Funding available to run holiday clubs this summer

FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for organisations to run holiday clubs for children and young people in Leicestershire this summer.

Leicestershire County Council, working with Active Together, has secured £1.5m from the Department for Education funded Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) Programme to co-ordinate the schemes during the school holidays. They are looking for Leicestershire schools, charity, voluntary and community sector organisations, and other out of school and holiday activity organisations, to deliver the Leicestershire ‘Holidays Together’ provision.

Providers interested in offering a range of activities across the county for young people who receive benefits related free school meals this summer need to register an interest (link is external)by Wednesday, March 15.

An online Q & A session will be held for anyone interested in signing up, via Microsoft Teams at 6pm on Thursday, March 2.

Holidays Together sessions could include:

• Creative activities, for example putting on a play, junk modelling or drumming workshop

• Fun experiences, for example a nature walk, cooking activities or a trip

• Physical activities, for example parachute games, swimming, dancing or sports

Providers also be asked to provide at least one healthy meal a day to participants.

If you have the potential to become a Holidays Together provider and are interested in finding out more about running a HAF programme this summer - or would like to take part in the online session - you can register your interest online at https://www.active-together.org/holidaystogetherproviders

For more information, or any queries about the programme, email the County Council at haf@leics.gov.uk