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A petition organised by the Facebook group "Save the Isle of Man's Nurseries and Pre-schools" has been handed in to the Chief Minister Allan Bell.
The group has attracted 1,559 followers since the announcement at the end of last week about the closure of the 11facilities at the end of the current school year.
Mum Amy Burns, who set-up the campaign, presented the document containing over three thousand signatures at ten o'clock this morning:-

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