Welcome to the Free Fun and Food programme also called the Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF). This programme supports the wellbeing of children between 5 to 16 years by providing a variety of free activities and food during school holidays. We offer activities and food to children who receive benefit-related free school meals during the spring (Easter), Summer, autumn (October) and winter (Christmas) holidays across the city. Please note there are no activities running during February Half Term.
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The programme is fully funded by the Department for Education (DfE). It offers lots of fun ideas for keeping active, being creative and trying something new over the school holidays. Each day will include a healthy meal, snacks and a selection of activities, ranging from sports, enriching and physical activities, food workshops and much more.
All eligible children and young people will be able to access up to 24 days holiday activities each year.
- 4 days of face-to-face activity in spring (Easter)
- 12 days of face-to-face activity in Summer
- 4 days of face-to-face activity in autumn (October Half Term)
- 4 days of face-to-face activity in winter (Christmas)
- No activities running during February Half Term.
Programmes are a minimum of 4 hours of activity and include a meal for each day of the programme. Attendance is voluntary, but places will need to be booked in advance. The offer will differ between providers, but all programmes will offer a minimum of 4 hours provision with a meal (2.5 hours for secondary age programmes) and will include; physical activity, enrichment, food/nutrition education and a meal to replace the free school meal.