JULY 2024 – FIRST CIIIR POSTBOX ENTERS SERVICE
The first post box with the CIIIR cipher of the new king entered service at 8.00am today (12th July). The box was unveiled on the High Street, Great Cambourne, by pupils from The Vine Inter-Church Primary School in Upper Cambourne and HM Lord-Lieutenant of...
JULY 2022 – POSTBOXES TO MARK THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
To mark the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Royal Mail has created five special postboxes across the UK. The postboxes are decorated in vibrant pink and purple and include graphics and encouraging messages to participating teams. Letter Box Study Group...
JUNE 2022 – PLATINUM JUBILEE: WOOLLY POSTBOX TOPPERS APPEAR FOR QUEEN
Woolly postbox toppers are appearing to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. Usually attached to the tops of pillar boxes, the creations are either crocheted or knitted in a wide range of colours and can be the result of many hours of patient work. The craze began...
MAY 2022 – ROYAL MAIL JOINS IN WITH THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
To coincide with the return of the Chelsea Flower Show after two years due to the Covid pandemic Royal Mail has put together a display at the Hackett store on Sloane Street in London. It features a letter being posted into a crown-topped postbox, all beautifully...
APRIL 2022 – THE LETTER BOX STUDY GROUP ACHIEVES CHARITABLE STATUS
The Letter Box Study Group has made a successful application to become a charity and has been given the Registered Charity Number 1198577 by the Charity Commission. Having charitable status adds weight and authority to our voice when dealing with other...
MARCH 2022 – POSTBOXES IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD BOOK DAY’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
To celebrate World Book Day’s 25th anniversary, Royal Mail has unveiled four special postboxes across the UK, celebrating authors and illustrators from all four UK nations. The postboxes have their own unique design, celebrating the work of the authors and...
FEBRUARY 2022 – VALENTINE’S POST BOX
Royal Mail has unveiled a ‘Valentine’s post box’ in the aptly named village of Lover in Wiltshire. The romantically-designed post box has been adorned with a selection of hearts and will remain decorated until the end of February for lovers to visit and send...
JANUARY 2022 – BBC RADIO SUFFOLK – SHOWING SOME LOVE TO A VERY BRITISH THING
Letter Box Study Group Chairman Andrew R Young chats to Matt Marvel about the British post box
MARCH 2021 – WORLD BOOK DAY POST BOXES
Five UK post boxes have been decorated to honour British authors and illustrators who’ve been using their work to help educate and entertain children during lockdown. The boxes – one of which is a parcel postbox – are in London, Cardiff, Sheffield, Belfast and Oban,...
MARCH 2021 – MOTHERS’ DAY POST BOXES
Mothers are the latest group to be recognised and celebrate with specially decorated Royal Mail post boxes. Three of the four boxes are for letters and cards with the fourth a newish style parcel box. There is one in each of the four nations of the United Kingdom. The...
DECEMBER 2020 – DIGITAL CHRISTMAS POST BOXES
Four post boxes, one located in each UK nation, have been made digitally active to mark Christmas 2020. Each box has a QR code linking to a special festive message from Santa. Royal Mail says it wanted to: “spread yuletide cheer” as well as remind people to send...