MUSIC legend Mark Knopfler and Pop Idol star Darius have joined the campaign to save their former school, East Dunbartonshire's biggest primary, from closure.
MUSIC legend Mark Knopfler and Pop Idol star Darius have joined the campaign to save their former school, East Dunbartonshire's biggest primary, from closure.
CLASS ACT: Rock star and former pupil Mark Knopfler is supporting the Bearsden Primary campaign
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Knopfler – former frontman of Dire Straits, whose hits include Money For Nothing, Brothers in Arms and Sultans of Swing – said Bearsden Primary "plays a vital part in community life".
East Dunbartonshire Council has infuriated parents and alarmed some local traders by proposing to shut the school and merge it with Castlehill Primary, a mile-and-a-half away.
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