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\par I am writing to}{\f1\fs20\expnd0\expndtw-4\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid9583774\charrsid12664215  request that you support the villagers of Rippingale and the \lquote Friends of Rippingale Post Office\rquote  action group in opposing the }{
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\par I believe that the information used as criteria for the decision to close Rippingale is inaccurate in the following ways.
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\f1\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1789923\charrsid12664215 nformation relating to our proximity to the nearest fully-operational branch is incorrect. The nearest Office is in Morton, not Pointon as stated by the Post Office. The mileage
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\par Folkingham Post Office is listed as an alternative service in the branch closure leaflet but has itself been }{\f1\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1913467\charrsid12664215 singled out for closure, and is given Rippingale as an alternative.}{
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\par }{\f1\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1789923\charrsid12664215 If the Post Office can get that sort of information wrong, what else have they got wrong?
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\par }{\f1\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1913467\charrsid12664215 T}{\f1\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1789923\charrsid12664215 he closure wo
uld badly affect the most vulnerable members of our community; the young, the elderly, family carers and the disabled, the  groups most dependant on local services and the least mobile.
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\par An \lquote outreach\rquote  service is proposed but this will not meet the needs of our busy community. It is not financially viable for the Village Stores to run such a service}{\f1\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14448321\charrsid12664215 
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Not only will this cause great hardship to those without transport, but it will also lead to an enormous increase in the number of car journeys made for small purchases. This is a direct contradiction of the Government\rquote s policies on global warming.
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\par Yours faithfully
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