Trott's Twitter plea wins gold postbox for Cheshunt
A plea on Twitter from Cheshunt's Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott has paid off - there will be a gold post box in the town. The Royal Mail is issuing special medal stamps for each Team GB athlete who brings home gold and painting a post box in their home town.
- A plea on Twitter from Cheshunt's Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott has paid off - there will be a gold post box in the town.
- The Royal Mail is issuing special medal stamps for each Team GB athlete who brings home gold and painting a post box in their home town.
- But Laura was told hers would be in Harlow, instead of Cheshunt.
- Earlier, the 20-year-old who won gold in the women's team pursuit at the velodrome yesterday, tweeted:
- @PostOffice ive just seen that my stamps and postbox will be in harlow. But my hometown is cheshunt i was only born in harlow...
- She also messaged Royal Mail bosses about her plight:
- @RoyalMail ive just seen that my postbox is in harlow. My hometown is Cheshunt i was only born in harlow! #pleasebeincheshunt
- And she called on the public to help lobby for the postbox to be in her home town:
- So people i need you to tweet @PostOffice for me.. my postbox is going in harlow which isnt in my hometown Cheshunt is where it should be!!
- Her pleas were retweeted by supporters, including Sir Chris Hoy:
- @postoffice sort it out and get @LauraTrott31 gold post box in the right place. Cheshunt not Harlow. I'll paint it if needs be.
Hey @PostOffice peeps, please paint a post box Gold for @LauraTrott31 that's her home ya know!!!
@postoffice you need to move your gold paint! @LauraTrott31 's post box should be in cheshunt! Sort it out! #olympics
@LauraTrott31 @postoffice you're just going to have to win another one in the omnium and get it in the right place!- And pretty quickly, she got the result she was looking for as Post Office and Royal Mail bosses got on the case.
@LauraTrott31 Spoke to your Dad - he suggested one near your old school so we're sending a man with some gold paint down there shortly!- A happy Laura tweeted:
- Tim Cowen, of Royal Mail, said the cyclist would get two postboxes - but there would be a bit of a delay because Team GB's phenomenal success meant they were running out of paint.
Mr Cowen said the company would paint a box near where she went to primary school.
"We are running a little short on gold paint, which is testament to Team GB's success. We'll be getting more supplies tomorrow," he added.
- Meanwhile, Royal Mail has painted her Harlow postbox:
@LauraTrott31 here's your Harlow postbox - still wet!! http://pic.twitter.com/EMLivHlx- Trott returns to the track tomorrow and Tuesday for the women’s Omnium and a chance of becoming only the second woman in history to claim two gold medals at the same Olympics.
