Silent Knit, Holy Knit

Yarnbombers have been out and about again this December – spreading some festive cheer by creating colourful woollen hats and toppers for their local postboxes.

The carefully crocheted creations have been popping up on postboxes across St Albans in Hertfordshire and on the Isle of Thanet in Kent – at Birchington, Westgate, Minster and Cliffsend. 

The woolly works of art, which feature Santas, snowmen, reindeer, robins, angels and Christmas trees, are sure to perk up peak period posters as they send their Christmas cards and letters to Santa.

They’re becoming a festive feature in East Kent in particular, with coastal regions such as Herne Bay becoming a hotspot of activity in recent years.

It’s not the first time that the humble postbox has received a creative makeover on the Isle of Thanet this year either – in September, artist Alex Chinneck’s knotted postbox appeared in Margate ahead of the Turner Prize.

An iconic symbol, the red postbox has been a feature of the British landscape for more than 150 years, with the first postboxes opened for use on Jersey shortly before Christmas in 1852.

Have yarnbombers been out and about decorating the postboxes in your area? Send your pics to groupcommunications@royalmail.com.