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Windsor Post Office

P003063 - 23 April 2025 to 04 June 2025

Presentations: 2
Presenters: 1
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At a Glance

This petition concerning windsor post office was presented to Parliament 2 times by 1 MP.

Issue Summary

The petition concerns the potential closure of the Peascod Street Post Office in central Windsor, which would remove essential services from the town centre at a time when it is already facing various challenges such as increased car parking charges and business taxes.

Action Requested

The House of Commons urges the Government to work with the Post Office to ensure that the Peascod Street branch of the Post Office in central Windsor remains open.

Key Facts

  • 1,402 people have signed an online petition on this matter.
  • The closure is part of a decision by the Post Office to move to a fully franchised network, accounting for less than 1% of the total network but generating significant losses.
  • The Post Office aims to replace Direct Managed Branches (DMBs) with main branches where possible and ensure that communities currently served by DMBs have at least one main branch within a 1-mile radius.
  • Savings from these changes are expected to exceed £100 million over the next five years.

Presentation Timeline

MPs presented this petition on the following dates. Each card shows the presenters and any recorded remarks.

Presented
04 June 2025
Jack Rankin Con
Windsor
Presented
23 April 2025
Jack Rankin Con
Windsor
Further to my online petition, which received 1,594 signatures, I rise to present this paper petition on behalf of the residents of Windsor. I thank everybody who signed my petition to save Windsor post office, and in particular my constituent Sue Pendry for her help and campaigning on this issue. While progress on a franchising deal is promising, it is subject to Government funding and may yet see the branch moved up to a mile away. Windsor cannot afford to lose this busy branch when the town centre already faces jacked-up parking charges, increased business taxes and, frankly, the poor state of the public realm. The petition states: “The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to work with the Post Office to ensure that the Peascod Street branch of the Post Office in central Windsor remains open.
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