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Public Consultation Meeting Takes Place

Sep 11, 2014

Public Consultation Meeting Takes Place

St. Julie's have hosted a City Council consultation meeting where Mayor Anderson presented a new plan for St. Julie's.

The Liverpool Echo reports that Mayor Anderson described the plan as the best possible option for the school and a compromise for the benefit of education in the city. He further pledged to investigate opening part of the woodland behind the school owned by the Sisters of Notre Dame to the public.

The Echo quotes the Mayor as saying: "The school will not be extended or built on further, that’s what we have said. That will remain as a green space. I can give you that guarantee – I’ll put it in writing. I’ll say that there will be no more built on that part of it. Whether people trust that or not, that’s what I’m saying and I will hold that dear. If I make that commitment, I’ll stick to it."

Corin Willis, assistant headteacher at St. Julie's, asked those attending to remember that St. Julie's is an integral part of the community, saying: "People keep saying we should move down to Speke to the Parklands site, but we are as integral a part of the community as the green space. I do defy anyone to look at new-build schools around the city and say that would not give the students better opportunities. To give the kids the best chance, they need to be in the best possible building."