JUNE 2023 – CRAFTY ROYAL FANS USE THEIR IMAGINATION TO THE FULL ON LETTER BOXES CELEBRATING THE CORONATION In the weeks leading up to the Coronation of King Charles III on 6th May, many communities made their local letter boxes look as royal as possible with bespoke knitted and crocheted toppers, often featuring the King, Queen, and the crown jewels. According to Royal Mail, toppers began to appear in the Christmas season in… Read More
MAY 2023 – ‘LIVERPOOL SPECIAL’ LOOKING EVEN MORE SPECIAL FOR EUROVISION The United Kingdom is hosting the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the 2022 winners, Ukraine. Liverpool was chosen to be host city, with the Grand Final taking place in the Liverpool M&S Bank Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday 13 May and Semi-Finals being held in the Arena earlier in the… Read More
MAY 2023 – SPECIAL POSTBOXES TO CELEBRATE THE CORONATION Royal Mail celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla with four specially decorated letter boxes across the UK. The four postboxes were unveiled in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and County Down in Northern Ireland. The box in London is situated very close to Westminster Abbey, where the coronation took place on Saturday 6th… Read More
SEPTEMBER 2022 – TAKE A LETTER: THE POST BOXES OF GOSPORT 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 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 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 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 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 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 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