Friends of Rippingale Post Office - Diary: (See also Press Releases etc)
| Tuesday 11 December 2007 | |
| Closure Announcement(s) made by PO FORPO will be fighting on - please see other sections especially Press Releases |
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| Thursday 8 November 2007 | |
| Dossier handed over to Mark Partington at Rugby | |
| Monday 5 November 2007 | |
| Meeting with Mark Partington at the Mariot Hotel, Grantham | |
| Sunday 28 October 2007 | |
| Diary note - Local press and TV coverage has been outstanding to date - national coverage is proving more difficult! | |
| Wednesday 24 October 2007 | |
| Press releases | |
| Monday 22 October 2007 | |
| Provision set up for villagers without their own email accounts nor access to the web to sign the 10 Downing Street e-petition. | |
| Wednesday 17th October 2007 | |
| Over 100 villagers walk from Rippingale to Morton Post Office - most made
the journey one way! Picture |
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| Saturday 13 October 2007 | |
| Quentin Davies and Nick Boles visit shop Some 250 villagers there to show support Pictures |
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| Tue 9 to Fri 12 October 2007 | |
| FORPO organise press releases, preparations for QD and NB visit on Saturday |
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| Monday 8 October 2007 | |
| FORPO meeting in the evening | |
| Sunday 7 October 2007 | |
| Posters put up in Rippingale and surrounding villages | |
| Saturday 6 October 2007 | |
| Fliers Distributed Posters printed for distribution |
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| Friday 5 October 2007 | |
| Front page leads in The Local, Stamford Mercury and Grantham Journal Photo shoot in morning Sleaford Standard FORPO at shop Fliers printed and prepared for distribution Website back up late morning but problems persist - no email yet Posters printed for distribution |
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| Thursday 4 October 2007 | |
| Website goes down late morning YTV news shoot in afternoon Draft Flier finalised Start to examine PO criteria for closures Poster drafted Phil, Jim & Simon go to WI in evening! |
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| Wednesday 3 October 2007 | |
| On-line e-petition launched Simon recorded interview on Hereward Radio and live from Radio Lincs Radio Car then Interviews for Lincs Fm, Stamford Press etc Copies of local petition now in the Bull Inn and the Doctors Surgery |
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| Tuesday 2 October 2007 | |
| 1st FORPO meeting - Press Release finalised and e-petition drafted | |
| Monday 1 October 2007 | |
| VDC started action to form support group - volunteers recruited -
FORPO formed Petition put in shop Webpage set up |
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| Sunday 30 September 2007 | |
| News got out that Rippingale Post Office Branch is on list to be closed. The need for an action group and petitions etc recognised. |
