Milngavie Primary School Parent Council

25/11/2024

Thank you for your support Ross Greer - Scottish Greens

19/10/2024

After visiting both buildings at Milngavie Primary School this afternoon to see first-hand the many concerns raised by the Milngavie Primary School Parent Council and worried parents, it is clear to me that the temporary repairs which have taken place are not a long term solution and that the school is in dire need of a much fuller refurbishment, including essential and urgent roof renovations. I have been assured today by senior Council officers that there is no safety risk to children, as this was a major concern from parents.

Having the Chief Executive and Leader of the East Dunbartonshire Council present during the school inspection, I raised a question in relation to budgetary concerns: Are funds in place to do the necessary works? I was told that the full report will be going to the Council at the end of the year for decisions to be made.

I also raised concerns that the Parent Council should be updated and was informed that a similar meeting and walk about has been proposed.

And finally, I requested that East Dunbartonshire Council keep me updated on the ongoing work and plans so I can provide an update to worried parents in Milngavie.

Over the last few months, many constituents have been in touch with me about the poor condition of Milngavie Primary School. I will continue to call for a full refurbishment of the school, as was proposed by East Dunbartonshire Council in 2021.

If you would like to raise any concerns about Milngavie Primary School please email me at [email protected]

17/10/2024

CONCERNS have been raised about the safety of a primary school after a teacher “narrowly” avoided being “seriously injured” when a panel…

14/10/2024

12/10/2024

Thanks to BBC Scotland News for covering our campaign.

To show your support, sign our petition to repair and protect the school.

https://www.change.org/p/repair-and-protect-milngavie-primary

The 150-year-old school has faced issues with black mould, mushrooms and water ingress from the roof.

11/10/2024

A section of ceiling fell in a P7 classroom at Milngavie Primary yesterday, narrowly missing a teacher.

Luckily, no pupils were in the classroom at the time.

East Dunbartonshire Council says the school is safe. However, this incident, photos taken last night at the school and the photos we’ve posted here and provided to the media (which are timestamped and taken in April and August 2024) show the issues.

Classrooms still leak during heavy rainfall, temporary repairs are failing and there are cracks and holes in classrooms and ceilings across the school.

How can the council say the school is safe when incidents like yesterday’s are happening?

The council needs to take action now to repair and protect the school before someone is hurt.

John Swinney MSP, Jenny Gilruth MSP, Pam Gosal MSP, Liam Kerr MSP, Marie McNair MSP, Susan Murray for Mid Dunbartonshire, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark MSP, Russell Findlay, Jamie Greene MSP, Ross Greer - Scottish Greens, Councillor Jim Gibbons

19/09/2024

Thanks Ross Greer - Scottish Greens for putting a question about Milngavie Primary forward for next week’s FMQs and highlighting our campaign to repair and protect the school.

We look forward to hearing The Scottish Government John Swinney MSP and East Dunbartonshire Council response.

17/09/2024

We were at Tesco in Milngavie on Saturday talking to people about our campaign to repair and protect Milngavie Primary.

Thank you to everyone who stopped and spoke to us, agreed to write to their councillors, MSPs and MP, and signed our petition to repair the school.

To sign our petition, visit

https://www.change.org/p/repair-and-protect-milngavie-primary

15/09/2024

Thanks to STVNews Glasgow Times and Heraldscotland.com for covering our campaign.

If you want to show your support, write to your councillors, MSPs and MP, and sign our petition to repair and protect Milngavie Primary.

https://www.change.org/p/repair-and-protect-milngavie-primary

14/09/2024

We want action to repair Milngavie Primary now.

East Dunbartonshire Council has neglected the school for years and has now delayed its much-needed refurbishment indefinitely.

If you support our campaign and want the school repaired now, please sign our petition.

Repair and protect Milngavie Primary

13/09/2024

Susan Murray for Mid Dunbartonshire in your campaign for UK government you pledged to support plans to refurb Milngavie Primary.

East Dunbartonshire Council has now postponed the planned refurbishment of the school indefinitely.

There is mould and damp in the school, mushrooms growing in the toilets, paint peeling off the walls, buckets in classrooms to catch water, a crack in the entrance foyer floor and leaks in the roof.

Children have had to move seats in classrooms to avoid getting wet from drips in the ceilings and some have stopped wearing shorts because they have burnt their legs on radiators.

Will you support our campaign to repair the school now?

12/09/2024

We want action to repair Milngavie Primary now.

East Dunbartonshire Council will vote on postponing the refurbishment of the school indefinitely at a meeting on Thursday 26 September.

If you want to help, please like and share our posts on Facebook and writes to your councillors, MSPs and MP before the meeting to ask for the school to be fixed now.

You can email your letters to:

East Dunbartonshire Councillors
• Councillor Jim Gibbons Milngavie Ward- [email protected]
• Councillor Alix Mathieson - [email protected]
• Aileen Polson - [email protected]
• Duncan Cummings - [email protected]
• Alan Reid - [email protected]
• Calum Smith - [email protected]
• Councillor Ian Gallagher - [email protected]
• Vaughan Moody - [email protected]
• Andrew Polson - [email protected]
• Councillor Paul Ferretti - Bishopbriggs North & Campsie - SNP - [email protected]
• Billy Hendry - [email protected]
• Councillor Colette McDiarmid - [email protected]
• Lynda Wilson - [email protected]
• Gordon Low - [email protected]
• Councillor Alan Moir - [email protected]
• Ben Rose - [email protected]
• Callum McNally - [email protected]
• Willie Paterson - [email protected]
• Gillian Renwick - [email protected]
• Stewart MacDonald - [email protected]
• Councillor Pamela Marshall - [email protected]
• Susan Murray - [email protected]

MSPs
• Ross Greer - Scottish Greens - [email protected]
• Jamie Greene MSP - [email protected]
• Pam Gosal MSP - [email protected]
• Russell Findlay - [email protected]
• Paul O'Kane MSP - Paul.O'[email protected]
• Katy Clark MSP - [email protected]
• Neil Bibby - [email protected]
• Marie McNair MSP - [email protected]
• John Swinney MSP - [email protected]
• Jenny Gilruth MSP - [email protected]
• Pam Duncan-Glancy - [email protected]
• Liam Kerr MSP - [email protected]

MP
• Susan Murray for Mid Dunbartonshire - [email protected]

You can also sign our petition calling for the school to be repaired

https://www.change.org/p/repair-and-protect-milngavie-primary?source_location=psf_petitions

And take part in the Have Your Say Budet consultation survey on the East Dunbartonshire Council website, making sure you pick school refurbishments as your top priority.

https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/have-your-say-budget-consultation-202526