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On 6th September 2011, the executive of Lincolnshire County Council will meet to sign off a policy that will encourage ALL schools in the county to become academies with a private organisation, CFBT, as sponsor. Save Lincolnshire Schools strongly opposes this move for the following reasons,
a) it removes schools from the ownership and accountability of local communities. Locally elected politicians will no longer have responsibility for schools. Any difficulties parents have with their child's education will be dealt with by Whitehall, not the local authority.
b) CfBT already run the Schools Improvement Service on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council. The head of CfBT in Lincolnshire, Andy Breckon, is also a council officer. Save Lincolnshire Schools consider this to be a direct conflict of interest.
c) Lincolnshire County Council have no plans for a county wide consultation with schools or parents. This policy, if implemented, will privatise the entire education system in Lincolnshire with no regard to the wishes and views of parents, children, or teachers.
We call on Lincolnshire County Council to implement a full and proper consultation within the county about the academies programme and the future of education in Lincolnshire. We believe that only through an informed, open and public debate can a way forward be found that meets the educational needs of children in the county.
The potential end of Roller Skating at Peter Paine could signal the end of an era.
If Boston College decide that Roller Skating does not fit in with their plans for the Peter Paine Centre, we want to be ready to prove that the community values and wants Skating to continue!
Please show your support!
3. Save Our Museums at Stamford and Grantham 
Stamford Town Council and the people of Stamford are fighting to save our museum which is currently under threat along with that of Grantham.
Stamford is a strategically important centre of heritage and the first conservation town in England.
Its history, dating back to the Bronze Age, are of vital importance in our understanding of the history of England and are embedded in the largest collection of Charters (14 in all) which we wish to preserve for our future generations and world heritage.
4. Keep Louth United Football Club in Louth
This petition is to gain support and fight against the proposal by the committee of Louth United Football club to move the club out of Louth.
This club belongs to the people of the town and should not be moved to Salfleetby or any other location outside the Louth town boundary, now or ever.
