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‘We’re not playing games’: Parents launch playground protests to fight school field sell-off
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School looking to sell piece of open land beloved by people in Devon town to fund refurbishments On Saturdays throughout autumn, residents of Totnes have met at a field on the banks of the River Dart to play ballgames, fly kites or simply sit on the grass and chat. But it hasn’t
School looking to sell piece of open land beloved by people in Devon town to fund refurbishments On Saturdays throughout autumn, residents of Totnes have met at a field on the banks of the River Dart to play ballgames, fly kites or simply sit on the grass and chat. But it hasn’t just been about having fun – this has been a “play protest” aimed at trying to save a beloved piece of open land in the historic Devon market town. Continue reading...
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