LAUNCESTON’S Town Council will ‘fight’ for a new town school to have seven classrooms instead of four — but the town council itself cannot fund the extra three classrooms, a recent meeting heard, writes Amy Dennis.

At the meeting of the town council on Tuesday, October 18, resident George Logg spoke in the public representation session to ask what is happening with the proposed new school, known locally as Hay Common School.

The Post has previously reported that local town councillors were told Cornwall Council would not be able to fund the additional three classrooms to bring it up to a seven-class school, and instead it would open initially as a four-class school.

Cornwall Council has said when the three classrooms were needed, they would be funded by the Government.

Mr Logg said at the town council meeting: “It was going to be a seven-classroom school, which is very much needed.

“To cope with what’s going on in Launceston, to cope with the inflow of houses that’s going up, we need bigger and better schools.”

Mayor Cllr Brian Hogan said: “There are discussions in the pipeline at the moment as to how the other extra classrooms will be funded. That funding for the extra three classrooms is trying to be sourced by other means.

“If we increase the precept by x amount, then we could probably afford to build three classrooms, but the reality is with the services the town council already run, there’s no way Launceston Town Council can fund three classrooms.

“I think all the council will agree it’s an important issue. I can assure you the council will fight for the classrooms by whatever route is necessary.”