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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. 
Sheffield, UK

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2025-11-23 16:17:55 +0000

Dear all, thank you so much for signing this petition.

It is wonderful that hundreds of you have shown support for our request that Ecclesall Primary School conducts a full and transparent consultation before going ahead with building a second MUGA on the playing field.

This petition was started more than six months ago and we’re sorry to say that there has been no update from the school. We are unaware of any consultation progress and the field continues to be very badly maintained.

We’re aware that many of you are keen for news and, in the absence of any, we encourage you to contact the school for an update. Any information that we receive will be posted here.

2025-05-10 19:38:04 +0100

100 signatures reached

2025-05-10 14:26:03 +0100

50 signatures reached

2025-05-10 10:55:24 +0100

25 signatures reached

2025-05-09 15:34:50 +0100

10 signatures reached