TEXT of this weekends leaflets

We thought it was a good idea to put the text of this weekends leaflets up on the blog so you can get the embedded links of the petition, where to register your opposition with the council etc.

Here it is

DON’T LET THEM BUILD ON STRATHMORE & THE RUSSELL SCHOOL

Plans are being pushed through to merge Strathmore School on Meadlands Drive into three other local schools – The Russell School, Grey Court and Clifden. The plans involve the sale of all Strathmore School and large parts of The Russell School to developers, and also putting a huge new building on the remaining Russell land.

Concerned parents at The Russell School are opposed to selling school land and are campaigning against these proposals. We don’t want new houses built on school land. In addition, we are worried about the effect on the local environment of the proposal to also double the intake at Russell (as well as merge in Strathmore) and proposals to build an enormous two story new building at The Russell.

While we would welcome better facilities for both sets of children, we do not believe this should be funded by selling any school land to developers.

Russell School parents voted against these plans at the informal consultation stage but their views were ignored by the Council.

If you would like to help the campaign, there are a number of things you can do, which are listed overleaf. But the most important are

1.     Visit the council website and register your opposition to these plans. If you cannot find the form to register your opposition, visit our campaign website at www.notosellingpetershamschoolland.blogspot.co.uk where there is a link to the feedback form. This is also the only place you can see the plans on line

2.     Attend the public meeting at Ham Youth Centre on Monday 11 Feb at 6.00 pm and tell the Council what you think of their plans

PLEASE DONT LET THEM BUILD HOUSES ON SCHOOL LAND

WANT TO STOP THEM BUILDING ON SCHOOL LAND?

1.     Visit the council website and register your opposition to these plans. If you cannot find the form to register your opposition, visit our campaign website at www.notosellingpetershamschoolland.blogspot.co.uk where there is a link to the feedback form

2.     Attend the public meeting at Ham Youth Centre on 11 Feb at 6.0 pm and tell the Council what you think of their plans

3.     Visit our campaign blog at for regular updates www.notosellingpetershamschoolland.blogspot.co.uk/ where you can sign our petition on line

4.     Sign our petition direct - http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dont-sell-off-school-land-in-petersham/blog

5.     Write expressing your concerns to the Council Officers in charge of this project:

Robert Henderson, Assistant Director, Protective and Preventative Services

( r.henderson@richmond.gov.uk )

Nick Whitfield, Director of Children's services (nick.whitfield@richmond.gov.uk)

Gillian Norton, Chief Executive, (g.norton@richmond.gov.uk)

6.     Visit our Facebook Page and tick ‘like’ http://www.facebook.com/SayNoToSellingSchoolLandInPetersham or follow us on Twitter @petershamparent

7.     Ask to be added to our e mail updates by e mailing parentsinpetersham@gmail.com or volunteer to help

8.     Write to our local Councilors and MP

Brian Miller  cllr.BMiller@richmond.gov.uk             David Williams  cllr.DWilliams@richmond.gov.uk

Sue Jones   cllr.SJones@richmond.gov.uk             Zac Goldsmith  Zac@Zacgoldsmith.com

Together, we can get better facilities for local schools – and stop the Council selling school land in Petersham to developers.