2020
TF1505 : EIIR postbox at Glinton Post Office on a frosty December morning
taken 5 years ago, near to Glinton, Peterborough, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title EIIR postbox at Glinton Post Office on a frosty December morning in this square

EIIR postbox at Glinton Post Office on a frosty December morning
This EIIR pillar box (box no. PE6 100) is located at the village post office and Nisa Local store on High Street. During the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in 2020, it was one of more than 35,000 postboxes throughout the United Kingdom which were designated as Priority Postboxes for mailing home test kits to testing laboratories as part of a government programme partnering the Royal Mail and the National Health Service (NHS). In some cases, special Sunday collections were introduced to ensure rapid dispatch.
Priority postboxes
During the Covid 19 Pandemic of 2020, certain postboxes were designated as priority postboxes for collecting and delivering coronavirus tests around the country and supporting the national testing programme.
