A 10-year-old girl in the UK, who wanted to write letters to her late grandparents, has now inspired an idea which is dubbed “postbox to heaven”, with postboxes installed at cemeteries throughout the country to help the grieving. Matilda Handy had the idea after both her grandparents died and she missed them so much and thought of all the people missing their loved ones. Her mother, Leanne, had approached the Gedling Cemetery in Nottingham last year and they appreciated the idea. They erected an old post box painted white and gold just in time for Christmas. Now, there are over 40 postboxes across England, Scotland and Wales, according to an Instagram post by the popular page Good News Movement. The idea is not just for the kids as a lot of people miss sending cards at Christmas time and they find real comfort in sending something, whether it’s a child drawing a picture or an older person sending something to their loved ones. According to the BBC, a new postbox has been installed at Norse Road Crematorium in Bedford, inspired by Matilda Handy’s idea. Bedford Borough Council, which installed the postbox, said it had received a number of requests from residents for a similar box locally, according to the BBC report. Matilda’s mother, Leanne Handy, was pleased that the idea had spread to other parts of the country. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Good News Movement (@goodnews_movement) “Such a sweet thing to do and it could be like a form of therapy,” a user commented. “It might be interesting if they had someone (a therapist or something) screen the letters and match people - someone who lost a parent with someone who lost a child, etc to help with grieving. Sort of an adopted grief family,” said another.
