‘Postal superstars’

In a bid to recognise the work of colleagues throughout the pandemic, online marketplace, Notonthehighstreet is offering customers a chance to bag a Christmas thankyou package for colleagues via their ‘The Magic of Small Things’ campaign.

‘This Christmas, we’re celebrating the magic of small things – the small touches, the small gestures and supporting the nation’s small businesses,’ said the company. ‘But we can’t do this without thanking those who help make these things possible – the nation’s postal superstars.

‘To help our mission, we’ve been working with singer Ronan Keating, who loves the nation's posties as much as we do. As well as helping us to share the message far and wide, he’s also lent his famous voice for a poem we’ve written that thanks the nation’s postal workers for all the wonderful things they do.’

There are 5,000 ‘Postie packs’ up for grabs, with Notonthehighstreet encouraging customers to ‘reverse post’ it to their postman or woman through the letterbox. Each Postie pack contains a chocolate bar made by a small business and an ‘ode to the postie.’

According to a study commissioned by the company, the pandemic has brought people in the North-East closer to our people with daily visits from colleagues acting as a lifeline for many. Their research found that building friendships with key workers like us was vital in tackling loneliness. The study found over a quarter (28 per cent) of people in the North-East are talking to their postman or woman more than they did before the first lockdown in March.

The picture is much of the same across the country, with 1.9m Brits now going so far as to call their postman or woman a friend. One in 10 (11 per cent) say that receiving post is the most exciting part of their day, 12 per cent rely on colleagues as a familiar face to see every day, and more than 1.5m Brits say they rely on us to stop them from being lonely.

It’s no surprise then that 15 per cent of the nation now know their postman or woman by name, the highest of all the community workers tested. The company said that Royal Mail has ‘worked harder than ever to keep people connected and small businesses thriving during the pandemic - with more than half of British adults (59 per cent) appreciating postal workers more as a result.

Singer, Ronan Keating added: ‘It’s amazing to see how many people are planning to give a little thanks this Christmas to posties who have been vital in keeping us smiling this year.

‘As we head into the festive season under lockdown, I couldn’t be happier to be helping Notonthehighstreet celebrate postal workers who are going to be busier than ever helping to keep the nation feeling connected.’

Customers can visit www.notonthehighstreet.com/thank-your-postie to nominate our people and redeem a ‘postie gift.’