right…I have the full story, and it’s resolution..
The class were not told to leave the common. They approached a marshal who was very friendly and talked about what he was doing on the common etc. The marshal asked if they’d informed anyone that they were on the common and gave them a number to call in future so that they could do so.
They stayed on the common for a good hour after speaking to the marshal and later phoned the number from school. The contact wasn’t available so they were put through to another person who happened to be a bit too far removed from the local issues and it was over the phone that they had a difficult discussion and were told off by this guy.
Having had a few other phone calls over the last few days, the MOD began to hear rumours of problems and sent a couple of friendly senior chaps to discuss with the head yesterday.
The outcome is that they just want the school to inform them in advance if they’re taking responsibility for a group of children on the common so that they can ensure they’re going to be in a clear area free of training. They were very keen to build the relationship with the community and welcomed the use of the commons, just want the opportunity to clear areas in advance of groups if there’s been recent activity there (especially after night training).
They’ve offered to draft a statement for distribution to parents and also offered to come in and deliver an assembly…
I don’t think there’s any suggestion that individuals/families should need to phone in advance..just relating to the school where teachers are taking responsibility for others children…
thanks,
Ant.