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To: Ecclesall Primary School
Request for open consultation with parents, carers, and the community re proposed additional MUGA.
This petition has been set up because Ecclesall Primary School has been granted permission to build a large additional Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) on the existing playing field.
Before any action is taken, we ask that the School Leadership Team begins a consultation process, involving all stakeholders (parents, residents, children, governors etc.), so that alternative options can be considered.
Why is this important?
Our concern is that there will be very little useable field remaining, meaning loss of a valuable space where children can play freely and sports training can take place. Replacing natural land with artificial surfaces, which have a short life-span and are difficult to recycle, is damaging to our environment and goes against the school's own ambition to be as eco-friendly as possible.
We are fully supportive of the field being improved for use in sports and play but suggest that this can be achieved primarily through more effective maintenance. This would involve basic processes such as aerating, reseeding and resting, which haven't been happening.
Please sign the petition to show your support for a consultation, which will aim to improve facilities without destroying the environment and limiting free play.
We are fully supportive of the field being improved for use in sports and play but suggest that this can be achieved primarily through more effective maintenance. This would involve basic processes such as aerating, reseeding and resting, which haven't been happening.
Please sign the petition to show your support for a consultation, which will aim to improve facilities without destroying the environment and limiting free play.
