Library campaigners step up fight
This afternoon, more than 4,000 online and paper petition signatures were handed over to Welshpool Town Clerk, Robert Robinson, who will present them to Powys County Council (PCC) on their behalf.
Last week, a song was published called ‘Leave Our Library Alone’ while flyers have been distributed to households across the town.
Campaigners are against PCC plans to downgrade the library and co-locate with Powysland Museum, a move that would allow the cash strapped authority to close its Neuadd Maldwyn offices and move staff to the library facility.
There is currently a public consultation, but this morning Mr. Robinson, who said the Town Council backs the campaigners, said that he feared the move was already a ‘done deal’.
PICTURE: One of the campaigners, Kevin Hardy, hands over the petition to Town Clerk, Robert Robinson, who will deliver it to Powys County Council on the campaign’s behalf, watched by town councillors and fellow campaigners.
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