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Giant Post Box Tours East of England

26th June 2009

A giant 20-foot high post box will make its way across the East of England next week in a campaign aimed at overturning the government's plans to sell off Royal Mail.

The huge red pillar box will tour towns, cities and beauty spots along with a giant seven-foot postcard. Starting in Oxford on Monday 29th June the postal icons will journey to David Cameron's constituency of Witney, Oxford town centre and then visit Cambridge, Bedford, Great Yarmouth Races, Norwich and Clacton-on-Sea.

Communication Workers Union representatives, postal workers and politicians will assemble along the route. The public will have the opportunity to sign a petition and get their hands on limited edition postal-themed freebies.

Paul Moffat, CWU Eastern Regional Secretary, said: "Royal Mail is a vital public service for all people in the East of England. We have many rural locations, especially in East Anglia, and need a reliable, single-priced postal service.

"The government must re-think its position on privatising Royal Mail. It would be a political and financial disaster. We've got a first class postal service; privatising it would make it second class.

"Privatisation would inevitably lead to higher stamp prices, lower wages and the possibility of further post office closures, job losses and service reductions for unprofitable rural areas.

"Royal Mail makes nearly £1 million profit every day. It's a successful public company that should be modernised under full public ownership. It's important that we all send a clear message to Westminster."

The giant post box and postcard, along with public petitions and postal-themed freebies will be at the following locations next week before heading to Ramsgate in Kent:

Eastern England

Monday 29th June

Witney (9.00am) Oxford City (11.30pm)

Tuesday 30th June

Punting with Post Box (9.00am) Cambridge City (PM)

Wednesday 1st July

BedfordTownCentre (9.00am - all day)

Thursday 2nd July

Great Yarmouth Races (9.00am - all day)

Friday 3rd July

Norwich(9.00am - all day)

Saturday 4th July

Clacton-on-Sea(9.00am - all day)