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I went in this afternoon just as they were locking the door.


They have been there 30 years so there were a few tears...


Now closed for refurbishment and then new owners.


As sidekick said....Nilesh, Anita & Raj you will be very missed. Sorry to see you go.

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I had experienced an officious member of staff at the PO over WHS in Forest Hill when trying to send a package abroad. I had never had a problem at the Forest Hill Road branch so ultimately decided to take the package there. As the content was prescribed medication for my son who has a heart condition, I explained what was in the package and the lady behind the counter checked with the boss, who I take it was Raj, who said there was no problem. They were extremely efficient, friendly and helpful, so different from the member of staff at WHS Post Office, Forest Hill. They will be very much missed as their friendly attitude and approach made it a pleasure to go into the shop. It had the feel of a country style post office and newsagent and they were so much a part of our community. We're gradually being homogenised! Very sad and sorry to see them go.
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Oh that is sad, not been up that way for years but I grew up on Forest Hill Road in the 80's/90's and we were always in the post office, buying sweets and renting videos.

I wish them all the very best for the future.

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I didn't know they were leaving - would have liked to go and say goodbye. So agree with previous comments about their helpfulness and efficiency - there was always a friendly, positive vibe in there.

I wish them all good luck, wherever they're going next...

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I know this seems selfish (and I am very sad to see the team go, they were very good at their jobs and nice people) but is the outlet to re-open as a sub-Post Office - or have we lost that as well? The sub-Post Office facility in Wood Vale was closed as the PO thought that it wasn't needed as we had the Forest Hill Road one nearby (and of course the CTN there very quickly closed as well once the PO revenues were lost) - is this one going now as well?
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Bic Basher Wrote:

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> With the closure of Forest Hill Road, there are no

> longer any sub PO's left in the whole of SE22.



There's one in the chemist in Dulwich Village.


I went down there yesterday after FHR post office closed and there wasn't a single person waitig to be served.

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So with FHR sub PO closed till 2nd July, the alternatives ate the sub PO on Brockley Rise were the P12 terminates, PO in WHSmiths Forest Hill. PO at Goose Green, PO nearly opposite Peckham Bus terminal, can't think if there is one in Nunhead? or any other's.


Is there there a sub PO in the parade of shops close to the vets on Lordship Lane?


Seems we are short of sub post offices, so likely to be longer queues at other Post Offices.

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Jacqui5254 Wrote:

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> Bic Basher Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > With the closure of Forest Hill Road, there are

> no

> > longer any sub PO's left in the whole of SE22.

>

>

> There's one in the chemist in Dulwich Village.

>

> I went down there yesterday after FHR post office

> closed and there wasn't a single person waitig to

> be served.


That's in SE21. The whole of the SE22 postcode is now served by one PO which itself was saved from becoming a tacky shop/PO combo.

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