Children from Oxford's most deprived estates will be offered their largest ever programme of summer activities this year. But it's still not enough, say some Labour councillors.

Teenagers living in Barton and Wood Farm will be learning circus skills, Blackbird Leys Youth Centre is planning day trips to the seaside, and Rose Hill Youth Centre has music production and sport activities planned for the six-week break.

County council youth officer Diane Long said: "Everyone has been working hard to make sure youngsters get more this summer and more has been done this year to plan it, working with the youth clubs and the children."

But Antonia Bance, a Labour city councillor for Rose Hill and Iffley, said while the city council recognised the need for more activities on the poorest estates, the Conservative-run county council was failing teenagers.

She said: "We have been trying to make sure there's more for young people to do in Rose Hill, and so the city council agreed this year to provide free summer holiday activities.

"Now the county council is using this an as excuse for not making any more funding available where there are holiday activities.

"The county is the lead authority for youth services and the city should be there to just top up services. But, as it is, the city is putting in money, while the county is just spending it elsewhere.

She added: "I don't know where this money is being spent, but I know, from talking to youngsters in Rose Hill, that it isn't on estates like this."

Dr Joe McManners, Labour city councillor for Churchill ward, in Wood Farm, agreed: "The holiday playschemes have been really good at giving young people something to do and in reducing antisocial behaviour, but the county council still needs to do more, not less to help young people in Oxford.

"The Tories are cutting back spending on young people where it would do the most good."

But Louise Chapman, the county council cabinet member for children and young people, hit back. She said: "There hasn't been this much funding put into youth services in 25 years.

"We have £1.2m over the next two years from the Government, through the New Opportunities Fund, specifically for creating opportunities for young people - which they will be applying for direct, through forums which are being set up - and we have also set up the Chill Out fund, worth £600,000 over the next three years.

"I'm amazed that the Labour group would make these claims, when we have been trying to work closely with them."