Royal Mail and Postwatch agree £1 million donation for London’s Olympic Games bid
Royal Mail have announced that, at the suggestion of Postwatch, the consumer body for postal services, it plans to make a donation of £1 million towards London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The donation is an apology for the recent disruption to postal services.
The money will come from Royal Mail’s revenue from the sale of special stamp books to be issued next year. Details of the books will be announced later.
Royal Mail’s Chief Executive Adam Crozier,said: “This is a donation that benefits the UK. We let our customers down and this is a straightforward way to say sorry.”
Royal Mail is continuing to clear the backlog of mail delayed by the strikes. More than 70 per cent of the backlog has been delivered and all new mail is being delivered with minimal delay.
“The main thing we can do to put things right is to get that mail delivered and we’re working hard on that,” said Mr Crozier.
Royal Mail Chairman Allan Leighton is writing personally to apologise to some 4 million households and businesses in the areas where the unofficial strikes took place. These letters will go out over the next few weeks.
