Schools Out Forever.

I write in regards to the recent news that primary school pupils in Bolton could be crammed into classes of 40 in the new term after Bolton Council made the extremely wise and shrewd cost saving decision to close several primary schools last year. Whilst I am not usually one to question the judgement of our wise and powerful council i do have grave concerns as to the effects this will have.

Firstly, how will the residents surrounding SS Osmund and Andrew’s Primary School in Falkirk Drive, Breightmet. be affected? They have had to suffer the pain and torment of hearing children playing for a number of years now. To increase the number of children who are likely to commit the grave and criminal act of 'playing' can only have major detrimental effects on the nearby residents who may even be forced to take drastic action, such as turning the volume up whilst watching Cash in the Attic or going for a walk.

Secondly, is it wise to use £14 million on expanding existing schools' capacities to deal with more pupils? Could this money not be better spent on more light-bulbs or putting hazardous paving stones down on St Gerorges Road? Perhaps, and this is just a wild idea i know, the £14 million could have been spent on keeping the schools that were closed last year running? Oh but of course. Everybody knows a primary school costs £14million to run each year....don't they? (Obviously someone missed a couple of zero's off the accounts that were presented at my last governors meeting just before the summer holidays. I shall have serious words regarding embezzlement).

Ah well, I'm sure the council know what they are doing. It's not as if they have made any silly decisions up until now have they?

Hugs and kisses

Les

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Drives Me Crazy

Dear First, Arriva and other Bus companies operating in the area.

I would like to take this opportunity to publically thank you and your greed for ensuring I will never have the need to catch the bus to work ever again. By making the cost of a journey from Bolton Town Centre to the stop nearest to my home off Ainsworth Lane the same as a private taxi (£2) means i shall no longer have to endure screaming children, flatulent pensioners or teenagers playing the sound of The Lesser Tailed Screaming Lizard Pigeon off their mobile phones. Instead I can now relax in the comfort of a 5 door Mondeo driven erratically by a man that either speaks very little English, smells faintly of cheese and onion pasties or, in some cases, both.

Lets hope that people don’t start talking to each other when using public transport otherwise they may decided to all ‘chip in’ for a taxi and pay just 50pence each to get to their destination, a full 30pence LESS than the concessionary fare. Where would the bus services be then?

Don’t worry though, i’m sure people will continue to be non-the-wiser. Let’s just hope that some fellow hell-bent on eventually running the country doesn’t write in to the local paper to point it out.

Hugs and kisses

Les