Royal Mail delivers a bumper festive postbag

Royal Mail in Lisburn expects to handle up to 72,000 items of Christmas mail on its busiest day, as it deals with customers’ festive greetings, online shopping orders and Christmas parcels.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Dec 2013, 11:09 BST

Lisburn’s 89 postmen and women will be working flat out to deliver a first class Christmas for all their customers

Customers are urged to post early and remember to use the Postcode.

Last recommended posting date for First Class Mail is today (Friday).

Postmen and women at Lisburn Delivery Office are working through a bumper festive mail bag as they gear up for the busiest week.

They are expecting to handle up to 72,000 letters and parcels on their busiest day, which was predicted to be Thursday, December 19.

Customers can help their local postmen and women by posting cards by the recommended posting dates and using the postcode on all items.

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