We, the People of Pontardawe, Alltwen, Llangiwg, Cilmaengwyn, Godre'rgraig and Ystalyfera, strongly disagree with the proposal to build a new, large 3-11 school at Parc Ynysderw. We are strongly against the plan to close Godre'rgraig, Alltwen and Llangiwg Primary Schools.

We petition the SSIP to invest in our existing schools, and to preserve the many benefits of our children's small smaller school environment rather than spend millions of pound of public money investing in an unwanted and unnecessary new build school. The location chosen discriminates against the communities in the north of the Swansea Valley.  Village schools are the centre point and lifeblood of our communities.  Children need to feel important members of a small community.  This will be lost in the enormity of a school environment serving more than 700 pupils.  Important safeguarding opportunities will be missed.  We do not believe that our communities' children will benefit from this development. 

In addition, Parc Ynysderw cannot support the additional traffic this will create in an already congested area.  Our children's lives will be put at risk.  There have already been incidents in which Cwmtawe children have been knocked down.  The consultation is flawed and should be reviewed because it does not contain accurate information about all of the relative costs involved.