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Post Office U-Turn on Pete’s Postbox
The box was painted gold in 2012 to celebrate Pete Kennaugh’s Olympic gold medal before it was repainted red last week.
Isle of Man Post Office has announced it will be repainting Onchan’s postbox gold, after media and public pressure.
The box was painted gold in 2012 to celebrate Pete Kennaugh’s Olympic gold medal before it was repainted red last week.
Having originally said Pete’s family was consulted, something he denied, the Post Office has now caved to public pressure and decided to paint it gold again.
Simon Kneen, Chief Executive of Isle of Man Post Office, said: ‘Our decision had been to return the post box back to its uniform colour 10 years after painting it gold. However the disappointment of many is clear and we are happy to listen to customers and return the box gold.
‘Prior to repainting the box red, we did speak to the Kennaugh family and out of courtesy had informed Onchan District Commissioners and the Sub Postmaster of Onchan Post Office. We hope Mr Kennaugh and his family and our customers will be pleased with our decision to return the box gold.’
