Postal workers at the Hounslow sorting office were given a helping hand by the Mayor during the busiest time of the year.
Councillor Nisar Malik popped in to spread some festive cheer at the Royal Mail delivery office on Holloway Street and thank staff on Monday (December 21) - the last day for posting cards and gifts by first class to arrive by Christmas Day.
He was taken on a behind the scenes tour of the office where staff were sorting parcels, cards and letters and was introduced to postmen and women sorting mail for Hounslow residents.
Mr Malik said: “There is huge amount of effort and dedication that goes into delivering a first class Christmas service at Royal Mail’s busiest time of the year.
“It was great to meet the team here at Hounslow. Our postal workers do such an important job at Christmas and I wanted to thank them for their efforts and wish them all the best over the busy festive period.”
Alan Hill, Royal Mail delivery office manager at Hounslow, said: “We’re very grateful that the Mayor visited the office to support the team and see the operation in place.
“Our postmen and women are working extremely hard to deliver Christmas cards, letters and parcels to people across Hounslow.
“We would like to remind customers to post as soon as they can now and to make sure to use postcodes as this helps us to deliver them much more quickly.”
People are reminded the deadline for special delivery parcels is Wednesday December 23 to have a chance of arriving for Christmas .
