SOS - Save Our Schools!

Greenmount School are staging a Samba Protest through the town on Saturday 9th February at 11am. Samba players very welcome. Also any children from Ryde schools who took part in last years carnival - in costume would be lovely.

Protest to highlight all that the Ryde schools bring to the town at carnivals, arts parade etc, all would be lost! Also to protest at closing one of the most popular oversubscribed schools on the Island.

Update: The Samba Protest will now be at 11am, so that supporters can also attend the major rally in Shanklin at 2.30pm.

The Council is holding a series of public meetings across the Island where you will have a chance to hear a brief presentation, ask questions and share your views on the options.

Have your say at Swanmore Middle School, Tuesday 5 February 2008 7pm.

The Council is holding a series of public meetings across the Island where you will have a chance to hear a brief presentation, ask questions and share your views on the options.

Have your say at Sandown High School, Monday 4 February 2008 7pm.

Parents and anyone concerned about the proposed closure of Whippingham Primary have called a meeting on Monday 4th Feb from 8pm to discuss where we go from here.

It is at the scout hut on Adelaide Grove, East Cowes - everyone welcome.

Save Our Schools!!! - Let’s pull together and show them that we are united!

Yarmouth will be holding their annual Pancake day event and races for the children of Yarmouth school.

This year we are inviting other members of the Isle of Wight community along to help to save our schools. Parents from other schools, and people islandwide are welcome to come along and celebrate our day.  We will also be letting go 200 SOS Balloons.

Please be at Yarmouth Square at 10am on Tues 5th Feb.  It finishes at around 11am.

The Council is holding a series of public meetings across the Island where you will have a chance to hear a brief presentation, ask questions and share your views on the options.

Have your say tonight (Thursday) at Medina High School, Thursday 31 January 2008 7pm.

After a very successful meeting with over 100 people in attendance yesterday, there will be a further meeting at St John’s CE Primary School, Sandown tonight (Wednesday 30th January) at 6.30pm, to discuss the next course of action following Saturday’s demonstration.

All are welcome.

Hunnyhill Primary is holding an SOS Meeting tonight (Wednesday 30th Jan) at 6.30pm at Camphill Prison Officers Club, Quarry Hill, Camphill.

Katie has sent in details of an event she is organising called “Drive to Survive”. She is asking all concerned parents to join in another protest with her next week.

• Day 1 Drop your child(ren) off at school then drive to the school they would be going to if Option 1 is selected by the council. Park. Walk to the school and then return to your car. Then repeat this when you collect your child(ren) from school.
• Day 2 Do the same as above, but with the school you would use if option2 was chosen.
• Day 3 Do the same as above, but with the school you would use if option 3 was chosen.

This will demonstrate that the Islands roads are just not capable of coping with such large amounts of traffic and will also illustrate to people who think that the changes in schools proposed will not affect them.

Click here to download a poster and spread the word.

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Councillor Alan Wells (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People) will be on the Alex Dyke Phone-In tomorrow (Monday).

Tune in to Isle of Wight Radio at 12pm.

We are holding a meeting at Gurnard Primary School on Monday 28th at 7.30pm.

This meeting is to discuss the way forward, there will be three groups: publicity, petition and research. If you think you can make a contribution to any of these groups, please come along - Vicky Spencer

There will be a peaceful demonstration at Swanmore Middle School on Tuesday 5th February 6pm-7pm for all schools in the Ryde area. This is before the consultation evening which starts at 7pm.

Please bring posters/drums.

Phone Adrian on 07955 113317 for more info.