Children from Woodlands Community Primary School walked to Greenmeadow Community Farm today to hold a protest ahead of a council meeting tomorrow.
Councillors in Torfaen are being asked to approve extra investment for Greenmeadow Community Farm or close the attraction. Around 200 pupils, parents and staff marched around the farm car park and stood on the grass waving signs and placards from 2pm today. The option to keep the farm open, attract more visitors, and lead to the ending of the council’s annual subsidy will now cost a total of £3,738,900. This includes the £1.7m agreed last year. If councillors vote for it to be closed there would be approximately £68,000 in staff redundancy costs and £100,000 to manage it’s safe and secure closure.
