10/11/2021
Local MP Ben Bradley congratulates Postmistress Janet Langdon on 20 years’ service
• Local MP Ben Bradley visited Southwell Road Post Office, Mansfield, yesterday (9 November) to congratulate Postmistress Janet Langdon on 20 years’ service to her community
• MP presented Postmistress with certificate and flowers to mark the milestone
• Visit was opportunity to see vital role branch plays supporting small businesses and local residents with cash deposit and withdrawal facilities
• Last month Post Offices across Mansfield saw over £4 million in business and personal cash deposits, up over 4% with October 2020; and over 50% up compared with when pandemic caused first lockdown in April 2020
Local MP Ben Bradley visited Southwell Road Post Office, Mansfield, today (9 November) to congratulate Postmistress Janet Langdon on 20 years’ service to her community.
The visit was an opportunity for Mr Bradley to see the vital role the branch plays in supporting small businesses and local residents with cash deposit and withdrawal facilities. Mr Bradley was taken behind the counter to see how Postmistress Janet operates her branch.
Mr Bradley presented the Postmistress with a long serving certificate to mark her 20 years’ service and flowers.
Last month Post Offices across Mansfield saw over £4 million in business and personal cash deposits. This was up over 4% compared with October 2020 (£3.8 million). Cash deposits are up more than 50% when compared with April 2020 (£1.8 million) when the first UK-wide lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic was implemented. Cash withdrawals were at their second highest all year at £1.3 million, just below what they saw in August.
Ben Bradley MP, said:
“I want to congratulate Janet for running her Post Office for the past 20 years. Janet’s a popular figure here with local residents and her branch provides a real lifeline for the local community. It was a privilege to be shown how the branch works and great to meet the team that supports Janet. I hope she will continue as Postmistress for many years to come.”
Janet Langdon, Postmistress for Southwell Road Post Office, said:
“Running this branch for the past 20 years has been a real privilege for me. I have enjoyed getting to know all of my customers, many of whom have been coming here for years. We have a lot of elderly residents in this area and they really do appreciate having somewhere that they can come for a chat and send off a parcel or a letter to their grandkids or other family and friends or withdraw some cash for their shopping. Increasingly I’ve been seeing younger people coming to the branch more and more with home shopping returns and its clear Post Offices really are appreciated by the different generations.”
