Campus Closure
On 1 December 2009, it was announced that the Ambleside Campus would be 'mothballed' at the end of July 2010, and will no longer take new undergraduate students. The action by the University of Cumbria, if seen through, will end over 175 years of heritage and a protest was held on on the 1 December 2009 by the student body, with more action to follow. This is despite fierce opposition from the Ambleside students, the townspeople of Ambleside, and in spite of the support that Tim Farron MP has pledged to the campus and students.
"Hundreds of local people have signed this petition and that shows how committed the community is to stopping this closure from happening. Now that the issue has national attention, I hope that the University will take notice of level of protest against this proposal and will reconsider their decision to downgrade Ambleside Campus..."
Tim Farron, speaking in the Commons.
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