Glasgow Save our Schools Campaign

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Comment from Burgh Angel:
hi ...well GCC at it's 'selling the family silver ' again: ELDER park PRIMARY SCHOOL IN linthouse has been flogged for only 265k...absolutely no communtiy consultation about what to do with the building when the school closes in Dec 09, no, GCC have just sold it, and now QUARRIERS WANT TO DEMOLISH THIS MUCH LOVED LOCAL LANDMARK - THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, PUBLIC MEETING OCT 23RD AT 6.15PM, IN THE SCHOL ON ST KENNETH DRIVE IN LINTHOUSE....GCC ARE SAYING NO OTHER SUITABLE SITES, DESPITE GOVAN HAVING 68 BROWNFIELD SITES...TWO OF WHICH ARE VIRTUALLY ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL...GCC LINE SO FAR IS 'WE'VE SOLD IT, NOT OUR PROB'..THERE IS MASSIVE LOCAL OPPOSITION TO THE LOSS OF OUR HERITAGE, WHEN WILL THIS COUNCIL START UNDERSTANDING IT IS THERE TO SERVE ITS PEOPLE !!!

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