THE RIBBON was cut on a brand new Post Office in Cheylesmore on Saturday after Coventrians rallied behind a bid to make it a reality.
The rallying call for the Post Office at the Daventry Road Budgens store was launched after the closure of the previous one on the same street last May.
Residents felt the next-nearest Post Office service was often overcrowded and too far away, making it inaccessible for those with mobility issues.
Budgens owner Karthik Varatharajan applied to open a Post Office at his store and a petition appealing for this to become a reality gained over 1,500 signatures.
In April, Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana presented a petition to Parliament urging the House of Commons to support a new Post Office in Cheylesmore.
Postmaster Karthik Varatharajan held a community celebration event at the opening ceremony including free face painting for kids, music, refreshments and a fundraising stall for the Myton Hospices fund.
Mr Varatharajan, who started the petition to reopen the Budgens, said: “Local people were really affected when the old Daventry Road Post Office closed, so I’m thrilled this has now opened.
“Local residents and businesses in this area have been without a Post Office for a while and people have been very keen for Post Office services to come back.”
