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BBC News
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- Politics
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Southwark Council to close two schools over falling school rolls
Two primary schools in south London are set to close amid a declining birth rate and families leaving the Council has said it has made the "difficult" decision to shut down Charlotte Sharman Primary School in Elephant and Castle and St Mary Magdalene Church of England Primary School in Peckham at the end of August despite efforts by campaigners to keep them closed, this will mean eight schools will have shut down in the borough since 2022 the Local Democracy Reporting Service board of governors at each school have appealed to the council to come up with solutions to keep them open. The council leadership agreed to the closures at a meeting on Tuesday in line with recommendations made in a leader Kieron Williams said: "The two decisions that we have got to contemplate this morning as cabinet I know are very difficult ones for people who are very attached to their schools as I am to my children's schools, so we understand they are very sensitive decisions and difficult ones to work through."There were talks to merge Charlotte Sharman and another school called St Jude's Primary however this plan fell through and Charlotte Sharman continued to struggle online petition to save the school from closure which has received more than 1,000 signatures has accused Southwark Council of not fully exploring other options such as merging with another school, securing additional funding or increasing enrolment outreach. 'Very, very sad day' David Workman, chair of governors at Charlotte Sharman, told cabinet members: "Since last year we have been engaging willingly and effectively with the local authority to look at our financial situation and try and put mitigations in place."There are alternative options we have put forward and to not give us the time to act more decisively and creatively after those two lengthy processes which have taken our bandwidth as it were, is to possibly neglect what might be possible in terms of preserving the school community."Sonia Phippard, chair of governors at the St Mary Magdalene school, said it had served the community for 170 years and that the council's decision marked a "very, very sad day".
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Stricken North Sea tanker gives food banks a boost
A church-run food bank said it had one of its "craziest" donations to date after receiving food from a cargo vessel at the centre of a North Sea collision. Volunteers from the St Mary Magdalene Church food bank in Gorleston, Norfolk, were invited to the Stena Immaculate cargo vessel, which is docked at the Port of Great Yarmouth, to collect frozen meat and fish. The vessel was towed into the port on 11 April after it was involved in a collision in the North Sea. The Reverend Matthew Price, from St Mary Magdalene Church, said: "This has to rank up there with one of the craziest donations. It's not often someone rings you up to say they have a cubic metre of meat." The vessel, which had been transporting jet fuel for the US military, had been travelling to Hull from a Greek port when it was struck by Portuguese-flagged Solong on 10 March. It was towed to Great Yarmouth in April for inspection, where it has remained ever since. Mr Price said he received a call from the crew on the ship who wanted to offload food that was meant to sustain them while at sea. "We had no clue what it was going to be," he said. The food bank said the donation of meat and fish will sustain it for several months. The organisation runs a weekly community meal on Tuesday for about 60 adults and Mr Price said attendees will see beef and oxtail soup become part of the menu. "One of the biggest costs for sustaining our meal is meat... that will keep us going for a long time... it's completely random but we were extremely grateful," he added. Two volunteers and the food bank's chef transported the donations off the ship's gang plank on 15 May. Mr Price said: "It was tragic what happened to that ship and it's great some good can come from it. "It's really touching to think all the various connections that were made to make this happen. It makes it more special." He added the Norwich Foodbank had first received items from the boat and it had put the vessel's master in contact with the church. The master of the Stena Immaculate has been contacted for comment. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Oil tanker arrives in port after North Sea crash Tanker to be towed to Great Yarmouth after crash Tanker owners praise 'exceptionally brave crew' St Mary Magdalene Church Gorleston
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Stricken North Sea tanker gives food banks a boost
A church-run food bank said it had one of its "craziest" donations to date after receiving food from a cargo vessel at the centre of a North Sea collision. Volunteers from the St Mary Magdalene Church food bank in Gorleston, Norfolk, were invited to the Stena Immaculate cargo vessel, which is docked at the Port of Great Yarmouth, to collect frozen meat and fish. The vessel was towed into the port on 11 April after it was involved in a collision in the North Sea. The Reverend Matthew Price, from St Mary Magdalene Church, said: "This has to rank up there with one of the craziest donations. It's not often someone rings you up to say they have a cubic metre of meat." The vessel, which had been transporting jet fuel for the US military, had been travelling to Hull from a Greek port when it was struck by Portuguese-flagged Solong on 10 March. It was towed to Great Yarmouth in April for inspection, where it has remained ever since. Mr Price said he received a call from the crew on the ship who wanted to offload food that was meant to sustain them while at sea. "We had no clue what it was going to be," he said. The food bank said the donation of meat and fish will sustain it for several months. The organisation runs a weekly community meal on Tuesday for about 60 adults and Mr Price said attendees will see beef and oxtail soup become part of the menu. "One of the biggest costs for sustaining our meal is meat... that will keep us going for a long time... it's completely random but we were extremely grateful," he added. Two volunteers and the food bank's chef transported the donations off the ship's gang plank on 15 May. Mr Price said: "It was tragic what happened to that ship and it's great some good can come from it. "It's really touching to think all the various connections that were made to make this happen. It makes it more special." He added the Norwich Foodbank had first received items from the boat and it had put the vessel's master in contact with the church. The master of the Stena Immaculate has been contacted for comment. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Oil tanker arrives in port after North Sea crash Tanker to be towed to Great Yarmouth after crash Tanker owners praise 'exceptionally brave crew' St Mary Magdalene Church Gorleston
BBC News
24-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Stricken Stena Immaculate donates food to Norfolk food banks
A church-run food bank said it had one of its "craziest" donations to date after receiving food from a cargo vessel at the centre of a North Sea collision. Volunteers from the St Mary Magdalene Church food bank in Gorleston, Norfolk, were invited to the Stena Immaculate cargo vessel, which is docked at the Port of Great Yarmouth, to collect frozen meat and fish. The vessel was towed into the port on 11 April after it was involved in a collision in the North Sea. The Reverend Matthew Price, from St Mary Magdalene Church, said: "This has to rank up there with one of the craziest donations. It's not often someone rings you up to say they have a cubic metre of meat." The vessel, which had been transporting jet fuel for the US military, had been travelling to Hull from a Greek port when it was struck by Portuguese-flagged Solong on 10 March. It was towed to Great Yarmouth in April for inspection, where it has remained ever since. Mr Price said he received a call from the crew on the ship who wanted to offload food that was meant to sustain them while at sea. "We had no clue what it was going to be," he said. The food bank said the donation of meat and fish will sustain it for several organisation runs a weekly community meal on Tuesday for about 60 adults and Mr Price said attendees will see beef and oxtail soup become part of the menu. "One of the biggest costs for sustaining our meal is meat... that will keep us going for a long time... it's completely random but we were extremely grateful," he added. Two volunteers and the food bank's chef transported the donations off the ship's gang plank on 15 Price said: "It was tragic what happened to that ship and it's great some good can come from it."It's really touching to think all the various connections that were made to make this happen. It makes it more special."He added the Norwich Foodbank had first received items from the boat and it had put the vessel's master in contact with the church. The master of the Stena Immaculate has been contacted for comment. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
