Alex Seabrook

A PENARTH nursery is set to be merged with a nearby primary school despite hundreds opposing the move.

HUNDREDS of petitioners are rallying against plans to merge a nursery in Penarth with a nearby primary school. Campaigners are concerned the plan to merge Bute Cottage Nursery with Evenlode Primary School would mean the nursery losing its identity, and eventually its outdoor areas. Vale of Glamorgan council is consulting the public on its plans to merge the nursery. A spokesman denied the nursery would be relocated and said it would keep its current site. The plans would also see Cogan Nursery merged with Cogan Primary School. A petition to “save Bute Cottage Nursery” has already received more than 750 signatures and parents are calling for support in their campaign. Laura Windeatt, who launched the petition, said: “This proposal is the start of a slippery slope, starting with Bute Cottage losing its name and identity and ending with its closure and the loss of an environment we should all be determined to preserve. “The loss of Bute Cottage would be significant to the Vale’s community and felt deeply by the generations of ‘Buties’ across the years, not to mention the future generations who would miss out on such an enriching and inspiring start to their education. “On paper, a single site may at first glance seem practical, especially at such a good, reputable school as Evenlode, but those who know Bute Cottage know that losing it would be a travesty. Bute Cottage is a gem in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan — one that we should vehemently protect.”

HUNDREDS of petitioners are rallying against plans to merge a nursery in Penarth with a nearby primary school. Campaigners are concerned the plan to merge Bute Cottage Nursery with Evenlode Primary School would mean the nursery losing its identity, and eventually its outdoor areas. Vale of Glamorgan council is consulting the public on its plans to merge the nursery. A spokesman denied the nursery would be relocated and said it would keep its current site. The plans would also see Cogan Nursery merged with Cogan Primary School. A petition to “save Bute Cottage Nursery” has already received more than 750 signatures and parents are calling for support in their campaign. Laura Windeatt, who launched the petition, said: “This proposal is the start of a slippery slope, starting with Bute Cottage losing its name and identity and ending with its closure and the loss of an environment we should all be determined to preserve. “The loss of Bute Cottage would be significant to the Vale’s community and felt deeply by the generations of ‘Buties’ across the years, not to mention the future generations who would miss out on such an enriching and inspiring start to their education. “On paper, a single site may at first glance seem practical, especially at such a good, reputable school as Evenlode, but those who know Bute Cottage know that losing it would be a travesty. Bute Cottage is a gem in the heart of the Vale of Glamorgan — one that we should vehemently protect.”

A SHAKE-UP of hospital services in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan over the next decade could see virtual appointments and x-rays in GP surgeries.

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