Fight Is Finally Over for Milfield ; End of an Era for School
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MORE than 130 years of schooling in a North East village came to an end yesterday, amid emotional scenes.
Milfield First School, near Wooler, closed its doors for the last time two months after Northumberland County Council decided to shut it. The loss of the village's only school came after an approach to the council by governors who were concerned that falling pupil numbers were making it no longer viable. On its last day the school had a roll of just seven full-time and two part-time pupils.See the full content of this document
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Fight Is Finally Over for Milfield ; End of an Era for School
Its closure is the end of an era for Milfield where a school first opened in 1874.
Since then, the v...See the full content of this document
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