Lifesavers and community champions shortlisted for 2006 best Post Office® awards
The shortlist for the 2006 Best Post Office® Awards has revealed a host of Post Office® branches willing to go the extra mile for their customers and communities.
The shortlists for three special awards categories, which recognise Post Office® teams which go beyond the call of duty, show outstanding community spirit or real innovation in providing Post Office® services, include a number of branches which have literally offered a lifesaving service to their customers.
The teams at Barnhill near Dundee and South Reddish in Cheshire are just two branches that have provided emergency assistance to customers who have been taken ill, and have been praised for saving their lives.
Other branches shortlisted include Tarbolton in Ayrshire which, as well as running a host of charity fundraising activities, also opens its doors on Christmas Day to ensure everyone in the area can come together to share some Christmas cheer. Perhaps the strangest offer of hospitality was from staff at Bonymaen in West Glamorgan who took care of a four foot iguana when its owner needed to find a new home.
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