Statement from former Chair of C.L.A.R.E

The campaign to retain the Clare Middle School has moved on to processes being managed by the Stour Valley Education Trust company for a new school.

The future of the school no longer rests upon a campaign but upon the successful conclusion of other processes.

Therefore it is my intention to immediately step back from school’s issues and concentrate that time upon other matters that have hitherto received less of my attention than they should have.

I am proud of the work and effort and all that was achieved by the C.L.A.R.E. core group and others who helped and supported us in variety ways.

I would like to thank everybody involved for all that support and effort without whose dedication, effort and the consumption of such a lot of wine, so much would not have been achieved.

Jim Meikle.