A SCOUT group will be giving Royal Mail a run for their money by delivering Christmas cards for 20p each.

Tiptree Scouts are delivering to Tiptree, Inworth, Layer Marney, Tolleshunt Knights and Tudwick.

Stamps can be bought from Robert Holding Carpets, Congratulations Cards, the Cheap Shop, Boots Chemist and Oasis Christian Bookshop, all in Tiptree.

Cards can then be posted in distinctively marked post boxes at each shop.

The last day of posting will be December 18, with all cards delivered by Christmas Eve.

The service, the group’s main fundraiser, has operated for more than 20 years.