APRIL 2024 – “BEGINNER’S LETTER BOXES” BOOKLET
The Letter Box Study Group has added a "Beginner's Letter Boxes" booklet to the Welcome Pack that new Members receive when joining. It explains how to spot some key characteristics which will help them identify some of the many types of letter box they may encounter....
NOVEMBER 2020 – POST BOX POLICY FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
Authorities in Northern Ireland have formally adopted a Joint Policy Statement covering the required treatment of post boxes in the region. The document is similar to the one published for England with substantial contributions from the Letter Box Study Group. The...
OCTOBER 2020 – BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Royal Mail has given four post boxes new livery to mark Black History Month. The boxes will honour black Britons past and present in October 2020. The post boxes are located in London, close to the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton; Glasgow, close to the University;...
September 2020 – Birmingham Heritage Week
POST BOXES are taking a leading role in the Birmingham local history event being held this month. Called the Birmingham Heritage Week, it actually runs from 10 to 20 September 2020. The Letter Box Study Group assisted the organisers with its ‘Postbox Challenge’. A few...
Summer 2020 – Assisting Royal Mail with Covid testing kits
THE LETTER BOX STUDY GROUP assisted Royal Mail designating boxes suitable for sending Covid-19 testing kits through the post. Boxes had to conform to certain parameters including, most obviously, the size of the aperture. Alerting the public to the Priority Postboxes,...
May 2020 – NHS decorated postboxes
ROYAL MAIL DECORATED five postboxes in support of the NHS and as a thank you healthcare workers across the United Kingdom. The boxes are painted in ‘NHS blue’ and say ‘Thank You NHS’. They are located close to hospitals in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Wales and...
April 2020 – Captain Tom’s Post box
CAPTAIN (now Colonel Sir Thomas Moore) Tom’s 100th birthday was celebrated with a specially decorated postbox. The box honours him and great achievement raising money for the NHS. The postbox is painted ‘NHS blue’ with a golden balloon plate and birthday greetings....
As Seen on Have I Got News For You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juLGyufZmdk
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 post box – are in London, Cardiff, Sheffield, Belfast and Oban,...
Royal Mail to celebrate England Cricket’s historic World Cup win
Royal Mail to celebrate England Cricket's historic World Cup win. Men's and Women's teams now hold both ICC Cricket World Cup Winners titles simultaneously....
How many letters does it take to fill a postbox?
Earlier this month Andrew Young from the Letter Box Study Group popped into Radio 2 to answer this important question. Listen to his interview.