Family members of people who use the services say they are a lifeline and should stay open
By George Torr, Georgia Roberts and Dan MartinPlans to close eight Derbyshire day centres for adults with learning disabilities have been approved.Dozens of protesters gathered outside County Hall in Matlock in an unsuccessful last ditch attempt to save them.
However the councillors said the sites were under used and shutting them would free up cash to redesign the service.Families of people who use the centres said the closures will cause them great distress.Sandra Peak's 52-year-old daughter Donna attends the Carter Lane centre in Shirebrook which is to close.
Mrs Peak, a Labour councillor on Bolsover District Council, said she had built up trust with centre staff who look after Donna. She said: "I don't know where my daughter will be offered a place. I worry about what is going to happen to her because I always thought she would be settled at Carter Lane for life."She warned some families would be forced to travel miles to get alternative care and would "become invisible in their own communities".
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