Gold Post Box for Peter Kennaugh - Onchan, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
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This is one of a number of post boxes in the UK and the Isle of Man that have been painted gold to celebrate Britsh/Manx gold medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympic and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Waymark Code: WMZPJZ
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 12/15/2018
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This is one of a number of post boxes in the UK and the Isle of Man that have been painted gold to celebrate Britsh/Manx Gold Medal winners at the 2012 Summer Olympic and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
"Manx Olympic Godl Medal winner Peter Kennaugh's achievement at the London Olympics has been recognised with a golden postbox in his home town.
The 23-year odl cyclist was part of the men's cycling pursuit team which won in a world record time at the London Veledrome on Friday.
Isle of Man Post said it had marked the cyclist's "outstanding achievement."
The postbox outside the cyclist's hometown post office in Onchan will remain gold for several weeks.[In fact the postbox was still Gold in December 2018 at the time of posting]
Kennaugh's win came 100 years on from the Island's Olympic Gold Medal, when, Sulby-born Sidney Swann was part of the victorious British eights rowing team at the 1912 games."
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