I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my customers on the Fruitlands estate, Malvern Wells, for their kind thoughts, cards and gifts, on my retirement from Royal Mail on Friday, March 31.

The 11 years I spent serving you as your postman have been some of the happiest times of my working life.

I feel that all of you have become my friends and you have always been so very kind and thoughtful to me. I will miss you all very much and wish you well.

Here's hoping that I will meet you from time to time as I venture around Malvern. Once again, thank you very much. Your ex-postie.

David Wicks, Redland Road, Malvern Link.