Royal Mail has unveiled four new black postboxes to mark Black History Month this October. A postbox has been installed in each UK country ahead of the start of Black History month and will remain in place until the end of October. The postboxes have been designed to honour black Britons and to pay tribute to Royal Mail staff.
Replacing the classic red design, the postboxes have been painted all black with a gold trim. Each postbox also features a notable black Briton or a piece of work by them.
Those who are keen to find out more about these figures can use their smartphone to scan a QR code on the boxes, which will direct them to an online gallery on the Royal Mail website.
Peter De Norville, head of diversity and inclusion at Royal Mail said: “Black History Month is a great opportunity to celebrate the contributions that black people have made to this country over many generations.
“We are also using it as an opportunity to celebrate the vital work that our black employees do throughout the nation, from the mailbag to the meeting room.”
Postboxes were also emblazoned with tributes to Sir Tom Moore following his fundraising efforts for the NHS.
Royal Mail painted five postboxes outside hospitals, including St Thomas’ Hospital in London and the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, were emblazoned with ‘thank you NHS’.
Royal Mail also painted a Sheffield post box gold after local Jessica Ennis took gold in the 2012 Olympics.
