Sedgwick-Jell claims that plans to build a new primary school in Abbey have been 'shelved' and that this is a 'potential disaster' for the people of Abbey. This is a gross misrepresentation. I have spoken to the chair of governors of Abbey Meadows (I hope to speak to the headteacher as well soon), and he is extremely puzzled by Sedgwick-Jell's hyperbole.
The truth is that there are well-advanced plans to vastly expand Abbey Meadows, to almost double its capacity, in order to cope with the extra demand for school places. Sedgwick-Jell hasn't bothered to talk to governors or staff at the school about these plans, and seems to be ignorant of the truth, which is that the extra demand for school places cannot be met quickly enough if a whole new school is built from scratch. So, expansion for Abbey Meadows is probably the best short-to-medium term answer. This has been the plan for some time - there was no 'shelving' of a plan to build a second school - such a plan never existed.
Sedgwick-Jell should consult and check his facts before firing off ill-informed press releases to the Cambridge News. It might get him a few cheap headlines, but it does not constitute a sensible or constructive contribution to the debate about school provision in the Abbey area.
Labour listens on Abbey Meadows, whereas the Greens go for ignorant, cheap point-scoring
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