Surrey County Council still proposes shutting three clubs, and one has already closed. But the council is exploring alternatives for the others, including renting facilities to community groups, said Surrey's executive member for schools, children and community services, Andrew Crisp. A final decision will be made in the autumn.
"The changes have come because a lot of different ideas have emerged and it has become clear that we needed to give communities time to come up with proper plans where they were proposing taking over the centres," said Crisp. The council intends to save money by raising charges made by the centres to outside groups such as nurseries and sports clubs.
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