IT has been revealed that a fifth building will not be run as a children’s centre once the council’s cuts are brought in next year.

It was announced in September that four buildings – Greenmeadow, Saplings, Eldene and Croft will no longer be run as children’s centres. But they will still provide care for children aged between two and four compared to the under five age group that the centre’s previously catered for.

It has now been declared that Robert Le Kyng, in Westcott Street, will stop being used as a centre, with the Children’s Society who run the building, saying they will look for a new way of providing a service for people in the area.

In September, Swindon Council approved plans for a second round of cuts to the 14 centres across the borough, bringing the total to £380,000. This leaves the budget for 2014/15 at £2,098,500.

Money from the authority is going to be steered towards the most vulnerable families, with 80 per cent of the funding being aimed at this group.

Programme Manager for the children’s centres in Swindon, Kate Rowe said: “The Children’s Society’s current services operated from Robert Le Kyng and Eldene will not run from these buildings in 2014. All information about changes to the locations of services and timetables will be available by the end of 2013 on our website.

“The groups and activities advertised via these revised timetables will be open to all families. Our centres are open for any questions and families are welcome to visit or telephone on 01793 52583.”

A council spokesperson said: “Swindon Council has not been told by The Children’s Society about any proposal to cease providing Children’s Centre services from Robert Le Kyng, and they haven’t informed us about any wish to terminate their lease on the building.

“The charity has a contract to provide Children’s Centre services for families in the area, and we will be seeking a meeting with them as soon as possible.

“Closing Robert le Kyng was not part of the recent consultation on the future of Children’s Centres, and we will want to see services continue in the area because there is clearly a need for them.”