This morning Santander announced 95 further branch closures around the country… The Santander branch in Bognor is closing on 14th July 2025 and is one of the last banking high street spots we have locally… (Lloyds have also announced closures, but no further details as yet).
All the more reason to support our efforts to save Fepham Post Office, which hopes to offer full banking services on its reincarnation!
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Our vision is for a new, exciting hub for the community, with the shop and the post office in a revitalised Grassmere Parade at the heart of the village.
IMAGINE our own public space with seating, free wifi, ice-cream, pop ups, events… A centre of activity where the village can come together and enjoy Felpham at its best.
The Post Office will offer all the services you are used to – and more. The redoubtable Charlie will continue at the counter. We will be opening a 2nd window soon.
The Shop will be 30% larger with more choice of local produce, and chilled & frozen goods. Ali & Tracy, with all their local knowledge, are also coming with us. We are looking for volunteers to assist them. Can you help?
We have raised almost £70,000 thanks to your generous donations and fundraising. Approx £20,000 of this has been spent on such things as legal fees, rent and insurance. An additional £30,000 is needed to complete the building work, fit out the shop, train the staff, enhance and increase stock-lines and safeguard its longterm future.
You can donate by bank transfer:
Account name: Friends of Felpham CIC
Account number: 67330700
Sort code: 08-92-99
Donations can also be made by cheque (made payable to Friends of Felpham CIC) and left at the post office itself (or handed to a director).
Any donation of £100 or over qualifies the donor to become a shareholder:
Up to £100 – you can choose to be listed on the register of donors on the website.
£100+ – become a shareholder with a share certificate and voting rights. You will receive a certificate designed by a top graphic designer.
£1000+ – you have the option to receive public acknowledgement displayed in the shop and on the website.
Help realise this future for the village, for generations to come.
It is critically important we save our Post Office and shop. Without it;
♦ reduced footfall, damaging local businesses
♦ negatively impacted property values
♦ reduced support for those who need it most
♦ reduced banking services locally
Work continues apace. We have been donated sanitary ware, floor tiles, concrete blocks, a new door lock, labour. Below is a 3D graphic of what the Post Office could look like. Permission has been obtained from the freeholder for the ramp and handrails to be added. Huge thanks to Richard Pearce, and his volunteers, who have done the lion’s share of the work so far.
Is there a plasterer who could gift a day’s work to finish off 2 small areas of rear internal wall? We have the materials. Your expertise and your labour are needed urgently.
Do you have half a can of eggshell white paint leftover? We need to paint the walls. Maybe you could volunteer an afternoon to help?
The draw was made on Saturday, witnessed by an impartial customer and the winning ticket numbers are:
286 – £350
399 – £100
465 – £50
The winners have all been contacted and the remainder of the pay out was presented to Friends of Felpham CIC for the Save the Post Office Campaign by Charlie from the Post Office
Congratulations to the winners and. massive thank you to EVERYONE who bought tickets.
THANKS TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS BUT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING
WE NEED…
— VITAL FUNDS. BECOME A SHAREHOLDER BY DONATING £100 OR MORE – [supporting our infrastructure is vital to the health and survival of the village]
— SHOP VOLUNTEERS FOR SHORT SHIFTS
— BUILDING SUPPLIES & SHOP FIXTURES
— TRADESMEN TO OFFER THEIR SERVICES
JOB OPPORTUNITIES, WATCH THIS SPACE…
Mike Harding, Lizzie Mickery, Alison Griffiths MP, Sarah Hodgson
Photo: Jo Bowen
£2 per square and win a cash prize! Available at Felpham Post Office & Village Stores
Look how well it’s going! Hurry before the squares sell out!
Thanks to Tracy for the photos
Enough carpet tiles have now been kindly donated by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. to cover the floor of 1 Grassmere Parade.
Lee organised this after picking up on the details after attending the Christmas Fair in the Village hall, and grateful thanks are due to him. Lee saw an opportunity to assist and acted on it… a HUGE thank you to all parties concerned.
Share Certificate Day
Sunday 1st December 2-5PM
1 Grassmere Parade
Felpham PO22 7NT
Come and claim your share certificate (available to donors who have contributed over £100). You can also donate and become part of the community helping support the Felpham Village Post Office campaign. If you have already donated under £100, you can top up your contribution! How to donate
Photo: Judy Armson, of Peter (right) and Mike issueing the shares
Over 50 collected their shares, and several others became shareholders by donating £100 or more. Thank you to all of you!
Representatives from the Snooks Corner Community Group donated £775 to the campaign to save the Felpham Village Post Office. Huge thanks to them and all their members for this massive support.
DONATIONS can be made by cheque (made payable to 'Friends of Felpham CIC'), which can be handed in to the Post Office or Rolly's Accountants at 79 Felpham Road, Felpham PO22 7PF. We have a bank account with The Co-operative Bank plc, so we can also accept bank transfers.
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far. We really appreciate your contributions.
A Community Project to Preserve the Post Office
Our mission statement is for the residents of Felpham to purchase the post office and accommodation for the benefit of the community. You can email us with ideas, comments etc. here
