Without additional support they claim there is “a real danger” cutbacks on staff and services will have to be made by November.

Darren Snow, who set up the club in Coolmore Drive, Whitehawk, Brighton, with wife Lorraine, said: “From the start of this financial year we have no funding coming in.

“We have a few training contracts that we are reliant on but that is not sufficient to keep us going.

“If things do not change there’s a real danger we could close by November but it definitely will not be through lack of trying.

“We do remain optimistic because we believe in what we do but also we have to be realistic and that could mean cutting back on what we already have.”

A council spokeswoman said: “We are currently exploring other avenues of funding with the trustees.”

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