The Mayor of Chelmsford paid a special Christmas visit to the Royal Mail's local mail centre. 

Councillor Bob Villa was shown around the office by Jon Witt, plant manager for the centre, and was introduced to the hard-working men and women sorting and delivering mail in the run-up to Christmas. 

Councillor Villa said: “It was great to meet postmen and women at Royal Mail’s Chelmsford Mail Centre and see first-hand just how much effort they put into delivering for people at this time of year.

“Our postal workers do such an important job at this time of year and help to deliver Christmas for many people and families in our area.

"I would like to thank them for their efforts and wish them all the best over the busy festive period.”

Mr Witt said: “Our postmen and women are working extremely hard to deliver Christmas cards, letters and parcels to people across Chelmsford.

"We are grateful that the Mayor of Chelmsford visited the office to see our operation and to support the team during our busiest time of year.

“We’d like to remind our customers to post early so that friends and family have longer to enjoy their Christmas greetings.”