The local community is overwhelmingly against the plans05:19, 09 Jul 2026A 'quiet' Friday lunchtime on Reedswood Lane, according to locals Residents on a Walsall street have voiced strong opposition to a proposal to build a 1,000-place school on their doorsteps.‌The Department for Education has chosen Reedswood Park as its preferred site to build a £50million new free school which will result in the loss of 13.7 acres of woodland.‌READ MORE: Over £1 million handed to delayed Midland rail passengers in just three months‌The Local Democracy Reporting Service went to speak to residents on the proposed access route, Reedswood Lane, to hear their thoughts on the facility to be named Windsor Apollo Academy.Former police officer, John Spooner, described those behind the project as ‘lunatics’.The