How Britain was duped into falling for the romance of Auden's 'Night Mail' – The Telegraph
[ad_1] The documentary that built the mystique of the Royal Mail's night-time rail service contains almost as much fiction as fact. [ad_2] Source link
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Why Royal Mail’s decision to stop using trains is another nail in their coffin
[ad_1] Just possibly all is not lost. Maggie Simpson, director general of the Rail Freight Group, the umbrella organisation for the industry, reckons several companies may be interested in carrying mail: “I am optimistic that some of this traffic will eventually find its way back. Rail has so many advantages, notably environmental and speed, that…
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It’s an exciting new era – stamp collecting lives on in the digital age
[ad_1] Philately is a rigorous science. It isn’t just stamp collecting – we cover all communication between humans going back to Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Stamps only came about in 1840, so they’re very recent in terms of the history of humanity. I collect a lot of covers, too – that’s the complete envelope with markings…
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How the culture war could affect the Coronation
[ad_1] Until the death of the Queen, one source has told The Telegraph, plans for the Coronation were sketched out rather than signed-off. It has “deliberately been kept quite unplanned to ensure it can best reflect the climate at the time at which it happens”, they say. “There will be people in the Palace who…
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15 things you didn’t know about Camilla
[ad_1] 1. Camilla is a fan of Silver Swans This is a dance class held by the Royal Academy of Dance for the over 55s. Camilla occasionally has a teacher hold sessions at Clarence House in London. “We crash about very happily and it’s great fun. It’s jolly hard work – you get really involved…
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What really happened to your Christmas post
[ad_1] Around a third of the UK’s 1,400 delivery offices have introduced geomapping technology to redraw postal routes, which has also “caused some problems,” explains Mark Baulch, assistant secretary at the Communication Workers’ Union, which represents almost 200,000 members. Those in charge are typically in an office, hundreds of miles away from the district they…
