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| Battle to save school continues | Battle to save school continues |
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| Parents say they will continue fighting to save a primary school which is earmarked for closure. | Parents say they will continue fighting to save a primary school which is earmarked for closure. |
| Cardiff council's executive meets on Thursday to decide the future of Lansdowne school in Canton. | Cardiff council's executive meets on Thursday to decide the future of Lansdowne school in Canton. |
| Education officers have recommended it should close to make way for the expansion of a Welsh-medium school. | Education officers have recommended it should close to make way for the expansion of a Welsh-medium school. |
| Cardiff council says the city is facing the problem of falling pupil numbers but an increased demand for Welsh-medium education. | Cardiff council says the city is facing the problem of falling pupil numbers but an increased demand for Welsh-medium education. |
| Parents say, regardless of the outcome, they will continue their fight. | Parents say, regardless of the outcome, they will continue their fight. |
| The council vote is unlikely to end the matter because the education minister will make the final decision if any objections are made. | The council vote is unlikely to end the matter because the education minister will make the final decision if any objections are made. |
| We will fight this all the way to the end now Kristi Uphill, parent | We will fight this all the way to the end now Kristi Uphill, parent |
| Kristi Uphill, who has two children at the school, said: "They [the council] haven't listened to what the majority wanted, they are just listening to the minority. | Kristi Uphill, who has two children at the school, said: "They [the council] haven't listened to what the majority wanted, they are just listening to the minority. |
| "We will fight this all the way to the end now. We believe 100% Lansdowne should not close. | "We will fight this all the way to the end now. We believe 100% Lansdowne should not close. |
| "I believe the closure of an English-medium school in Canton is not solving a problem, it's just moving a problem. There won't be enough room in English-medium schools in Canton." | "I believe the closure of an English-medium school in Canton is not solving a problem, it's just moving a problem. There won't be enough room in English-medium schools in Canton." |
| The council's executive has already decided the fate of some of Cardiff's primary schools but a decision on Lansdowne was deferred. | The council's executive has already decided the fate of some of Cardiff's primary schools but a decision on Lansdowne was deferred. |
| Parents mounted a strong campaign to save the school when it was proposed that Welsh-medium Ysgol Treganna, which needs more room, should be relocated there. | Parents mounted a strong campaign to save the school when it was proposed that Welsh-medium Ysgol Treganna, which needs more room, should be relocated there. |
| A new option was put forward to close Lansdowne and build a smaller replacement on the Fitzalan High School site but education officers said this suggestion had gained little support. | A new option was put forward to close Lansdowne and build a smaller replacement on the Fitzalan High School site but education officers said this suggestion had gained little support. |
| However, education officers want to keep open the option to build a smaller primary school on the Fitzalan site in case demand for either English or Welsh-medium education "increases significantly in the medium or longer term". | However, education officers want to keep open the option to build a smaller primary school on the Fitzalan site in case demand for either English or Welsh-medium education "increases significantly in the medium or longer term". |
| The proposal is among several involving primary and nursery schools in the city being discussed by the council's executive aimed at tackling 8,850 surplus places. | |
| Cardiff council leader Rodney Berman has said the city faces an increasing demand for Welsh-medium education but surplus places at English-medium schools. | Cardiff council leader Rodney Berman has said the city faces an increasing demand for Welsh-medium education but surplus places at English-medium schools. |