The Save Our Rec fun day, to halt a plan for Burnley College to build on the recreation ground at Clifton Street, Burnley, was a great success.The Save Our Rec fun day, to halt a plan for Burnley College to build on the recreation ground at Clifton Street, Burnley, was a great success.
The Save Our Rec fun day, to halt a plan for Burnley College to build on the recreation ground at Clifton Street, Burnley, was a great success.

In pictures: 'Save our rec' fun day a huge success as protestors step up campaign against Burnley College expansion on their treasured green space

Families, residents and councillors turned out in force for a fun day and rally to fight a plan by Burnley College to build on a recreation ground.

The Save the Clifton Street and Stoneyholme Rec campaign is now well underway in a bid to halt a planning application by the college to create a 'North Campus' on the site.

Protestors are even planning a demonstration outside the college to protect the land they say has been well used for over 40 years and is a haven for wildlife including bats, owls and birds.

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