Fancy fundraising

Over the past seven weeks, the ‘posties of Fakenham’ have raised almost £9,000 for charity, by delivering mail across the region in fancy dress, regardless of the weather.

The team at Fakenham Delivery Office started their fundraising campaign back in May, dressing up while out delivering post across Norfolk, in support of Norwich charity Littlelifts, which supports women with breast cancer.

The charity provides gift boxes to women undergoing chemotherapy treatment and was chosen by the wife of one colleague, who has just completed her own course of chemotherapy. 

After delivering the post in fancy dress to customers in Fakenham, Walsingham, Wells, Briston and Holt, the team of 28 costume-loving colleagues will cease their dressing upthis Saturday 11 July.

A Posties of Fakenham spokesperson, said on behalf of everyone in the team: ‘Wearing a costume on delivery isn’t always ideal, but so many have coped so admirably with the idea. A soggy costume isn’t the most comfortable, neither is a full Santa or Reindeer costume on one of the hottest days of the year. But we’ve had people do it, which is amazing.’ 

The majority of costumes have been loaned from Arnie’s Attic fancy dress shop in Dereham, which has been providing colleagues with a weekly costume change to keep things fresh. 

‘The costumes surprised people to start with,’ said the spokesperson. ‘Initially we had so many people at home wondering why we were dressing up. Customers were looking out for us in the mornings, tapping on their windows and giving us lovely smiles – they clearly appreciated our efforts.’