Customers visiting Calverley Post Office on Saturday were treated to tasty street food by Waheeda and Asaf Hussein as a thank you for their support over the past 18 years.
As previously reported, in January the couple announced they were leaving the Post Office and confirmed they had been affected by the flawed Horizon computer system and were among the original 555 claimants through the Justice for Sub Postmasters Alliance. What followed was an outpouring of support and respect for them from the whole village and beyond.
Waheeda and Asaf have made the Carr Road store a popular feature of village life, going above and beyond their shopkeeping duties to look after the community, particularly older people, during lock-down.
For the past few years they have offered a pop-up bakery and Asian street food as a way of supplementing income. They became regular Friday night and Saturday morning offerings, with customers coming from all over West Yorkshire. So they didn’t want to leave without one last food treat, cooked up by Waheeda, with all money raised going to two local charities, so far that stands at £1,400.
The family are staying in Calverley for the time being, chilling out and enjoying village life, though knowing Waheeda, she’ll soon be back to being busy – she’s even offered to help me out on my allotment! Though before any of that, with the start of Ramadan next week, she’ll be able to spend more time that she has been able to before in prayer and contemplation, something she is looking forward to.
The Post Office part of the store will formally close on Monday (11 March), leaving the village without a service. The Post Office is currently seeking expressions of interest in taking over the business, with a closing date of August, or earlier. The general store will stay open, with the new owners expected soon.
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