Congratulations and thanks to Bicknoller community shop who featured on today’s Radio 4 Today programme. They preceded Alistair Darling’s interview on the future of the post office network. It was a great piece allowing residents to express their concerns and highlight the value of having their local post office. It is highly informative that a community owned shop was chosen for this slot and shows that despite our relatively small numbers we are a force to be reckoned with.
ViRSA will need time to study the government’s proposals and to see how they will work in practice for community-owned shops. We are pleased to see that the proposals recognise the social and economic role of the post office but would like to understand better how the social role will be measured and taken into account. While many communities are being extremely active in helping themselves, it is essential that the government understands the wider social issues and plays its part too.
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