A revised plan for Somerset County Council’s youth and community service has been agreed, with a new focus on supporting community groups running their own clubs.
The council had originally planned to withdraw all its youth work by April this year but announced in February it was delaying making a decision until a further stage of consultation had taken place.
The withdrawal of direct youth services has now been put back until 2014, with two youth centres in Bridgwater and Yeovil remaining open until then.
John Osman, lead member for children and young people at the council, said the views of Somerset residents during the consultation led to an extra £100,000 being allocated to the department's annual budget, taking the total to £1.3m.
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