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Here are some entries from the Petition relating to the Community:
| vicky eaton-orr |
This post offfice is a life line to many of our residents and the hub of our community, we her.have already lost a shop a pub do not destroy our commuinity furt |
| Margaret Pearson |
I believe the closure of the Post Office will have a devastating effect on all in the local community, especially the elderly and those without transport. If the Government is trying to keep cars off the road, this is not going to help as more of us will have to get in our cars to travel to Wilton! |
| Austen & Julie McRoberts |
The impact of this planned closure would be extremely serious for the wider community as well as for Broad Chalke. With the steady erosion of Post Office facilities in the Chalke Valley the implications for many villagers, especially the elderly and infirm, would be grim indeed. The Broad Chalke Post Office is much more than a postal services facility, important though that is. Should the present Post Office close, and with it its friendly and informative local service, community life will be significantly impoverished and greatly diminished for many villagers along the valley. It surely should not be beyond the wit and imagination of the Post Office authorities to devise a strategy for maintaining this essential community service in situ! |
| Libby Webber |
PLEASE sign this petition as I was devastated when bowerchalke post office closed and don't want this one to close it is essential for our community and for people who cannot get about as well as others it is absolutely disgusting so please show your support |
| Brian Mascall |
In a rural area the post office is essential for communication and as an important centre of community life. The increasing distances between post offices mean that more people will be driving greater distances to reach their nearest post office. This defies the trend in favour of reducing unnecessary travel. |
| Marrianne Tomkies |
The Post Office is a vital ingredient of rural life. We shall have to make at least a ten mile round trip to a shop if our village shop closes as a result of losing the Post Office. That is not very "GREEN" which we are all trying to be these days. |
| James Feltham |
I cannot stress how much the Post Office is part of the lifeblood of Broad Chalke and the surrounding villages that rely upon it. It's closure would result in unnecessary car journeys (for those fortunate enough to have their own transport) in a climate when we are encouraged to reduce our carbon footprint. The postal and banking facilities are an essential part of rural living (akin to the GP surgery and dispensary) and relied upon by so many elderly and infirm whose reliance may fall on other agencies (home help, social services etc.) if this local independence is lost. |
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