Last Day to Object

Today we sent in the petition to the council which when submitted on paper stood at 461 signatures. We will send in a final version tomorrow which now stands at over 500 - a wonderful testament to the strength of local opposition to the plans to sell Strathmore and Russell school land to developers.

Here's a wonderful quote from a Strathmore parent from the petition.

 I am a parent of a child at Strathmore, I am totally opposed to this scheme. If you have ever been to Strathmore, or looked at the website, you would see what an amazing school it is; the students are in total ownership and live in equality with each other in a wonderful family atmosphere. Why would we want this school split over 3 sites, miles apart? Why would these children want to be 'included' into a mainstream school with a more stressful noise level and having to fight for timetabled access to the hall etc? Why should their wonderful school location be sold off to developers? I want to see Strathmore rebuilt on it's existing site and existing schemes of visits and collaborations with the children of the Russell School continue. Putting Strathmore students in mainstream schools looks 'p.c' on paper but it will not be the best option for the Strathmore students themselves.


Please do still sign the petition if you haven't already and of course there's till time to write to the council at buildingdevelopment@richmond.gov.uk saying you object to these plans - cut off is tomorrow

Thanks everyone