FORTY villagers greeted a
postman to say thanks and
goodbye as he finished
delivering his last letter in
Crawley after 15 years pounding
the rural lanes.
David Scottie' Scott, 65, from
Winnall, worked for Royal Mail
in Winchester for 37 years.
Before that he spent 12 years
with the Royal Green Jackets,
serving in Northern Ireland,
Malaya, Indonesia, Thailand,
Germany and Cyprus.
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After joining Royal Mail, he
worked for Datapost before
becoming a postman in Hursley.
He switched to Crawley in the
early 1990s, and soon became
popular with residents and also
their pets.
He said: "There were no
vicious dogs on the round, and I
used to keep a few biscuits in
the van for them.
"Quite a few began to know
what the van sounded like and
would run down to the gate
when I arrived to get their
treat!"
Mr Scott said Crawley was a
difficult round to learn as the
properties had names instead of
numbers, and the lanes had no
names at all.
He added that he had no idea
how many letters he delivered
while working for Royal Mail,
but his daily round-which also
included a few homes in
northern Littleton-stretched
to some 220 properties.
On his final day, last month,
Felicity Gillibrand, one of the
residents who gathered to say
farewell, said: "He will be
greatly missed by everyone -
including all the village dogs!
"Scottie gave invaluable
service to the community, and
we wish him a very happy
retirement."
Mr Scott added: "They gave
me a good send-off and it was a
total surprise, but they've always
been very nice people. I've now
got all of their retirement cards
with me at home."
He is yet to make firms plans
for his retirement, but hopes to
enjoy some holidays.
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