Judith Kerr Primary School - Help Protect Green Space Playground from The Dulwich Estate

[Ander]

The Dulwich Estate who owns the freehold to the school grounds, intends to develop the green space playground at Judith Kerr Primary School for its subsidiary, the Dulwich Almshouse Charity. It aims to relocate the current almshouses situated in the centre of Dulwich Village with a new development of assisted living accommodation for up to 20 elderly residents on the school grounds. For background information please go to www.savethegreenspace.co.uk.

If this development goes ahead, the 350 schoolchildren would as a result lose 2/3 of their already tight outdoor play and sports space and all of the school?s usable green space.

We encourage you to attend one of these events to register your opposition to the proposals. The events will take place on: Wednesday 8th June from 4pm to 7:30 and on Saturday 11th June from 2pm to 4pm at the Methodist Church on Half Moon Lane, opposite the school.

The Greenspace Campaign is led by parents of children at JKPS and fully supports the Dulwich Almshouse Charity?s need for new accommodation. The Dulwich Estate is a substantial local landowner and able to find an alternative, more suitable site. Taking away 2/3 of a local state school?s outside space, which is currently used extensively for play, sport and education, is not an acceptable solution. We are therefore campaigning strongly against this development. The designs for the new development will be uploaded to the charity?s website on 8th June:

www.dulwichalmshousecharity.org

Thank you for your support

Save the Judith Kerr Primary School Green Space Playground Campaign.

Get in touch at campaign@savethegreenspace.co.uk

[Ladharrbeinn]

This piece by Jay Rayner highlights the issue - hard to read without inspiring rage...

http://www.jayrayner.co.uk/news/state-primary-school-may-lose-playing-fields-fund-three-dulwich-private-schools/

[Loz]

This is good lesson to potential developers. Never, ever offer something on a gratis short term basis to a good cause.

It'll only come back to bite you.

[tomskip]

"well healed" Jay Rayner?

As this thread has been bumped up today, how did the meetings go OP?

[mikeb]

@Tomskip - is that an ad hominem argument?

[Loz]

@mikeb - read Jay R's article.

[mikeb]

Yep, I've done that. He uses the phrase, though he spells it right. What part of his argument is being contested?

[Loz]

He's fixed it. It was 'well healed' yesterday.

[JamesRixon]

Here is a further article about the situation.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jul/02/dulwich-estate-judith-kerr-primary-school

[PK36]

Jay Rayner has just posted up a letter from 100+ former Alleyn's pupils who have written to the Headteacher of Alleyn's in support of Judith Kerr Primary School: http://www.jayrayner.co.uk/news/alleynspupils/