County-wide Meeting, Carmarthen, CYIG, 25/10/05

Cymdeithas yr Iaith and the Primary Schools Forum have cooperated throughout the campaign.

County-wide Meeting
Give Carmarthenshire people a chance to voice their opinion on the Education Strategy.
Ivy Bush Hotel
25th October at 7pm

All Welcome

Cymdeithas has challenged county councillors to allow the people of Carmarthenshire a chance to voice their opinions on the education Strategy, by supporting a motion calling for wider discussion on the 9th of November. In their letter to Councillors, Cymdeithas say that there has been NO open and honest discussion to date about:

* the possible closure of village schools. The MEP states only: ‘there would initially be fewer schools’.

* alternatives such as co-operation or federating schools

* The update of the plan was adopted by officers in May 2004 without even referring the matter to Elected Councillors.

* The limited Statutory Consultations cannot be open and fair, the Council is in advance relying on closing and selling off many of the schools to partially pay for new centralised schools.

Cymdeithas yr Iaith will announce at the meeting a list of the councillors that have agreed to such a proposal.

Contact your local Councillor to urge him/her to vote for the proposal, and let us know by telephone: 01559 384378 or by emailing Angharad Clwyd angharad.clwyd@cymdeithas.com