Complex sentence: In 1951 Instow's Village Council decided it would be best for the village revert back into the municipality as a hamlet due to rapid decline in it's population, the community was struck once again with the closure of the post office in 1963.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1951 Instow's Village Council decided it would be best for the village to revert back into the municipality as a hamlet due to the rapid decline in its population. The community was struck once again with the closure of the post office in 1963.