Is your postman a hero? Royal Mail would like to hear about 1st Class' postmen and women who are charity fundraisers, or have performed a public-spirited act or dealt with an emergency while doing their deliveries.

Tom Melvin, Royal Mail's Operations Director said: "Because our people make daily deliveries to all 27 million addresses in the UK, they are often first at the scene in house fires, road accidents, and robberies and they instinctively get involved."

Nominations should be sent to: 1st Class People Awards, Royal Mail, 1st Floor, 148 Old Street, London EC1V 9HQ, or emailed to nominations@royalmail.com or by calling 0207 250 2685. Closing date for nominations is 8 January 2007.