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To: LOCAL COUNCIL SCHOOL GOVERNERS/ TRUSTEES.
SAVE OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALD HEAD COTTAGE.
The Dearne ALC school in Goldthorpe Barnsley, through its governing body, has appointed trustees of the Charitable Trust of THE HEALD HEAD COTTAGE. we don't want them to sell off this acre of land, and derelict cottage to private developers.
Why is this important?
This Cottage was donated to the communities of THURNSCOE, GOLDTHORPE, and BOLTON UPON DEARNE. It is to be used freely of charge for the development and use of outdoor pursuits. For many years, pupils and families in the Dearne area enjoy this place as an activity wonderland for camping and outdoor pursuits, being self sufficient at no charge from any commercial enterprise.
In the past twenty years it has help produce many athletes at all standards of abilities up to school, town, district, county, National and international level due to its free access and voluntary coaching. In many instances this has been the only holiday recreation our pupils have thoroughly enjoyed from these three mining villages of a most economically deprived part of South Yorkshire.
We have used much of our initiatives to utilise the council open woodland for running, jumping, survival and throwing exercises. Through this, dozens of our pupils have represented Yorkshire, England, and Great Britain,. One special feature we created was outdoor central heated winter climbing frames and Athletic related Gymnastics structures. All due to the communities children's ingenuity and initiatives. Some of these pupils grew to to become excellent ambassadors for our community some of which have have been soldiers promoted up the ranks. On a visit to the near by town of Denby Dale our youngsters helped recover stolen property from a burglary in the Town and was honoured by a special invite to a celebration dinner at the Barnsley Lord Mayors Parlour.
We wish the TRUSTEES to continue this development and not to Sell it off to Private developers.
