Alan Petrie, who delivers in Kingseat, won an award for his kindness and service while on his rounds. DOZENS of Press readers have stepped in to defend their local postie in the wake of criticism of Royal Mail s service over Christmas. Last month, the Press reported several complaints from residents across Dunfermline and West Fife with one describing the standard of delivering over the holidays as absolutely appalling . Locals had vented about the length of time parcels and letters were taking to arrive, while other homeowners in Dunfermline and Carnock highlighted that they were only receiving one delivery per week.
Big-hearted Alan Petrie won the hearts of the Kingseat community through his efforts during lockdown. As reported back in March by the Press, the dad of three organised epic games of noughts and crosses and hangman on the doors of cooped-up householders as well as running the odd message for them in his own time. Local residents showed their appreciation by nominating him for the notonthehighstreet Thank You Postie campaign where he was chosen as one of six winners from a massive 20,000 nominations. Alan, 47, said he was gobsmacked when he discovered he had won. My boss pulled me aside and said I had won a competition. I said, What are you talking about, I didn t even know about it! , he said. I couldn t believe it when I heard. It was just something so simple.
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IDENTICAL twin postwomen from Oxfordshire have been crowned as two of the UK’s most-loved postal workers. Clare and Nicola Warner, 33, from Witney have been picked as winners from 20,000 nominations in a ‘Thank You Postie’ campaign which celebrates those postal workers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty this year. The postwomen work for Royal Mail and deliver in the village of Freeland. The campaign was run by notonthehighstreet, a website on which small and independent businesses can sell their wares, and it relies on the postal service to deliver to its customers. The Warner sisters were nominated by Jodie Gaul, a West Oxfordshire artisan who sells gifts through notonthehighstreet and has relied on the postal service to keep her business running during lockdown.