Winter HAF and HAP returns
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is funded by the Department for Education. It supports children from Reception to Year 11 who are eligible for income-related free school meals.
In addition, the Holiday Activity Programme (HAP) will also be running this winter after securing grant funding. This programme of free holiday activities is offered to all children between the ages of four and sixteen, regardless of free school meal eligibility and there are cinema tickets, pantomine tickets, ice skating tickets, swim passes, museum passes available and more. SEND sessions also available.
Please help to share with all your families and carers as there are some fun things to participate in, and all children must be registered prior to booking. Bookings go live tomorrow (1st December at 12pm) but you can see what events there are as of now. The programme begins on 22nd December.
Also, a reminder that the food voucher application opened on the 25th November and closes on the 9th December. Holiday free school meal vouchers | Gloucestershire County Council
Cheltenham
Children and young people on the scheme within Cheltenham Borough can enjoy a range of activities including Move More activity camps (at Balcarras School), Yoga and Mindful Craft Camp with The Calm Club (Springbank Community Resource Centre), and Just Camps (All Saints Academy).
Cotswold
Children and young people on the scheme can enjoy everything from forest school adventures, to yoga, arts and crafts with The Calm Club and Circus extravaganza sessions with School of Larks.
Family support is also available through Community Connectors, Bloodhound Education, as part of the Winter Holiday Activity and Food Programme 2025.
They are on hand to help with booking activities and signposting families to other agencies where a need has been identified.
To get in touch with Bloodhound Education, please email accounts@bloodhoundeducation.com or phone 0208 150 3767 (Monday to Friday, 9:30am - 2:30pm).
Forest of Dean
Children and young people on the scheme within the Forest of Dean district can enjoy a range of activities including Prostars Kids Clubs (Lydney and Coleford), Yoga and Mindful Craft Camps with The Calm Club and a teen trip to Tenpin Bowling.
Gloucester
Children and young people on the scheme within Gloucester city can enjoy a range of activities including Prostars Kids Clubs (Finlay Community School), MoveMore Sports Camps (Oxstalls), and Cheltenham & Gloucester Gymnastics Club gymnastics sessions.
Stroud
Children and young people on the scheme within the Stroud district can enjoy a range of activities including Activate Camps (Huntsgrove Primary), School of Larks’ Circus Extravaganza (CSA and Nailsworth Subscription Rooms) and Yoga and Mindful Crafts sessions with The Calm Club.
Tewkesbury
Children and young people on the scheme within the Tewkesbury borough can enjoy a range of activities including MoveMore camps (Cleeve), Goals Beyond Grass camps (Churchdown), Little Monsters multi-sports camp (Brockworth) and a range of passes to venues such as Ultimate Warriors, Air Hop, Cineworld and more.
Families are encouraged to visit the new Family Hubs booking system: https://familyhubs.gloucestershire.gov.uk/ to register for, view and book activities.
More information about the programme is available at: https://familyhubs.gloucestershire.gov.uk/haf