A MEETING has taken place to increase the pressure to offer Post Office services at the Langney Shopping Centre.
Josh Babarinde MP has recently convened a meeting bringing together a number of representatives from the Shopping Centre, the Post Office, and Langney County Councillor Alan Shuttleworth to move the campaign forward.
The previous Post Office had to close in 2022 and many advertisements have been placed to try and find a new Postmaster to reintroduce the services.
Following the meeting, Josh commented: “There is a proven need for a Post Office in Langney Shopping Centre, which I’m glad the Post Office representatives recognised. The government needs to bring forward their Transformation Plan for Post Offices. This project will require a grant towards the infrastructure costs and will enable the Shopping Centre to work with a new postmaster to bring forward a scheme.”
Representative for Langney Ward, Councillor Alan Shuttleworth is supporting the campaign. He said: “Every week that goes by I am asked about the chance of a Post Office. People of all ages and businesses are desperate for a return of the Post Office counter service. The loss of the Post Office has had an extremely detrimental impact on the Langney community.”
In Hailsham, the town council took over the running of the Post Office in 2019, after the previous branch in the High Street closed the year before. Since then, although residents can enjoy the regular Post Office services, it comes with a large cost to tax-payers.
Meanwhile, in Bexhill, a petition is being run by MP Kieran Mullan, to save the central Post Office in Devonshire Square after a list was announced of potential closures last year including the Bexhill branch.
