New home for Sutton Post Office
A NEW home has been found for Sutton Post Office days after it was announced that it was to close.
The post office, which has served the people of Sutton for several decades from Church Street in the village, was earmarked for closure earlier this month after the sub-postmaster resigned.
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Kuldip Singh, owner of the Village Shoppe in Sutton, which will incorporate the village's post office services.
Now, the Village Shoppe, in College Street, Sutton, applied to takeover the running of the business and was approved.
The current sub-postmaster Keith Vickers is retiring at the end of October and his three year search to find a buyer for his business has proved futile.
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The post office will close in its current location at the end of October, although a date has not yet been set for it to open in its new location.
However, Kuldip Singh, who has run the Village Shoppe for two years, is hoping there will only be a short gap when Sutton is not served by a post office.
He said: "I hope that we will be able to open in December, if not it will be January.
"A post office is so important for a village like Sutton.
"There are businesses to support as well as the wider community.
"We will have all the services that the post office has at the moment."
Mr Vickers and his wife Pam had hoped to sell the building which currently houses Sutton Post office, which is also their home, to allow them to travel the world in retirement.
The couple believe the business is recession-proof, but say potential buyers have been put off by rounds of post office closures and the recent global financial crisis.
The building remains on the market with Earnest Wilson.
Mr and Mrs Vickers were unavailable for comment.
Comments
by Mac, Sutton
Saturday, December 12 2009, 1:50PM
“Are you still going to support him now he been convicted of being an illegal gangmaster. Can that person be trusted in such a sensetive position ? I think not.”
by Charles, Cott
Thursday, September 17 2009, 1:21AM
“Sutton is a village? Looks like and smells like a part of Hull. Squashed by Bransholme to the north and Holderness Road to the south. Poor old Sutton still having thoughts of being an independent village. Home to the Prescotts of fake tudorama , Sutton remains forever trapped in a time warp of warm beer and the smack of willow on leather....”
by Lady Muck, Garden Village
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 12:57PM
“This is the way forward for the modern post office - the counter service alone is untenable, but within an existing shop, it's a great commodity.
My local shop/post office is Jackpot on Chamberlain Road, and as they are open from 7am - 9pm each day, the post office counter is open the same hours.
It's a great shop, family-owned and run, and I never have to stand in a long queue, unlike the one I use at work, which is run-down, and doesn't have the same facilities.”
by stephen, hull
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 8:51AM
“Good Luck MR Singh! Well done for keeping the post office open!! you will recive lots of support!!
WEll done!!”
by Keith, hull
Tuesday, September 15 2009, 8:01AM
“Well Done Mr Singh! i wish you well & i'm sure you will recive lots of support! thanks for keeping the post office alive!
Thanks & good luck!!”