Campaigners will be out in force tomorrow morning

in support of the Post Office workers campaign to

prevent the franchising of the town’s Crown Post Office

to WH Smith.

Post Office managers are currently ‘consulting on proposals

to transfer the town’s postal services to the high street

stationer. The post office has been operating from its

current site for over 100 years.

Under the deal, postal workers will be forced to accept

redundancy or transfer to WH Smith on what are likely

to be less preferential terms. Townspeople claim that

the new proposed site is inadequate, lacking space

and has poor access compared to the current site.

Speaking today, Beverley Labour’s George McManus

said, ‘I hope the public turn out to support our postal workers

and to protect this valued service, The demonstration

has garnered cross party support as well as opposition

from the East Riding Council so I hope the whole town

will unite behind the campaign.’