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All except one spoke of their support for the campaign. Isle of Wight Labour s Richard Quigley and Our Island s Jonathan Bacon both said that they did not think the school should close. Nick Stewart, for the Liberal Democrats, called the threatened closure devastating and unnecessary. The Isle of Wight Green Party s Vix Lowthion and the leader of the Island Independents coalition, Cllr Debbie Andre, both called for more to be done to support struggling rural areas. Cllr Andre said: We fully support the efforts that are being made by Chillerton and Gatcombe Parish Council and local residents to establish a new governing body for the school and to promote the school in a positive light, to increase the uptake of places and secure the future of the school for generations to come.