Older and retired London postal workers – do you have a story to tell?

Postal April 21 2021

Wednesday 21st April 2021

If you worked in the London postal service at any time from the 1950s onwards, the arts and education charity digital:works is asking for your help with a new learning project for schoolchildren.

Organiser Matthew Rosenberg describes the initiative as “intergenerational oral history” and explains: “With training and support from digital:works and the Postal Museum, Year Six children from two London schools will be conducting and filming oral history interviews with 24 older and retired postal workers to record their working lives.”

The completed interviews will go to local and London-wide archives and will be make into an educational documentary film that will be shown at a launch event and at schools, communities and libraries. 

CWU London region is fully supportive of the project and regional secretary Ian Murphy is asking for volunteers who can spare an hour or so to be among the 24 interviewees – all of whom will be invited to a special launch screening and will receive a copy of the film on DVD.

The pupils are all in the 10 and 11-year old age group and the interviews are scheduled to take place during June 2021.

Ian says: “This is a great idea, which will provide a fascinating piece of social history as well as a great opportunity for some of our older and retired members to tell their stories to an engaged audience.

“If you worked in the London postal service at any point from the 1950s onwards, then please get in touch me on 07860 644910 or with Matthew direct either by email mat@digital-works.co.uk or call him on 07949 107023.”