1937 And Out
Friends and readers. Royston Primary School is to close following a decision made by the City council on Thursday 17-12-09. As many of you will know the decision to close Royston came after much debate within the Council and local Community.
It is never easy to see services in Communities being axed but reality bites hard and difficult decisions have to be taken right across the city. Royston School has been with us since 1937 with some of the original pupils still living in the Community. Existing pupils will now move along the road to Granton Primary as Educational services are brought into line in this economic climate.
We can argue and did that Royston remain open combining local project use and educational services what became of this idea we do not know. We will now be left with a magnificent building which we hope can be used in the Communities benefit and not raised to the ground to build cardboard box type houses souless and without life as we see down Waterfront Way.
Well done to all those who got involved in trying to retain Royston as a School and not to blame yourselves for somethings you might have done differently after all hind sight is a great thing, but take heart from the experience of a campaign and live to fight another day.
Now it’s about making sure Granton Primary delivers the best education possible for our children, and those people and parents who were involved with the Royston campaign can turn their experience to arguing for better and improved services at Granton Primary, and getting this School to deliver for the kids and the whole Community.