Gold Post Box For Gold Medallist Philip Hindes - Manchester, UK
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This is one of a number of post boxes that have been painted gold to celebrate British gold medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Waymark Code: WMJ8EH
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/10/2013
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"To commemorate British gold medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, postal companies including Royal Mail painted a number of post boxes gold. Each gold medallist had a post box painted in recognition of their achievement, usually in their home-town.[1][2] It marked the first occasion in modern times that the colour of post boxes in the United Kingdom had been changed from their traditional red.[1] The project was launched on 24 July by painting the pillar box at Westminster Abbey,[1] whilst the first athletes' boxes to be painted were in Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland, and Penzance, Cornwall, England to commemorate the victory by Heather Stanning and Helen Glover in the women's coxless pair rowing.[3][4] In addition to the post boxes a first class stamp depicting each medal winning individual or team was produced.[1][5] On 2 November 2012 it was announced that the gold postboxes would retain their new colour permanently and would be marked with their associated athlete on a plaque.[6][7]"
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"This box commemorates the achievement of Philip Hindes MBE (born 22 September 1992) is a British track cyclist, specialising in sprints. He holds dual nationality having been born in Germany to a British father. Having initially competed for Germany at a junior level, in 2010 he switched to the British Cycling programme. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the Men's team sprint."
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The plaque on this post box is as follows.
This post box has been painted
gold by Royal Mail to celebrate
Philip Hindes
Gold Medal winner
London 2012 Olympic Games
Cycling: Track - Men's Team Sprint
The plaque also has the same text in braille.
The post box is situated on the corner of Albert Square outside the town hall.
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