An Eastbourne Post Office is closing permanently

The Seaside 326 branch of Post Office will close on March 30 at 1pm, Post Office confirmed.

A spokesperson for Post Office said it will be relocating to the Premier Seaside Newsmart store under a new operator and is scheduled to open on April 19 at 1pm.

The move means there will be an extra 8.5 hours of Post Office service per week - Monday to Friday 8am-6pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am-1pm.

The spokesperson said, “The branch at 326 Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7RH, has been operated on our behalf by a temporary postmaster. Whilst this arrangement has enabled us to maintain access to Post Office services to our customers in the area, we have therefore had to identify an alternative location to continue to offer Post Office services to the local community. This move would provide a permanent Post Office location for the area.”

In between these dates, customers are advised to visit St Anthony’s Post Office at Seaside 518 or Eastbourne Post Office within WHSmith in Terminus Road.

Eastbourne Borough Council leader David Tutt isn’t happy with the news. He said, “Last week, I received a communication from the Post Office informing me that they are intending to close the Sub Post Office at 326 Seaside and asking me if I wanted to respond to the consultation on the closure.

“This I have done, objecting strongly to the proposal as this office serves a large community in the Roselands, Archery and Seaside area and has done for many years. The current office has been there for decades and opened to replace the old office which was on the opposite side of the road.

“I have also offered to work with them to identify a fresh location within the Roselands area if this is causing them a problem. In fairness to the Post Office, they are planning to open a new office linked to a shop at 204 Seaside and I have no objection to this happening, but this is a fair distance away and I do object to it being at the expense of the existing facility.”

If you have views on the news you can comment until April 26 here.

Go to www.postoffice.co.uk to find your nearest branch.

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