The following is a message passed on to us by Cllr. John Overton of South Norfolk Council.
The post office counter at Framingham Earl is to remain open but the sorting office at the back is to close and the service transferred to Norwich. This should improve the postal service to our village and others.
As you know I have been involved with the issues regarding the delivery of our local mail from the above sorting office, and more recently with the support of our MP Ben Goldsborough.
There have been ongoing issues around the provision of this service, I have been updated with the following information.
Framingham Earl sorting office will shortly close.
The workload will be transferred to Norwich where there is a purpose-built facility to manage the increased demand more effectively , Norwich has a much larger vehicle fleet, so breakdowns are less of an issue , more staff to absorb absence and sickness .
Current staff from Framingham Earl will not loose their jobs as will be relocated elsewhere .
The One Stop shop will be given 6 months’ notice of termination of contract but will be provided with 18-month payment concession to allow for adjustment , the store is stable , so should be able to accommodate changes.
I welcome the announcement that Royal Mail have taken on board that the current facility is inadequate . This is especially so when considering the current future increase in demand as a result of the expanding community.
Alpington and Yelverton 
