# Royal Mail's goodwill gesture to London Olympic bid

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/12/19/royal-mail039s-goodwill-gesture-london-olympic-bid/
- Published: 2003-12-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Royal Mail has pledged to donate £1 million to London’s bid to host the 2012
Olympic Games as a gesture of goodwill to all its customers affected by the recent
industrial action.
The pledge was made by Chairman Allan Leighton in a letter to
Royal Mail customers. Apologising for delays encountered in receiving post, Leighton
regretted that the company’s compensation scheme did not apply when services were
disrupted due to industrial action.

As a result the £1 million pledge was made “on behalf of all our customers.”

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