Don’t Leave Our Elderly and Disabled Residents Without a Local Post Office

We are calling on Post Office Ltd to stop the potential closure of Bennetts End Post Office and protect this vital local service for residents across Bennetts End, Leverstock Green and the surrounding communities.

 

For many people, a post office is a simple everyday convenience. But for elderly, disabled and less mobile residents, it can be an essential lifeline.

 

Bennetts End Post Office provides access to important everyday services, including sending and collecting letters and parcels, postal and financial services, and other essential transactions. For residents who do not drive, have mobility difficulties, rely on public transport or cannot walk long distances, having a local post office can be crucial to maintaining their independence and quality of life.

 

Closure would hit those who can least afford to lose it

 

If Bennetts End Post Office closes, residents will be expected to travel further to access services they currently use locally.

 

For an elderly person, a longer journey may mean difficult or unreliable bus connections, having to walk further than they are physically able to, paying additional transport costs, or having to depend on relatives, friends or carers.

 

For someone with a disability or mobility impairment, an alternative post office may simply not be realistically accessible.

 

What might seem like a small additional journey to some people can become a major obstacle for others.

 

Nobody should lose their independence because their local post office has been taken away.

 

A local post office is also about more than transactions. It is part of the community. For some older and vulnerable residents, regular visits provide routine, human contact and a connection to their neighbourhood.

 

Removing that service risks leaving some residents more isolated, less independent and less able to access essential services.

 

We need Post Office Ltd to listen

 

Before any decision is made, the needs of local residents — particularly elderly, disabled and vulnerable people — must be properly considered.

 

We are calling on Post Office Ltd to:

 

Keep Bennetts End Post Office open.

Recognise the vital role it plays for elderly, disabled and less mobile residents.

Fully assess the impact that closure would have on residents who cannot easily travel further.

Consider the additional financial, physical and practical barriers that closure could create.

Explore every possible alternative if the current premises cannot continue, including relocating the post office to another suitable nearby premises or local business.

Work with the community to find a solution that ensures essential postal services remain accessible to everyone.

Please don't leave our most vulnerable residents behind.

 

Bennetts End Post Office is more than a shop or a place to post a parcel.

 

For some residents, it represents independence, accessibility and connection to their community.

 

Closing it could force elderly and disabled residents to rely on others for services they currently access independently.

 

That is why we need your support.

 

By signing this petition, you are standing with residents of Bennetts End, Leverstock Green and the surrounding communities and sending a clear message to Post Office Ltd:

 

Save Bennetts End Post Office.

Protect our community. Protect independence. Protect access to essential services.

 

Please sign this petition and share it with your family, friends and neighbours. Every signature matters.