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Giant Post Box Tours Wales and Borders

15th June 2009

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

The huge red pillar box will tour Wales' towns, cities and beauty spots along with a giant seven-foot postcard. Starting in Llanelli on Monday 15^th June the postal icons will journey to the Welsh Assembly, Cardiff town centre, Wales' highest waterfall, Shrewsbury, Caernarfon and Chester. Communication Workers Union representatives, postal workers and politicians will assemble along the route.

Gary Watkins, CWU Wales regional secretary, said: "Royal Mail is a vital public service for all people in Wales. We have some of the most remote locations in the UK 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.

"The majority of Welsh MPs and AMs support keeping Royal Mail wholly publicly owned. It's important that they and the public make their opinions felt by 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 Birmingham: