Andrew Dismore

I promised to keep you up to date about developments over the proposal for Avanti School to move into Broadfields and the Fairway.

As you know, I raised the issue with London Mayor Boris Johnson at the last Mayor’s Question Time, when it was clear he had not read my letter to him about the issue, and when he insulted local people who objected to the scheme, calling them “nimbys”.

I have now received a reply from the Mayor , who seems now to have read my letter. Click here to see a copy of his reply which I thought you would like to see.

I regret to say that he has not seen fit to apologise for his attack on local residents, but the contents are interesting.

It is clear from his reply, that contrary to what the Conservative Barnet Council was leading residents to believe, they have been working closely with the school and are supporting the plan!

I also do not accept what he says about the Peel Centre site: part of it is clear on the Aerodrome Road frontage (and is clearly visible from the road) and could be used as a temporary site, if the Mayor wanted to do so.

As you know from my last update, I have a number of other lines of campaign  under way, and I will report back to you, when I next have something to report.