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MP cuts the ribbon to mark opening of Headington Post Office at new art café location to restore service
- Anneliese Dodds MP performs official opening
- Open at Art Café, 12 Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BX, restoring service at a new location
- 51 hours of Post Office service per week
Anneliese Dodds, MP for Oxford East, has “cut the ribbon” to mark the official opening of Headington Post Office, under the service of a highly experienced postmaster, Dipesh Modha.
Headington Post Office has re-opened at a new location at Art Café, 12 Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BX. This is inside an exciting new café with a store selling art materials, print services and stationery.
This has restored post office services to Headington. The previous branch shut in January as the Co-op store, where the branch had been based, closed at 152 London Road, Oxford, OX3 9ED for redevelopment of the site.
Dipesh has been a postmaster for Edgware Road Post Office in London for 10 years. He is excited to have taken on Headington Post Office in Oxford, a city which he has long loved to visit.
Headington Postmaster, Dipesh Modha, said: “People are really pleased that Headington Post Office has re-opened as they have missed having a branch on their doorstep.
“We’re getting great feedback. I really care about providing excellent customer service and the people that are in my team I chose if they are like minded.
“I’ve been busy getting to know my customers, to get their feedback and spreading the word with residents and businesses in the area to raise awareness that people can once again do their everyday banking and sending and collecting parcels in Headington and so much more."
Other services include passports, driving licence and vehicle tax renewal.
The opening hours will be Monday to Saturday: 9am – 5.30pm. This will provide 51 hours of service per week.
The new branch will be located approximately 280 metres from the previous location. St Leonards Road Car Park pay & display is available 120 meters away on St Leonards Road.
The new premises will have a wide door and a ramp at the entrance. Internally, there will be a hearing loop and space for a wheelchair.
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- With over 11,500 branches, Post Office has the biggest retail network in the UK, with more branches than all the banks and building societies combined.
- Post Office is helping anyone who wants cash to get it whichever way is most convenient. Partnership with over 30 banks, building societies and credit unions means that 99% of UK bank customers can access their accounts at their Post Office.
- Cash withdrawals, deposits and balance enquiries can be made securely and conveniently over the counter at any Post Office; and the biggest investment by any organisation or company in the last decade is being made to safeguard 1,400 free-to-use ATMs across the UK.
- Post Office is simplifying its proposition for Postmasters with a focus on its cash and banking; mails and parcels; foreign exchange; and; bill payments services.
- Research has found that visits to the Post Office help drive another 400 million visitors to other shops, restaurants and local businesses equating to an estimated £1.1 billion in additional revenue for High Street businesses.
- 99.7% of the population live within three miles of a Post Office; and 4,000 branches are open seven days a week.
