A SCHOOL in Cam showed a community spirit that is all too rare when it brought its site team into Dursley to restore parts of a vandalised playground.

It is so often the case that an act of great senselessness or destruction will be followed immediately by an act of kindness and compassion.

The principal of Peak Academy, Richard Lewis, displayed these values when he agreed to go down with a group from the school and carry out the work, and they are values that any parent would be happy to see a head teacher instilling in their child.

It is also worth noting that traders in Dursley’s Parsonage Street provided Richard and the team with bacon sandwiches and coffee.

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The situation in Uley involving parents and a bus company providing a service to a school is a tricky one.

On the one hand, parents have a right to be frustrated at such a restrictive proposal, charging students for the whole year and forcing them into a commitment.

On the other hand, one can understand why the owner of a coach company would want a commitment from his customers.

Unfortunately for him, there are far better ways to achieve customer loyalty.

Attempting to lock your customers into a trap may only have the effect of pushing them away.

Let’s hope that the company does not sorely regretting the move.