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Children and young people across the district may be eligible for free school holiday club places and a meal.
The government’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme takes place during:
We have provided additional money to provide further holiday activities during the following half terms:
HAF enables children and young people to enjoy fun activities with friends and develop new skills.
The activities are for those who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals.
Other eligibility can include:
If a child is not eligible, most providers offer paid for spaces.
Please note that from the May 2024 half term onwards, we are using the online booking system Eequ. Guardians of eligible children can book spaces for HAF activities through our Eequ profile:
If you have any queries, please email HAFenquiries@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk.
If you need any support, please contact our HAF Coordinator Rachel Cattermole on HAFenquiries@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
We update this webpage with information about holiday activities available for children, as and when they happen.
We are excited to be planning this year’s Family Fun Days (which this year, we are calling Community Fun Days).
After the success of last year’s events, we are hosting six this year, across the districts of Babergh and Mid Suffolk, during the summer holidays.
Community Fun Days serve as events which bring the community together and involve family activities and various information stalls. They are open to everyone - but are particularly aimed at providing support for those on low incomes. All activities are provided to the community for free.
The aim of the events this year is to offer a fun space for people to come together, and enjoy a picnic. We are hoping to find organisations to help us raise awareness and offer support on topics like:
We would like the days to be as inclusive as possible - whilst providing an informal space where communities can come together to have fun, and engage with all organisations involved.
The Community Fun Days will take place on:
The events will run from 10am – 2pm. You will be able to book a space on Eequ - we will be adding a link to this platform soon.
If you are an organisation who would like to join us on the day, please complete our online form:
If you have any queries, please email HAFenquiries@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
We have been allocated £134,892.59 for the 2023-2024 Holiday Activities and Food Programme.
There are 2,349 means tested free school meal children in the district (March 2022 statistics).
If you are interested in providing activities for us, then you will need to apply for funding by completing an online application.
Please see the deadlines for each application period:
If you have any questions about the application process, please email HAFenquiries@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
The requirements follow the Department for Education’s minimum standards, which include:
The Department for Education have published information about the HAF programme.
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