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\par }{\f1\fs20\expnd0\expndtw-4\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 I am writing to}{\f1\fs20\expnd0\expndtw-4\insrsid9583774  request that you support the villagers of Rippingale and the \lquote Friends of Rippingale Post Office\rquote 
 action group in opposing the }{\f1\fs20\expnd0\expndtw-4\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 closure of Rippingale Village }{\f1\fs20\expnd0\expndtw-4\insrsid5913419 Branch }{\f1\fs20\expnd0\expndtw-4\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 Post Office}{
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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\insrsid1913467  currently}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923  using the branch.
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nformation relating to our proximity to the nearest fully-operational branch is incorrect. The nearest Office is in Morton, not Point
on as stated by the Post Office. The mileage to Morton stated on the Post Office website is 2.5 miles; this is incorrect. The correct distance is over 3 miles
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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\insrsid1913467 singled out for closure, and is given Rippingale as an alternative.}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923 
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\par }{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 If the Post Office can get that sort of information wrong, what else have they got wrong?
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\par It is not possible to use the limited bus services to get to other post offices in the}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1913467 
 surrounding towns and villages, and there is no footpath to any of the neighboring Post Offices making it a dangerous walk along the A15 to Morton.}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 
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\par }{\f1\fs20\insrsid1913467 T}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 he closure would badly affect the most vulnerable members of our community; the young, the elderly, fa
mily 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\insrsid14448321 , and t}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923 
he loss of the Post Office business could close the Village Stores}{\f1\fs20\insrsid14448321  within six to twelve months}{\f1\fs20\insrsid1789923\charrsid1789923  so the village could end up with no Postal Service or Shop whatsoever. }{
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