Radio Appeal to restore Vehicle Maintenance Course

Clubmoor Resident Gill Beesley and Cllr Steve Radford appeared on Radio Merseyside (Tuesday 13th April) with Roger Phillips to protest at the closure of the Bankfield College Vehicle Maintenance Course, which is one of the most popular courses having run for over ten years.

Adult Education Officials made the decision as working out new insurnace arrangements was too onerous so it was easier to close the course, not that they thought of writing to the students.

Cllr Steve Radford challenged why such courses could be run by colleges in Bootle and St Helens but not Liverpool

Surprise surprise two weeks later we are still awaiting an answer.

Liberal Party Cllr Chris Lenton has now tabled the issue for debate at the next Education Committtee

Gill Beesley, on behalf of her fellow students, described how invalaueble the course was in both reducing living costs and increasing job opportunities to many local people