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Nottingham Post
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Jonathon Manning

Saturday Night Takeaway: Notts girl wins 'place on the plane' for 'postbox to heaven' idea

A nine-year-old girl who came up with a scheme to help grieving families across the country has been rewarded for her "heart of gold" on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Matilda Handy came up with a heartfelt scheme after her nan died last year.

Matilda came up with the idea of making a "postbox to heaven" as a way to send letters to her grandparents after they died. It was a way to help express her feelings while she grieved.

The idea caught on and a postbox was installed at Gedling Crematorium, in Lambley, where her mum, Leanne, works. The scheme has become such a success that postboxes to heaven are being installed in crematoriums around the country.

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