CAMPAIGNERS in Burnley's school places row protested outside an open evening for prospective parents.
As parents and children at Gawthorpe in Padiham Road, parents whose children were refused places there this year greeted them.
Leaflets explaining the plight of parents, who have since set up their own 'DIY' school, were handed out at the gates.
The problem of school places is said to be acute in west Burnley, where increasing numbers of people live but where no extra places have been allocated in the three schools, Habergham, Gawthorpe and Ivy Bank. All three schools accepted more pupils than they originally intended.
The parents have since set up a makeshift community school at the Enterprise Centre in Rossendale Road.
Donna Wolfenden, 30, of Allerton Drive, Burnley, said: "The protest went really well. Parents were asking us questions and we handed about 300 of our leaflets out.
"We want to give other parents a chance to ask us about what has been happening and also it gave us a chance to find out if they have had any problems."
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