Mobile Post Office for Over and Holme
The Revds Peter Cunliffe, Malcolm Raby and Jon Randall, the Vicars of Hemingford Grey, Over and Holme (from Sept.09) with the new mobile post office
Hemingford Grey's Post Office at the St James Parish Centre
On June 22nd 2009 the parish of St James Hemingford Grey are commencing a mobile post office service to serve the communities of Over and Holme.
Following the retirement of the sub-postmaster of Hemingford Grey Post Office in 2003, the PCC on behalf of the congregation of St James Hemingford Grey, brought the village Post Office into their Parish centre. This was part of their vision to be ‘a community of faith in the community.’ Since then the Parish Centre, Post Office, cafe and other services offered in the Parish Centre have made it a popular venue for local residents and visitors. The Revd Peter Cunliffe, Vicar of Hemingford Grey, is the sub-postmaster.
Nunce Toates (Senior Counter Assistant) serving a customer inside the mobile post office
The parish have taken delivery of a new mobile post office which will be driven by Lionel Wright (Post Office Business Manager and Parish Administrator) and the other Counter Staff. The mobile post office and its staff will be serving the village of Over, where the Revd Malcoln Raby is the Vicar, on weekdays mornings and the village of Holme, where the Revd Jon Randall is shortly to become Vicar, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
The mobile post office is connected via satellite to the central post office computer systems and will be able to offer a full postal service, including letter and parcels, pensions, foreign exchange. merchandise, and much more. They are hoping to extend their services in the future to being able to supply vehicle licensing and passport services.
Interior of the mobile post office
Lionel Wright and the Revd Peter Cunliffe