REQUEST FROM THE PRESS - URGENT

The Leatherhead Advertiser are going to run an article on parent and resident reactions to the sale of Parsons Mead.  They are planning a photo shoot on Friday 17th August outside Parsons Mead at 2pm.  Please come along if you can.   If you wish to comment to the Leatherhead Advertiser write to David Blackmore at davidblackmore@trinitysouth.co.uk .  The Leatherhead Advertiser have been supporting the Action Group since the outset.

OTHER NEWS

The Action Group has written to Chris Grayling concerning the closure and the sale.  We have asked for a review of the possible conflicts of interest that have occurred given that the majority of the trustees at PMET were also trustees of VET.  We have also asked that something is done to improve the public accountability of trusts and trustees.  We have asked for improved communication from the Charity Commission, even in their first report on the closure of PM they neglected to mention that the school had already transferred ownership to VET.  Finally we have asked that Section 36 of the Charities Act is reviewed since it appears to sanction the sale of land for purposes that are expressly not part of a local or county plan.  Chris Grayling has passed out comments onto the Charity Commission and the Department of Justice.

Other organisations and individuals in Ashtead are also becoming involved in the PM debate.  Ashtead Residents Association link straight to our site for information about the sale.  Three local papers ran stories last week, the Leatherhead Advertiser ran it as their second lead story after Foot and Mouth.