A free programme of holiday activities funded by the Government and coordinated by West Suffolk Council is being extended once again this winter to other families in need.
film making, multi-sports, football, outdoor cooking, swimming, roller skating, arts and crafts, nature walks, environmental projects, forest schools all feature as part of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme in West Suffolk. In addition, Abbeycroft will be giving 225 food and activity hampers to participating children and young people.
There are free places at these events under the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. Eligibility for free places, set out by The Department for Education (DfE), is based on children and families who are on benefits related free school meals or pupil premium or where there is an identified need (such as being in care, bereavement, or if they are homeless). To enquire or book these places you can use the details on the timetable below. You should have received an email directly from your child’s school.
But West Suffolk Council recognises that there will be other families in financial hardship who are not eligible. It is allowed to use up to 15 per cent of its share of the Government funding to offer free places to families who are in financial hardship but who wouldn’t otherwise qualify. It used this discretion to offer places to families in financial hardship at Easter and Summer and is doing this again for this Winter. To enquire for these spaces please contact the provider directly who can advise you of the referral process. Spaces for this are limited and will be decided by Suffolk County Council on a first come first served basis.
