Youngsters are looking for ways to keep open a youth centre which has been running since the Sixties.

Woodingdean Youth Centre, Brighton, is desperately short of money and a number of activities including the weekly youth club are due to end next week.

The club, which meets at the Warren Road complex on Mondays and Tuesdays, is well supported but the building has fallen into a bad state of repair.

Now the youngsters who enjoy the range of activities are keeping their fingers crossed that a solution can be found.

Youth worker Alan Seabrook said: "The centre is going to close. It is not just here for the youth club, it is also the base for the youth football and other projects.

"There are a whole variety of things here for young people of mixed abilities from 11 to 25.

"But it has to pay for itself and the management committee has no money left."

Mr Seabrook said his role working with young people in the area, which is supported by Brighton and Hove City Council, would not be affected by the closure.

But he said it was harder to attract funding towards the centre's running costs and repairs.

He said: "We are looking for someone to step in and save us. But it is hard to get money for the maintenance of buildings."

Young people from Woodingdean who rely on the centre for both fun activities and advice contacted The Argus this week to appeal for a saviour to come forward.

Daisy Fitzsimmons, 13, said: "We really, really want to keep it open.

"I have only been going for a few weeks but my friends have been going much longer.

"But I really like it already and we really want to keep it open."

Daisy said she enjoyed the discos and barbecues in particular.

Twelve-year-old Sophie Magee said: "I am having a disco at the centre in September but if it closes down I will have to find somewhere else.

"I especially like the Christmas and New Years parties we have every year."

Jade Silburn, also 12, said: "I want the youth club to stay open. It's a lot of fun and people enjoy themselves."

Jade added there was not much else for youngsters to do in Woodingdean and it helped keep some young people out of trouble.