Dozens of youngsters drummed up support against a plans to scrap a subsidy to a music service.
About 2,500 youngsters a week, including 500 families from low income backgrounds, are involved in schemes offered by the Brighton and Hove music and arts service.
But Brighton and Hove City Council’s Green administration has proposed ending the local authority subsidy of more than £200,000 as part of its plans to save £35 million in the next two years.
It claims the Government-imposed cuts mean it cannot sustain the grant.
In protest against the plans, dozens of youngsters spent about an hour playing music outside Churchill Square Shopping Centre in Brighton this afternoon as part of the busking protest.
Leaflets and petitions were also distributed.
More than 3,000 people have signed the petition against the plans, which is part of a wider budget to be agreed at full council meeting on February 23.
Signatures are being accepted online until January 16. To sign, visit www.brighton-hove.gov.uk and search for e-petitions.
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