Waveney MP Peter Aldous visited Royal Mail's Lowestoft delivery offices yesterday to pass on best Christmas wishes and encouragement to the postmen and women at their busiest time of year.

Peter Aldous was shown around the offices by local Delivery Office Manager Peter Harper and was introduced to all the postmen and women who are working hard doing their bit to sort and deliver all the cards and parcels in the Lowestoft area in the run-up to Christmas.

Mr Aldous said:
"It was great to meet the hard-working Royal Mail postmen and women at Lowestoft delivery office and to see at first hand just how much effort they put into delivering post to people at this time of year. I would like to thank them for their efforts and wish them all the best over the busy festive period."

Peter Harper, Royal Mail Delivery Office Manager at Lowestoft said:

“Christmas is the busiest time of year for Royal Mail. Our people really do pull out all the stops throughout the year to ensure mail is delivered quickly, but even more so over the busy festive period. We are grateful that Peter Aldous MP came along to see the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. Our people do a fantastic job at this time of year to ensure that friends and families stay in touch through their Christmas greetings and gifts. And as usual, we’d like to remind our customers to post early so that friends and family have longer to enjoy their Christmas greetings!”

The recommended last posting dates for mail are:

• Thursday 20 December for 1st Class items
• Tuesday 18 December for 2nd Class items
• Saturday 22 December for Special Delivery items