A call was made to the police at 11.12 on Sunday morning because of smoke coming from the ‘new’ postbox at the corner of Barrington Close and All Saints Road (see photo right).  Police called in the fire service, and the  fire was put out with a powder-filled device.

A decision was made later in the day that the fire probably was started deliberately rather than accidentally, so it is now being treated as a criminal offence.

Thames Valley Police is sending out a PCSO to the area later today to carry out house to house interviews

David and Ruth have alerted Royal Mail and  reported the incident. It is not currently known if any correspondence posted into the box overnight between Saturday and Sunday is damaged. If you saw anything suspicious please report this to the police non-emergency number on 101 or contact us, and we shall pass the message on. We are currently awaiting more information from Royal Mail