IT was with a deep sense of regret that I read your report of the impending closure of Evesham Post Office.

I was Head Postmaster of Evesham when the new office was opened in 1962 by the Mayor, Lt-Col Richard Burlingham, who made the first purchase at the counter. No doubt reports of the opening will be found in your archives.

A Crown Post Office, as Evesham was at that time, was a status symbol, some of which was lost when the office was subsequently regraded. It will certainly not have the same prestige when the counter is tucked away somewhere in a supermarket.

Of course the closure is a cost-cutting exercise, and similar closures have taken place throughout the country for some years. The Post Office is under pressure to maximise its profits and this is one element of the process. Whatever the reason it will be a sad day when the door of the High Street premises finally close.

H T MINCHIN, Gibbs Lane, Offenham.