UP to 50 children in Warndon Villages are missing out on after-school and weekend activities because of a "disgraceful" lack of support from the Worcestershire County Council.

Lyppard Grange Community Centre has money set aside to lay on events and to employ youth workers but is uncertain how to spend the cash.

Warndon parish councillors say, despite repeated calls to the county council requesting help since the autumn, none has been forthcoming.

Now the parish council, which has two members on the community centre board, has written to the chief executive of the count council, Rob Sykes, to express concern about the "disgusting treatment". Parish councillor Ray Morris said it seemed nobody from the county authority wanted to help.

He said: "We are getting no support. Nothing from the county council at all.

"The community centre has been trying since October to get in contact with the county council officer but has not had a reply. I think it's disgusting. Money has been set aside for this but they (Lyppard Grange Community Centre) are having difficulty spending it and are getting no help."

There has been no youth provision in Warndon Villages since the Warndon 360 youth group was wound up last year.

Fellow council member Marc Bayliss said: "Nobody seems to be taking any control of the youth service.

"A lot of us here are interested in getting something going but we need to be pointed in the right direction by one of the larger councils but we are not getting anywhere.

"It's a disgrace."

Terry Denslow, the county council's youth services manager, said that he had had no contact with Lyppard Grange and confirmed that he had seen the letter to the chief executive.

He said: "We have not received a formal approach from Lyppard Grange.

"In common with other parish councils, there is a lack of facilities for young people and that is down to the resources.

"It would be true to say we don't cover every village in Worcestershire because we have five staff but we do do our best and prioritise areas ourselves."

He said that the county council was working with Worcester City Council and voluntary groups to provide a good service.

"There are a number of projects, linked to Elgar Technology College to create more provision in Warndon," he said.

Mr Denslow said that the county council would happily provide training to staff employed by the Lyppard Grange Community Centre if they requested it.