Pre-school

We understand that CBC’s legal department has stated that the S106 (planning  gain)  would not allow a pre-school to be included as part of the community building as the S106 currently stands. 


Well, that's a blow, we are still mired in planning bureaucracy and unable to divert available resources to one of the most needed facilities in the village. Hope fully someone will take the phrase "as the S106 currently stands" and test that for the maximum flexibility. 

Acorn play group

I accepted an invitation  to visit Acorn play group this morning. They have a split site if ever there was one, parcelled out between the football club and the scout hut. The problems are the same as my last visit several years ago but it is amazing the spirit with which they give children a great start in difficult conditions.

Their main problem is they are not the sole occupants of these premises so they spend huge amounts of time opening up and packing up every day and children's artwork on walls is not necessarily safe. And not being together is also a problem and results in a loss of some sort.

My own children went there in the 1980s and 1990s and we have fond memories. But they are still struggling with these circumstances.