a typical British city centre to talk about the how the British love their red letter boxes. “There’s a massive campaign quite often if there’s any suggestion of removing a letter box…” Watch the broadcast… Read More
The One Show – Scottish letter boxes 21st March 2013 | Robert Cole | Leave a comment We provided the BBC’s flagship magazine programme (average daily viewers: 5 million) with a package of research, pictures, information and background material for a piece about the trials and tribulations of the first Queen Elizabeth II letter boxes in Scotland.… Read More