{"id":20656,"date":"2017-10-24T17:50:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=20656"},"modified":"2017-10-24T17:50:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T16:50:08","slug":"mount-stuart-school-close-early-funeral-much-loved-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/10\/24\/mount-stuart-school-close-early-funeral-much-loved-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Stuart school shuts as tribute to Betty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MOUNT Stuart Primary School will be closed on Thursday so that staff can attend the funeral of much-loved retired headteacher Betty Campbell.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mrs Campbell died on October 13 after months of ill health. She taught in Butetown for five decades and was the first black headteacher in Wales.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school\u2019s deputy head Mrs Lynne Berriman, who knew Mrs Campbell for 30 years, said: \u201cWe will be closing the school on Thursday out of respect to Betty, and it will also give staff who knew her the chance to go to her funeral.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The school has an inset day on Friday ahead of the half-term break.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News of Mrs Campbell\u2019s death was made public at the weekend by her husband Bernard and many Cardiff figures have paid tribute to her.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local MP Steven Doughty said:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBetty was a stalwart of the Butetown and Bay community for decades. She will be missed by everyone who had the privilege to work for her, be taught by her, or work alongside her.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20657\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20657\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mount-Stuart-School-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20657\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mount-Stuart-School-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript> Mount Stuart Primary School as it is today<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There have been calls from residents for a statue of Mrs Campbell to be erected, in Cardiff Central Square or in front of the Wales Millennium Centre.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her home of Butetown is one the most diverse areas in the UK, and was among the first multicultural settlements with a significant West Indian and Somali population.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOUNT Stuart Primary School will be closed on Thursday so that staff can attend the funeral of much-loved retired headteacher Betty Campbell. 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