PARENTS, governors and staff are expected to cram into Bury town hall for a public meeting on Tuesday, February 18.

They will draw up campaign plans against the proposed cuts, which are being decided by councillors on the same night in the adjoining room.

The meeting has been called by the Bury, Radcliffe and District Trades Council who have handed out 8,000 invitations to people in the street.

Brian Marden, Trades Council secretary, said the campaign against the cuts would continue beyond Tuesday, and it was important to co-ordinate action.

The meeting will start at 7.45pm in the Peel Room, after a lobby of the finance committee which meets in the council chamber.

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