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Sudbury pop-up post office to restore service in town

Luke Deal/BBC The pop-up post office in Sudbury ahead of its opening on 22 JuneLuke Deal/BBC
The pop-up post office, which will have two counters, is to open on 22 June

A pop-up post office is to open to restore postal services in a town with a population of 20,000 people.

Sudbury lost its only post office earlier this month as the previous operator resigned.

Babergh District Council later granted a licence for a unit on Borehamgate shopping precinct until a long-term solution was found.

The Post Office said the temporary set-up would open on Wednesday 22 June at 09:00 BST.

Sudbury Market Hill in the daytime
The old Post Office, which was inside a WH Smith store, closed earlier this month

It said there would be two counters in the pop-up and the temporary service would offer a "wide range of everyday post office services".

Staff from the previous branch would continue to work in the temporary store, the Post Office added.

Wendy Hamilton, from the Post Office, said: "We are delighted to be restoring services to Sudbury as we know how important a Post Office is to a community."

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