Relocation of Damers First School - Part 2

There is also the issue of location. Whilst the planned location is fine for Poundbury residents it places residents of other parts of Dorchester within the Damers catchment area at a distinct disadvantage. Imagine if you are the parent of a Damers pupil currently within walking distance of the school. With the relocation your child now has to travel much further across town to get to school, to the extent that it is no longer within practical walking distance. You now have to take your child to school by car. I think most of us would be pretty annoyed by this. 

If more parents have to use cars to get their children to school as a result od this this not only adds to household expenses, but adds extra cars to Dorchester/Poundbury roads at a busy time of day, with the consequent increase in pollution etc. Doesn't make sense when we are all being encouraged to cut down car use these days.