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Campaigners to save family services at a much-loved children’s centre gathered at County Hall this morning ahead of a council debate on the issue. Around 15 members of staff from Seashells centre in Sheerness attended the Kent County Council (KCC) meeting today having sparked the discussion with a petition of 6,100 signatures opposing the withdrawal of funding. KCC claims the loss of Seashells and Millmead in Margate will help the authority- which must find savings of more than £100m in the coming years – shave around £425,000 off the budget. Seashells family hub manager Karen Townsend Blazier…