THE RIBBON was cut at the new-look Hampton-in-Arden Post Office and shop.
The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Shahin Ashraf, officially opened the revamped High Street site which was taken over by postmistress Bonnie Moore in June following the death of the previous postmaster.
Bonnie has undertaken a major refurbishment to modernise the premises, but with a big emphasis on creating a traditional country store feel for her Post Office and village shop.
As well as refurbishing the shop the mum of two has also introduced new opening hours of Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm; Saturday: 9am to 12.30pm at her maiden post office.
Postmistress Bonnie said: “I’m loving being a Postmistress and running my own shop. People have been very welcoming and friendly
“There are no banks here or even in neighbouring villages so it’s very handy that people can do their banking here behalf of all the major high street banks and make free cash withdrawals as we are on the doorstep, open longer hours and there’s lots of parking.
“Customers are delighted with all the improvements. They keep telling me how pleased they are. They had been worried that they might lose their Post Office and shop because of the uncertainty over the shop and the reduced hours. I’m now offering the community full-time hours.”
Hampton-in-Arden Post Office offers banking, mail including DHL collection, vehicle tax renewal, Travelmoney card, Euros on demand and other currencies for pre-order, Western Union money transfer and bill payments.
The Mayor said: “It’s great to have a full-time Post Office back at the heart of the Hampton-in-Arden community.
“I want to say a special congratulations and thank you to postmistress Bonnie for all her hard work and the many improvements she has made to modernise this store, all while maintaining a charming traditional look and feel.
“This investment really shows her generosity of spirit and dedication to serving her community.”
