iOS - Android Councillor McKendrick’s late father, Robert Snr, was a long term advocate for new schools in Newmains and continued to campaign for improvements to both primary schools up until his death earlier this year.Robert Jnr said this week: “It was brilliant to be there and be part of it.
The schools in Newmains were the most important issue of all for my dad.“He had really been campaigning for them for the past 13 or 14 years and wanted the kids here to have the best possible facilities.“I remember him saying to me if he could just get the schools sorted he would retire quite happily, there was nothing he wanted more.“But I did feel very proud and it’s great to know that the kids and the teachers of both schools will be able to enjoy.
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