Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District

College at heart of community

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CATS college in Canterbury is 65 years old this year and celebrates 10 years as an Internatio­nal Baccalaure­ate World School and I was I was sorry to see a rather onesided article in the Gazette (Neighbour’s worry over plan I am proudly one of the 48% for a new college building, June who voted to remain in the EU.1).

I believe that here in As you know, permission Canterbury the benefits of had already been agreed on remaining in the single market the site at 66 New Dover Road, with free movement of people so a new-build was going to are essential for our vibrant happen with or without the economy and public services involvemen­t of CATS. and Brexit puts all this at However, we have submitted significan­t risk. planning to build ourselves

During the general election there, and we welcome I actively campaigned for engagement with the local James Flanagan as the Liberal community. Democrats have always seen This year we paid for new the advantages of the UK being bushes and shrubs to be part of a strong Europe. planted along the New Dover

A Europe that with leaders Road in co-operation with the like Merkel and Macron is Oaten Hill Society, and rather growing in economic power, than our students leaving while we are governed by the litter, our care-taking and DUP and their Conservati­ve operations staff often clear coalition of chaos. litter along the street which is

When Rosie Duffield was not left by our students. elected as our MP, even though CATS students are extremely there are many aspects of the well behaved young people. Labour Party that I cannot They have helped in local agree with, I took some comfort charity shops and beach and that she had during her forest clean-ups and as part

Queens Avenue, Canterbury

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