{"id":58105,"date":"2022-10-31T17:27:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=58105"},"modified":"2022-10-31T17:27:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:27:14","slug":"free-holiday-activities-with-hot-meals-now-available-for-children-during-the-christmas-2022-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/free-holiday-activities-with-hot-meals-now-available-for-children-during-the-christmas-2022-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Free holiday activities with hot meals now available for children during the Christmas 2022 holidays<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

School holidays can be particularly difficult for some families because of increased costs, such as food, especially now, when costs of living are so high, and rising.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, we have arranged a programme of funded holiday-time activities, with hot meals, to run for up to four days over the Christmas 2022 school holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cllr Andrew Leadbetter, Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for children’s services, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

“Children in families with lower incomes are less likely to access organised out-of-school activities where there’s a cost.<\/p>\n

“They’re more at risk of experiencing social isolation, and they’re less likely to be getting outside, in the fresh air, exercising or improving their physical and mental health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of our free Holiday Activities and Food programme is to address this, and to provide activities and hot meals that children can enjoy.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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\r\n Councillor Andrew Leadbetter, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Schools<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n <\/figure>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\n\n\n

The government-funded programme for the Christmas 2022 holiday has just been published, and parents or carers can book places with the providers now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a wide range of activities to choose from, from cooking and craft, sports and coaching, outdoor and forest play, music and dance, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All clubs will be operating for a minimum of four hours and will include a hot meal.  The activities are fully inclusive and accessible, but parents and carers are encouraged to discuss their child’s needs with their chosen provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All children are eligible to register, although priority places will be given to children aged five to 16 years old (or four-year-olds, if in reception), who are eligible for and receiving benefit-related free school meals and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their friends are also eligible to attend, if doing so encourages children who are receiving benefit-related free school meals to go too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Places are free to the children who use them, but the activities are paid for. Parents, who have booked a place, are asked to inform the provider as soon as possible if they are unable to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To see the full programme of available activities, and to book a place via the provider, please visit our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":54633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7,34,24],"tags":[1420],"class_list":["post-58105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children-families-and-education","category-community","category-dcc-homepage","tag-cost-of-living"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":54633,"title":"child sport","alt":"young boy playing football","description":"","caption":"Photo by Baylee Gramling on 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