Schools, council offices and leisure centres across Surrey will be picketed next week when 25 public sector unions go on strike against over planned cuts to their pensions.

More than two million public sector workers are expected to walk out on Wednesday, November 30, to defend their pension funds.

The strike, co-ordinated by the TUC, will include the National Union for Teachers, NASWUT, Unison and the GMB, and is expected to disrupt schools, courts, government offices, job centres, driving tests, council services and hospitals.

In Surrey, unions will be picketing outside of schools, council offices, leisure centres and Government offices.

500 demonstrators are expected to take part in a march in Leatherhead assembling outside Red House Grounds Park off Station Road at 10.00am, continuing to rally outside the Leatherhead Theatre on Church Street at 11am.

Surrey County Council has promised to publish a list of schools affected by strikes on its website and when information from schools is received.

A spokesman for Surrey County Council said: “It is important to remember that this is a national strike between the unions and the Government.

“It is not a dispute between staff and Surrey County Council.

“We will be doing all we can to ensure our services run as normally as possible."

In June, seven schools were closed and nine partially closed following a nationwide strike by The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) NUT and ATL.

Marianne Dark, East Surrey NUT representative, said: It seems that the vast majority of teachers and other workers in schools will be on strike next week.

"We had a very good response in June and there’s been no indication that the response is any weaker and if anything its stronger at this stage.

"It’s probably the biggest public sector walk out in a generation.”

Epsom and Ewell Council also face the possibility of staff walking out and union members are expecting a picket line to form outside of the town hall.

Surrey Police, which faces the possibility of support staff striking, said: “Surrey Police will be doing everything possible to maintain public confidence on November 30 and plans are in place to ensure that critical policing services such as 999 and response to serious crime are maintained throughout the county.

“The implications of strike action for the force include the possibility of police staff striking, but also the consequences of other public services participating and the increased demand this may place on the force.”

Keep checking this website for updates as more information emerges over the next few days about the strike plans and their likely impact.