Cllr Aaron Wynne, Cabinet Member for Education, Conwy County Borough Council, has come under pressure from Janet Finch-Saunders MS/AS to protect Ysgol Betws-y-Coed from potential closure.
The department which Cllr Wynne oversees is working on a report on the future of the rural primary school for the Local Authority to consider.
The use of tax payers resources to prepare the report is happening despite public opposition to the closure of any of the three schools in the Capel Coed-Elan Federation: Capel Garmon, Betws-y-Coed, and Dolwyddelan.
A public meeting has been arranged by the community to take place at Betws-y-Coed Memorial Hall at 19:00 on Monday 27 October 2025.
Commenting after writing to the Cabinet Member for Education, Janet said:
“The Cabinet Member for Education, from Llanrwst, has a chance to stop the significant distress being encountered by his neighbours in Betws-y-Coed.
“I have sent Cllr Wynne a letter explaining that closing the village school is not a serious option. It would be devastating for the community, language, and access to education. Some primary school students could end up having to travel as long as half an hour from some homes in Capel Curig to Ysgol Capel Garmon.
“Whilst Plaid Cymru may wish to make financial savings through rural school closures, I would choose chopping huge financial black holes such as the HGV depot in Mochdre, Porth Eirias, and taxpayer funded subsidies for Venue Cymru”.
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