Two children’s centres face an uncertain future if more than £400,000 of funding by Kent County Council (KCC) is withdrawn. The services in Margate and Sheerness, part of the KCC Family Hubs initiative, have now entered a period of consultation and dozens of jobs could be at risk. KCC is desperate to find savings as it faces a deficit of more than £100 million over the next two years. The council has complained for years that it cannot carry out its statutory obligations against a backdrop of squeezed funding from central government and soaring costs. Margate KCC member Cllr Barry Lewis warned…
