Are you aware of any online forums who's focus is on the post office closure initiative ?

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Hi, Are you aware of any online forums who's focus is on the post office closure initiative ? Many Thanks


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You may well find there are local campaign blogs being run by local MPs or action groups (try typing in your postcode+Post Office+forum to find one). However, although well-focussed, some of these wane through lack of participants in the discussion or they get taken over by a vociferous few and fail to achieve balance or critical mass.

Most newspapers also have their own forums and will have a thread on their own local issues - for example, http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/interactive/messageforum/view.php?threadid=3639

The Commission for Rural Communities has a lively discussion area: http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/ which is linked to the following...

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