Powys School Re-organisation - Gwernyfed Meeting

I was on holiday last week, so of course all sorts of things have been happening!
One of the most important, to the families in Hay, was the sudden proposal from Powys County Council that they wanted to close Gwernyfed High School and Brecon High School and build a new "Brecon Learning Campus" in Brecon (I really can't understand why they always seem to have money for building works). This would cost around £50 million, and would mean high school pupils from Hay would have farther to travel. And if they want instruction in Welsh, they'd have to go all the way to Builth. There are also plans to re-organise Builth Wells and Landrindod Wells schools.
So there was a meeting last Wednesday at Gwernyfed, chaired by the head of the governers, Ian Charlesworth. It was standing room only, and they are determined to save their school.
Apparently there will be a consultation period after the General Election in May - so it's very important that anyone with any connection with the school makes their views known. Of course, this is right in the middle of exam season for the school, when everyone is at their busiest. Gwernyfed is a thriving school with a good reputation academically - and they're only just going through changes to their sports facilities so that they will be cheaper for the County Council to run. If the school closes altogether, so will those sports facilities, which are open to the wider community. The school has also been fundraising for a new minibus.
More information can be found at the school website http://www.gwernyfed-hs.powys.sch.uk/