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education sub committee, the more we found that they had not done their “homework”.
Their arguments could not hold water, they were trying to “bully” us into submission.

I must mention the amazing support we obtained from my old employers of 24 years or so
before, the Boston Standard and even more so my old boss Lionel Robinson the actual
owner of the Newspaper.
Yes the very man who had taken me to task all those years ago for “misuse of his
company vehicles”. (See Book Two “Lincolnshire Standard Tales).

He was unstinting in his support and
instructed the newspaper to give us
all the help they could.

Pictures of: Right Oldrids extensive
Department Store in central Boston,
Lincs.

Bottom, one of Oldrids new out of
Town developements.

Other stalwarts were the Isaac family who
owned the largest department stores in the
area “Oldrid and Co.”

Bob Isaac had been my weekly contact
when I worked for the Standard.
His advertising was carefully planned for
his company and all I had to do was carry
out his wishes.
We had become friends. Now his nephew
was holding the reins and told the County at large that some of his best employees came
from the William Lovell School.
He had so much respect for the school and everything it stood for that he went out of his
way to tell the County Council in no uncertain terms that the school should not close.

Like the way of most bullies, all this had little effect on the closure sub committee. Public
support throughout the County was increasing as the battle became more involved. Other
schools who had also been threatened with closure were watching us closely.
The battle came to a head at an evening public meeting at the school where the “task
force” were going to hear all our arguments. The school hall was packed to capacity,
literally standing room only. The school had over 300 pupils at that time and most of the
parents were there. Plus the media, all our supporters and representatives from various
other schools who were under threat.

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