Primary campaigners hold protest and win Dame’s support - DNG Online Limited

Dame Joanna Lumley Joins Battle To Stop School Staff Cut Backs

TV star Dame Joanna Lumley has thrown her support behind a growing campaign to save Penpont Primary School from staffing cuts. Today, the Penpont Primary Parent Council and the Small and Rural School Alliance Dumfries & Galloway demonstrated outside the council offices in Dumfries and handed over a petition signed by over 700 supporters. Penpont Primary School, in partnership with the Alliance, is urging Dumfries & Galloway Council to reverse it…

Primary campaigners hold protest and win Dame’s support - DNG Online Limited

THE campaign to protect Penpont Primary School from council cuts continues to gain momentum with a petition, a protest and a pledge of support from Dame Joanna Lumley. Parents and staff are fighting against the decision to reduce the number of classrooms at the 50-pupil primary from three to two, with Dumfries and Galloway Council citing projected pupil numbers as the reason. Since taking up their cause the community has joined forces with Small…