Post office at priory place to shut up shop

[not on facebook]

It's seems that the above post office is upping its operation to another
location  in donny.

Question is what will now happen to the priory place listed building?

Seems a Scottish king from way before the days Mel Gibson shouted ' freedom' is burried there underneath its floors > > > will a delegation
from that midget winch bag that runs the SNP set up camp inside claiming it to be a part of Bonnie Scotland on behalf of the SNP ?

Or will Witherspoons or some other pub chain chance it's arm hammering another nail into the ' pubcaster ' term ?

Maybe a museum built on that jock king theme ,hence in turn Glasgow fair week will be moved to pubcaster instead of blackpool ?

Club Doncaster town centre ticket and info outlet as part of the new 5 year push anyone ?

Day centre for asylum seekers ?

Polish supermarket?

Whitbys town centre fish and chip shop restaurant?

[jonnydog]

It'll end up being a bargain store, hair/nail salon or cash converter type store. Though I ain't been in Donny centre for quite some time now, it seemed that area was still on a decline, though it's a cracking opportunity for someone.

[Donnywolf]

Great shame for the Building and even more for the employees but its another victim of the way we all shop / communicate these days.

"They" will be after reducing costs by having less Sq footage - heating / lighting and rates etc and will no doubt pop up in some corner of a larger nearby Store at a fraction of the cost and with a hugely reduced workforce.

Most of what they do can be done online anyway (though not everyone has that facility - or wants to use it if they have) - Stamps you can buy almost anywhere - Parcels can be sent cheaper by Hermes (etc) and lots of people (maybe all) now get their Pensions etc paid directly into a Bank and so it is a victim of changing times

I cant believe the changes I have seen / lived through just since the end of the 50's or early 1960.s. Running to a Red Box to ring WolfyDon to say I had made the School Team - and now I can get a Mobile Phone on which I can do almost anything - and so businesses have changed beyond recognition including of course Banks and PO's

[MrFrost]

High Melton college is closing too.

[BobG]

What?! The whole thing? IS the College continuing elsewhere or under another name? Or is it curtains? Bloody hell....

Thanks Mr Frost

BobG

[Nudga]

Really? My grassroots team play there, if true, I wonder where that leaves us?

[MrFrost]

Was in the free press today.  They're relocating everything to The Hub in town and shutting everything down at High Melton. Minimum of 60 jobs lost.

[BobG]

Don't the ROvers have space at High Melton? I have a feeling they run at least some of their community and education stuff from there. Could be wrong but I'm sure they did once upon a time

BobG

[not on facebook]

That can't be good that high melton is shutting up shop and
re locating

[Dagenham Rover]

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/doncaster-s-historic-priory-place-post-office-set-to-close-and-move-inside-frenchgate-whsmith-branch-1-8377703

[Mike_F]

Is the footgolf place still up at High Melton? I played once and really enjoyed it but never got round to going again.

[Nudga]

Yes it is Mike. Apparently network rail or some such are buying high melton. The college is moving everything to The Hub.