Councillor Tim Gwilliam, leader of Forest of Dean District Council visited Coleford Delivery Office recently to see first-hand the operation of delivering Christmas post and to pass on early Season’s Greetings to its dedicated, hardworking staff.

Cllr Tim Gwilliam was shown around the office by Delivery Office Manager Tim Harris and was introduced to the postmen and women, who will be pulling out all the stops to sort and deliver mail in the Forest of Dean in the forthcoming busy Christmas period.

The Festive Season is Royal Mail’s busiest period, as millions of people shop online for gifts as well as sending Christmas cards and parcels. Royal Mail also plays a key role in e-commerce for many businesses sending goods to customers throughout Christmas shopping season.

Cllr Tim Gwilliam said: “At no other time is the hard work and dedication of postmen and women clearer than during the festive period. There is a huge amount of effort and dedication that goes into delivering a first class Christmas all over the country.

“It was great to meet the team here in Coleford and thank them for the extraordinary lengths they will go to ensure Christmas parcels and cards are delivered to loved ones on time, as well as thanking them for delivering our mail services all through the year, in all weathers.”

Tim Harris, Royal Mail Delivery Office Manager, said: “Our postmen and women will be working extremely hard to deliver Christmas parcels, cards, letters and parcels to people in the Forest of Dean. We are grateful that Tim visited the office to see our operation and to support the team.