Protests take place over study centre plans
BBCParents and children have joined a march protesting against plans to close an outdoor activities centre.
Stubbington Study Centre, near Fareham in Hampshire, opened in 1935 and more than 4,000 pupils have residential visits there each year.
Hampshire County Council has proposed turning it into a secure children's home, which it said was needed to cope with a high demand for specialist residential care.
But speaking at the march, campaigner Lin Gell said: "People feel strongly about this. Hampshire County Council need to listen to the people."
About 200 people took part in the march which travelled from the Lee-on-the-Solent war memorial to the study centre.
Ms Gell called it an "amazing turnout".
Stubbington councillor Pal Hayre told the BBC: "It's so powerful. The amount of people who have turned up to save it is unbelievable, overwhelming, and if they don't change their minds because of this, and all these people, I'll be gutted."
She added: "It's really important that we support our troubled children but this really isn't the right place [for a secure children's home].
"They need to look at other places that are more viable than this one here."
Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport, said the centre was "so well used and well loved by local people", and that she would fight to keep it open.
Suella Braverman, MP for Fareham and Waterlooville, has also objected, and said it had "created many happy memories among our young people while equipping them with essential life skills".
The council previously said it was keen to hear from all users of the centre as part of its consultation, which ends on Monday.
It insisted the new specialist secure children's home would be a "once in a generation" opportunity to provide "state of the art" facilities for the most vulnerable children.
The new facility would be funded by the government - if the council can provide a suitable site.
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