Talk Porty ~ Portobello

Dadaist wrote:Would avoiding a decant alone justify building a new school on the park?

I can't speak for anyone else but in my opinion in the absence of a suitable brownfield site, it would. We should be considering how we can ensure that only one school is built on the park with no additional development.

David Simpson, Depute Head at Firrhill High School Its in that link in your post.... All I'm trying to say is that a decant need not be the nightmare some are trying to paint it as. A challenge certainly, but as David Simpson himself admits, and as is the case with most challenging situations, life...

I am not sure how this works - but here goes for a 1st post... I am happy to declare my self interest as having 2 children due to attend PHS in the next 1-3 years - I would love a new school and giving up a portion of the park for this seems to be an unfortunate but appropriate price to pay given th...