People round here will be getting writers cramp and with so many petitions I suspect that their impact will be reducing.

As they said at the meeting the Council already are exploring things with the school but as they made clear this was dependent on the school and also the capital funding position. It was clear to me that they were doing what was possible and that they took on board what people were saying. In order to do this however they will have to close and shift the services as the timelines are not necessarily compatible.

One or two of the various objections raised were pretty objectionable. One woman complained that she was working on a piece of artwork at the centre. Tough. Does she think thats/she' more important than other more critical services that the council provides, especially as the Council made it clear that the courses will still run, but from a different centre.

I think we're pretty lucky to have adult education provision at all with Brockley Rise and Granville Park still open. Lets get real. As a local resident I think its a shame but that site is and always has been underoccupied and as demonstrated extremely expensive to run hence I see the Councils plans as a viable and sensible way to save money and maximise potential whilst doing their best to retain as many courses as possible.

There are an abundance of childrens services being cut at the moment and I'd personally prefer to see more funds being put into that than certain adult education courses which are not ( largely) employment related. You can also operate many courses from a range of venues that do not need a dedicated costly underutilised building.

I do also think people should remember that these cuts have originated from the Cut Fast and Deep and Loose ConDem government, not Lewisham Council, so why continually bash the council and not them. Time the blame was laid at the correct door.