PLEASE could I make an appeal for any pupils who attended Southmead Community Primary School on Lickers Lane, Whiston, or anyone in the local community that feels strongly against the decision to close our school, to contact myself or other members of the Southmead Parents Action Group.

We need the support from anyone in the local community who would be willing to take five minutes of their time to write a letter to support our case in keeping this wonderful school open.

If this school were to close, it would not only be a loss to all the parents and the children who attend it at present, but it would be an even greater loss to the whole of the community.

Jane Williams, Southmead Action Group, Southmead Community Primary School, Whiston.