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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Bulwell primary school axe plan prompts dismay and surprise
Parents have voiced concern over the proposed closure of a Nottingham primary city council has started a consultation over the future of Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School in Bulwell due to falling pupil has space for 210 pupils but currently has more than 80 outside the school they said they were worried about the impact on their children but mostly acknowledged pupil numbers had dropped sharply. If the plan goes ahead, the school is expected to close in August outside the school, mother Emma, 35, said: "It's a bit upsetting because all my children have come here, I've been coming here a long time and then we have got the worry of finding a new school."But it was at the Christmas performance when we were sat in the hall and we were really shocked at how few children there was."When my eldest was here there was 30 in a class and now there's more like 15."Her son, Jenson, 8, said: "I was actually crying because it felt like all my old memories were just gone."All my old friends might not come to the same school and I might miss them." Sandra, 50 said her daughter, Paige could be upset by the move."Since she has been here she has settled really well."She is autistic and has ADHD and so with those learning difficulties, they have done so much for her."So I'm quite worried really."She has had the same teacher since nursery and she doesn't respond to change well, so it could have a drastic effect on her." Carl, 35, who has two children at the school, said: "I couldn't believe it, I was really shocked."There is another school not too far away but they will miss their mates."They say they are closing it because the number of kids but when I'm here there seems to be loads of kids."Danielle said her daughter Bella was the last of her three children to have Snape Wood. "My eldest really struggled, then got a good teacher but when she left my daughter got left and didn't know what to do so that came out as being naughty - but she's doing better at senior school."My other two know how to learn so they have flown through - so it's been a mixed experience."My daughter's class is quite small, there's about 15 kids in it, and that's because so many have left."But it's not good that it's closing because the parents and kids are going to have to uproot and go further afield."
BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Bulwell school faces closure over declining pupil numbers
A Nottingham primary school could close due to declining pupil numbers, the city council has Wood Primary and Nursery School in Bulwell has space for 210 pupils but currently has more than 80 city council said because funding was calculated per pupil, these numbers affected resources available for teaching.A consultation has been launched on closing the school in August 2026, but officials insisted pupils would be guaranteed spaces at other schools. 'Difficult proposal' The council said that due to falling birth rates, it expected vacancies at Snape Wood to reach 60% - around 126 - by next praised school leaders for taking collaborative action to manage the situation, including implementing mixed-age group classes and undertaking staffing restructures but said this had not solved the fundamental Barnard, executive member for children, young people and education, said: "We know that our schools have close ties to the local area and communities, sometimes over many generations. "This makes this proposal very difficult and not something we would choose if we felt there was a better option. "This proposal is made with the interests of the children in mind, with the aim of creating stronger and more sustainable school provision."The authority confirmed there was sufficient capacity at nearby Hempshill Hall, Rufford and Crabtree Farm primaries to accommodate Snape Wood children.
BBC News
28-05-2025
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- BBC News
'I spent my life savings on my camper van - now it's been stolen'
A woman has been left distraught after her camper van, which she said she had spent her life savings on was stolen from near her Griffiths said the theft was spotted when a friend contacted her to say the van was not parked in its usual place in the car park of The Top House on Bardney Drive in said the van contained a number of sentimental items, adding it has left her "feeling like I want to cry all the time".Nottinghamshire Police said it was appealing for any witnesses who were in the area between 19:00 BST on 18 May and 07:00 on 19 May. 'Understandably distraught' Ms Griffiths said she had to park the van at the pub because other vehicles were blocking space at the back of her bought the vehicle in October - one month after she had taken partial retirement - she said the impact of the theft had been significant."Instead of paying my mortgage off I bought the camper van - I was going to use it so me and my dog could go everywhere," she said."We were going everywhere, and now we can't, it's just depressed me really."I worked all my life for that money."PC Andy Smith, from Nottinghamshire Police, said the force was "following a number of lines of inquiry"."It is believed that shortly before the crime was committed, a group of young people on push bikes were seen in and around the pub area and we would like to identify them," he said."The victim has spent a considerable amount of money buying the van and renovating the interior and is understandably distraught by what has happened."
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bulwell former town hall flats plan set for approval
Part of a 19th Century former town hall in Nottingham could be converted into City Council's planning committee will consider proposals to redevelop Bulwell's Old Town Hall when it meets on Hillstar Investments Ltd wants to turn the second and third storeys of the 1877-built property into 12 apartments. Council planning officers have recommended permission be granted for the scheme. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said the upper floors of the building, within the Bulwell conservation area, were vacant and the ground level housed businesses including an estate agent, tattoo parlour and florists. Planning documents lodged with the application said: "The proposed development would enable a building which is sustainably located to have a long-term use, which would safeguard its character to the benefit of both the building and wider conservation area."Additional reporting by Dan Martin
