1st Class in the top left hand corner.
Additional Information that may be of interest:
HM Forces Mail – British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
Friday 29 November 2013 – Airmail to Operational BFPOs
Friday 13 December 2013 – Airmail to Static BFPOs
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Royal Mail Collections – Xmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
As in previous years, Christmas Eve and New Year‟s Eve Collections will
only be undertaken if we specifically request one and the collections would
take place sometime between 11am and 2pm. However, Royal Mail has
stipulated that any mail needs to be prepared and ready for collection by
11am. Some years we have taken the decision not to request a collection
and/or not to send any mail out until after the Bank Holidays.
Could all teams who send their external mail through the Central Post Room let us know if you will
have a requirement to send any mail out on Christmas Eve and New Year‟s Eve. Please note that
any mail sent out on Christmas Eve will not be processed through Royal Mail‟s Mail Centre until
Friday 27 December 2013, and any mail sent out on New Year‟s Eve will not be processed until
Thursday 2 January 2014.
Current thinking is not to ask for a collection on either day and not to frank and despatch any mail
on those two days as it probably wouldn‟t get any further than being delivered to the Mail Centre.
If you will be sending mail out on those two days, please notify the Central Post Room no later
than Monday 9 December 2013 so that we can make the necessary arrangements before Royal
Mail‟s deadline.
Additional Seasonal Information from the Central Post Room
The Central Post Room are happy to forward your Christmas Cards on through the internal postal
system to colleagues as long as you clearly address them with the individual‟s name, team and
specific location.
Cards received with just a name and/or building name, (e.g. Lisa, Civic Centre or David, Social
Care) cannot be forwarded on and these will be disposed of. It will not be possible to return them
to sender. Christmas cards will only be sorted and distributed after all other postal duties have
been completed.
If you put cards in to the external postal system, please ensure that you have applied the correct
postage stamp under Pricing in Proportion. The Central Post Room will not frank any item of
personal mail and this will be “Returned to Sender, where possible.
Contact us
Kerri Crutchley
Team Leader
Postal and Courier Services
Zones 1C & D Civic Centre