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| Royal Mail's Olympic postboxes will stay gold | Royal Mail's Olympic postboxes will stay gold |
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| Royal Mail postboxes painted gold to celebrate Britain's Olympic winners will not be returned to red. | Royal Mail postboxes painted gold to celebrate Britain's Olympic winners will not be returned to red. |
| The company said 110 boxes painted gold across the UK will also have plaques attached, naming the successful athlete and their achievement. | The company said 110 boxes painted gold across the UK will also have plaques attached, naming the successful athlete and their achievement. |
| The Royal Mail said it believed it was the first time it had permanently changed the colour of its distinctive red postboxes. | The Royal Mail said it believed it was the first time it had permanently changed the colour of its distinctive red postboxes. |
| They were painted gold to mark gold medals won by Britons in the Olympics and Paralympics and have become "cherished local landmarks". | They were painted gold to mark gold medals won by Britons in the Olympics and Paralympics and have become "cherished local landmarks". |
| The most northerly is in Lossiemouth, in Moray, Scotland, to celebrate Heather Stanning's rowing victory with partner Helen Glover, who has a box painted gold in her honour in Penzance, Cornwall. | The most northerly is in Lossiemouth, in Moray, Scotland, to celebrate Heather Stanning's rowing victory with partner Helen Glover, who has a box painted gold in her honour in Penzance, Cornwall. |
| Royal Mail's chief executive, Moya Greene, said: "We are delighted at the way people took to this simple idea. | Royal Mail's chief executive, Moya Greene, said: "We are delighted at the way people took to this simple idea. |
| "The gold postboxes gave communities even more opportunity to mark the successes of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, and became a part of local celebrations of London 2012 across the UK. I am pleased to confirm that these postboxes will be kept gold permanently." | "The gold postboxes gave communities even more opportunity to mark the successes of Team GB and ParalympicsGB, and became a part of local celebrations of London 2012 across the UK. I am pleased to confirm that these postboxes will be kept gold permanently." |
| The gold postboxes are located in the home towns and cities of gold medal-winners. | The gold postboxes are located in the home towns and cities of gold medal-winners. |
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