With only six Community Councillors and Independent Councillor Michael Watt in attendance, the group met to decide whether to try to persuade
Post Watch to launch an appeal against the closure of the Post Office.

The Community Councillors again discussed the other two branches.
Independent Councillor Michael Watt told the group that they should be more focused on saving the Broadsea Branch than finding fault with the other two and advised them that they should collate statistics on how many vulnerable, disabled and infirm users of the Post Office there were.

He also suggested to the group they should approach older peoples' organisations and disabled organisations to add weight to any appeal.
Mary Melville felt the campaign hadn't received the support it should have from the wider Community saying "We are banging our head against a brick wall.

People don't think it is their problem, but it's the whole town's problem."

Mr and Mrs Melville went on to say that "Salmond and Stevenson have not properly supported us" comparing their efforts to that of an MP in Aberdeen where the Middlefield Post Office was saved. Another in the group then bemoaned the lack of SNP representation at the meeting before agreeing with the Mr and Mrs Melville that enough had not been done by local politicians.

MSP Stewart Stevenson defended the work put in by himself and MP Alex Salmond saying:
"The decision by the Post Office not to retain Broadsea in light of the representations made during the consultation process is obviously bitterly disappointing, but the way forward is not to start a blame process.

"In terms of representation at the meeting, I was unaware the meeting was even taking place and certainly didn't receive any invitation to attend. I know, for example, that local councillors Brian Topping and Andy Ritchie both raised the issue through the council on numerous occasions and spoke strongly on behalf of Broadsea at the July meeting of the full council where the council's response to the Post Office consultation was being drafted. I know also that Brian Topping was active in supporting the petition which was featured in the 'Herald'. The Community Council now plan to visit local groups to try to get a further break down of the users who use the Broadsea Post Office.