A popular and hard-working couple are retiring after 26 years running Post Barn Post Office, Chatham . Earlier this year, Ameet and Parita Patel also retired from running Gillingham Post Office.

However, the customers they know so well needn't worry, the couple will continue to work part-time at both branches during semi-retirement.

The Patels took on Gillingham Post Office in 2022 when Parita’s brother Pradip, sadly died unexpectedly just before he was due to open a Post Office within Wards newsagents, which he had run for 30 years.

Pradip had been proud he was restoring Post Office services to the town after the closure of WHSmith, where the Post Office had been based. He had carried out an extensive refurbishment of his High Street shop.

Ameet and Parita did not want to let down

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