{"id":67651,"date":"2025-11-04T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=67651"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:48:18","slug":"were-taking-christmas-bookings-for-the-holiday-activities-and-food-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/were-taking-christmas-bookings-for-the-holiday-activities-and-food-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"We’re now taking bookings for the Holiday Activities and Food\u00a0Programme\u00a0for this Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From this week you can book your child onto our Holiday Activities and Food\u00a0(HAF) Programme\u00a0for the Winter break. The offer is four sessions per child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government-funded scheme provides activities and nutritional meals during the holidays to children aged 5 to 16 who receive benefits-related free school meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 80 different providers across Devon are offering a great range of activities, from cooking and crafts, sports and coaching, outdoor and forest play, music and dance and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have again partnered with Northcott Theatre & Landmark theatre to offer eligible families limited pantomime tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can book your places using our booking system<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have been delivering the programme since 2018, and some children, who aren\u2019t eligible, can take part through our \u00a0\u2018extended criteria.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your child is not eligible for benefits-related free school meals, but has an\u00a0Educational Health and Care Plan; is, or has been, in care; or is a young carer, please book using the same booking system<\/a> as listed above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also excited to confirm we will have HAF delivery during the Spring 2026 half term \u2013 more information on this to follow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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