Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, has welcomed the announcement that Wombourne Post Office on School Road will be modernised into one of the Post Offices new main style branches.
The branch on School Road, Wombourne is being modernised into one of the Post Office’s new main style branches, in line with a major programme of modernisation and investment taking place across the Post Office network. This will see up to 8,000 branches modernised and additional investment in over 3,000 community and outreach branches. The Government committed £1.34 billion in 2010 to maintain and modernise the Post Office network and in November 2013 announced a further £640 million investment until 2018.
The newly refurbished branch will have longer opening hours making it more convenient for residents of Wombourne. The refurbishment will take place over two days in April, closing on Wednesday 8th April 2015 at 5.30 pm and is scheduled to re-open at the current location on Friday 10th April at 1pm.
Commenting on this Gavin said: “This upgrade is fantastic news for the people of Wombourne. It also shows the great strides it has made in its modernisation programme which has allowed them to remain open for service.”
“The Post Office is a vital part of communities in South Staffordshire and has long provided a platform for essential and every day government services. I am dedicated to ensuing local residents can easily access services they need and think this is another step in reaching that goal.”