There is a story on the BBC news website this morning to say that Royal Mail have declared a list of locations where they are having issue with deliveries due to Covid related absences

Here is a link to the article   www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55591063

The current list of affected postcodes is shown below:

Ashford (TN23-TN27)
Barnsley (S70, S71, S72 and S75)
Basildon (SS13-SS16)
Bow (E3)
Bury St Edmunds (IP28-IP33)
Chelmsford (CM1-CM3)
Christchurch (BH23)
Daventry (NN11)
Debden (IG7-IG10)
Enfield (EN1-EN3)
Grays (RM16-RM20)
Hampton (TW12)
Highbury (N5)
Hornsey (N8)
Horsham (RH12, RH13)
Ilford (IG1-IG6)
Leeds City (LS1-LS5)
Lewisham (SE13)
Magherafelt (BT45, BT46)
Margate (CT7-CT9)
Rugeley (WS15)
Somerton (TA11)
South Ockendon (RM15)
South Woodford (E18)
Upper Holloway (N7)
Wandsworth (SW18)
Wellington (TA21)
Widnes (WA8)
 

Royal Mail have increased their postal prices for UK and overseas items from 1st January

This means we have had to review and increase postage prices on our site as well

So, well done if you ordered anything over the Bank Holiday to be sent out on 4th as you paid the lower postage price, because we hadn't got round to changing them on the website!

The Bank Holidays come one after another at this time of the year!

Friday 1st January is a Bank Holiday in the UK and our local Post Office is closed Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd January 

Therefore, we will not be able to post any items purchased over the next few days until Monday 4th January 

Just to confirm that the Post Office have advised us they will now accept overseas parcels for posting again 

As we mentioned, they were refusing items while the border 'dispute' was being resolved 

However, please be aware that anything posted into Europe may be caught up in the backlog and delayed

Therefore, please bear with us and allow some extra time for your parcel to arrive 

Just a quick reminder that UK Post Offices are closed over the Christmas Bank holiday period

They will not be open again until Tuesday 29th December, so this is the first time we will be able to post any orders made between Christmas Day and 28th December 

​Thankyou for your patience 

Merry Christmas to all our customers from Forgebear Tanks

Thankyou all so much for your custom and we would like to say how much we have appreciated your support of our business in this difficult year 

Dave and Julie   

Just a quick reminder that the last posting dates for Royal Mail in the UK are almost here 

Friday 18th December is the last posting date before Christmas for 2nd class and 2nd class signed for 

Monday 21st December is the last posting date before Christmas for 1st Class and 1st class signed for 

We understand that customers are starting to experience delays with all mail and even first class

We have raised this with Royal Mail and they have referred us to this statement on their website:

Important information:
During these unprecedented times, we continue to work hard to collect, process and deliver the UK’s mail. However, despite our best endeavours, it’s likely some areas of the country will experience some level of disruption due to Coronavirus-related absences at local mail centres or delivery offices. We’re sorry about this. Every item of mail is important to us, so we’re working hard to keep any delays to a minimum

Therefore, please allow extra time for your item to arrive, especially in this month of Cyber offers and running up to Christmas 

It's only mid November, but Royal Mail last posting dates for both airmail and signed/tracked services are fast approaching for our overseas customers

We will be posting every working day, right up until Christmas, but if you need an item for the festive season, we would encourage you to buy as early as possible

Since the lockdown in the UK, online sales have boomed, meaning that all parcel/postal carriers are much busier than usual and expect to receive unusually high levels of items in the run up to Christmas

​Royal Mail last posting dates are below:

Friday 4 December - Australia, New Zealand

Wednesday 9 December - Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East

Thursday 10 December - Canada, Cyprus, Malta

Friday 11 December - Greece, Eastern Europe, (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey

Saturday 12 December - Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA

Wednesday 16 December  - Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Friday 18 December - Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

These items are now available from Torro 

Great additions for your modern military collection 

Both models are remote controlled, but the battery and charger has to be purchased seperately, as they are not suplied with the model by Taigen

£163, plus battery and charger for £24, plus postage