Westhill’s Olympic Gold medallist Tim Baillie recently announced the latest recommended posting dates for Christmas delivery. Tim, gold medallist in the Men’s canoe slalom double also encouraged people to post early to help Royal Mail spread the workload during its busiest time of the year.

The last posting dates for UK Christmas delivery are: First Class – Thursday 20 December, Second Class – Tuesday 18 December and Special Delivery – Saturday 22 December.

Tim said: “One of the best things about winning gold this summer was seeing the joy and pride it brought to my family and friends. I’m looking forward to reliving it with them at Christmas card time. Royal Mail did an amazing job of celebrating our Nation’s Olympic success with the gold medal stamps and golden postboxes.

“This Christmas I’ll be returning the favour and helping make their job easier by posting my Christmas cards early and making sure I use the correct postcode. If you enjoyed the Olympics this summer you should do the same!!”

Very welcome news also is that Royal Mail have announced that the mail box on Westhill Drive, along with the other nine around the country, are to stay gold!