Children’s services, which are currently being provided by Herefordshire Council at the Ryefield Centre in Ross-on-Wye, are probably going to be moved to Ross Library and to the former Chapel in Cantilupe Road.

Herefordshire Council will consider the future use of all its children’s centres at the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, September 14th.

A report to Cabinet outlines that the services offered at children’s centres will continue to be available, but with some schools and nurseries making greater use of the buildings, and the provision of multi-use sites. Proposals were adapted following public consultation, and for the most part, respondents who use the children’s centres were in favour of the proposals.

Where proposals were not supported, amendments have been made in an effort to allay concerns, this includes the Ryefield Centre where more than two thirds of the people who responded to the consultation were opposed to the plan to sell the Centre for development and relocate to Ross?Library.

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