Our village, and in particular its children as young as 4 years old are under a serious threat. The threat is to close the village school and transport these young children 6 miles along a dangerous stretch of road on an unsupervised bus. I am sure everyone will be in agreement that we cannot and will not let this happen without protest. This proposed action ultimately affects the whole community and the future of our village. We are very concerned at this outrageous proposal and are fighting it to the bitter end.
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THE BATTLE FOR YSGOL LLWYNGWRIL
Blood pressures are high and passions are
alight, nothing steels a community quite like
the threat of the closure of a much loved,
village school. The community of Llwyngwril
are in fighting mood and determined to save
their primary school from Gwynedd County
Councils reorganisation scheme.
Whilst the threat of closure has been on the
table since 2005 the council did not start the
statutory consultation process until June the
7th this year following a vote in December
when Gwynedd councillors approved the
portfolio leaders plans for reorganisation of
schools in the Tywyn catchment area. It was
announced that all the letters of protest and
efforts of the community before this time
were not going to be counted during the
statutory consultation. For this reason it is
vital that, even if you objected to Gwynedds
proposals in the past, you do so again.
A group of protesters in Llwyngwril have
formed an organisation called The Friends
of the Children of Llwyngwril (FOTCOL) and
are dedicated to preserving the school for
generations to come. FOTCOL understand
that in the current economic climate
changes need to be made to the education
system across Gwynedd as a whole but
argue that Gwynedd has made huge
mistakes in its plans for Llwyngwril.
Gwynedd County Council plan to build a
large area school in or around Bryncrug for
the children from Llanegryn, Abergonolwyn,
Bryncrug and Llwyngwril. Llwyngwril will be
7 miles from the proposed new area school
and the children will have to make this
journey, along the dangerous coast road, by
bus every day. There will be no chaperone
and no seat belts on the bus provided by the
council. Only the children whose parents
have cars will be able to attend the nursery,
the breakfast clubs and any after school
activities. One of the councils main
reasons for the reorganisation is to reduce
gsignificant surplus places in the area
schools. The definition of significant surplus
places is in the Welsh Assembly Guidelines
(021/2009) that the council musadhere to
in order to make their plans legal. In their
own consultation document the numbers
show that Ysgol Llwyngwril does not have
significant surplus places yet the new area
school being planned, will! In addition to
this, the councils projected savings make
no sense at all when scrutinised especially
when it plans to spend millions on a new
area school for the 70 children it believes
will attend when it opens its doors in 2013.
Ysgol Llwyngwril would rather have investment
in the form of alternative technologies
for the school. FOTCOL argue that significant
savings can be made if the council
takes advantage of the new Feed in Tariff
(FIT) scheme, and gives Ysgol Llwyngwril
the opportunity to produce its own energy
with solar P.V. panels, a wind turbine and a
bio-mass boiler. A feasibility study is currently
being drawn up by Amanda Forman
(Mean to be Green) to be presented to
interested parties.
FOTCOL have instructed the solicitors Harrison
Grant to fight the legal battle for Ysgol
Llwyngwril. Harrison Grant are specialists in
public consultations and recently won the
case for those opposing the third runway at
Heathrow.
The community have been fund raising to
support the campaign against Gwynedd
County Council and has raised in excess of
?1500 with a sponsored cycle ride.
The Council are riding roughshod over the
wishes of the people of Llwyngwril, if the
school closes the heart of the village will
have gone and young families and new
businesses will be deterred from moving to
the area. The village will become nothing
but a retirement/holiday resort and the
Welsh language will cease to thrive.Please
support Llwyngwrils fund raising activities
in anyway you feel able. Keep up to date
with developments on the Friends of the
Children of Llwyngwril Facebook page.
Blood pressures are high and passions are
alight, nothing steels a community quite like
the threat of the closure of a much loved,
village school. The community of Llwyngwril
are in fighting mood and determined to save
their primary school from Gwynedd County
Councils reorganisation scheme.
Whilst the threat of closure has been on the
table since 2005 the council did not start the
statutory consultation process until June the
7th this year following a vote in December
when Gwynedd councillors approved the
portfolio leaders plans for reorganisation of
schools in the Tywyn catchment area. It was
announced that all the letters of protest and
efforts of the community before this time
were not going to be counted during the
statutory consultation. For this reason it is
vital that, even if you objected to Gwynedds
proposals in the past, you do so again.
A group of protesters in Llwyngwril have
formed an organisation called The Friends
of the Children of Llwyngwril (FOTCOL) and
are dedicated to preserving the school for
generations to come. FOTCOL understand
that in the current economic climate
changes need to be made to the education
system across Gwynedd as a whole but
argue that Gwynedd has made huge
mistakes in its plans for Llwyngwril.
Gwynedd County Council plan to build a
large area school in or around Bryncrug for
the children from Llanegryn, Abergonolwyn,
Bryncrug and Llwyngwril. Llwyngwril will be
7 miles from the proposed new area school
and the children will have to make this
journey, along the dangerous coast road, by
bus every day. There will be no chaperone
and no seat belts on the bus provided by the
council. Only the children whose parents
have cars will be able to attend the nursery,
the breakfast clubs and any after school
activities. One of the councils main
reasons for the reorganisation is to reduce
gsignificant surplus places in the area
schools. The definition of significant surplus
places is in the Welsh Assembly Guidelines
(021/2009) that the council musadhere to
in order to make their plans legal. In their
own consultation document the numbers
show that Ysgol Llwyngwril does not have
significant surplus places yet the new area
school being planned, will! In addition to
this, the councils projected savings make
no sense at all when scrutinised especially
when it plans to spend millions on a new
area school for the 70 children it believes
will attend when it opens its doors in 2013.
Ysgol Llwyngwril would rather have investment
in the form of alternative technologies
for the school. FOTCOL argue that significant
savings can be made if the council
takes advantage of the new Feed in Tariff
(FIT) scheme, and gives Ysgol Llwyngwril
the opportunity to produce its own energy
with solar P.V. panels, a wind turbine and a
bio-mass boiler. A feasibility study is currently
being drawn up by Amanda Forman
(Mean to be Green) to be presented to
interested parties.
FOTCOL have instructed the solicitors Harrison
Grant to fight the legal battle for Ysgol
Llwyngwril. Harrison Grant are specialists in
public consultations and recently won the
case for those opposing the third runway at
Heathrow.
The community have been fund raising to
support the campaign against Gwynedd
County Council and has raised in excess of
?1500 with a sponsored cycle ride.
The Council are riding roughshod over the
wishes of the people of Llwyngwril, if the
school closes the heart of the village will
have gone and young families and new
businesses will be deterred from moving to
the area. The village will become nothing
but a retirement/holiday resort and the
Welsh language will cease to thrive.Please
support Llwyngwrils fund raising activities
in anyway you feel able. Keep up to date
with developments on the Friends of the
Children of Llwyngwril Facebook page.
Important info regarding the school reorganisation. Please Read NOW! click here