Holiday Activities and Food annual report
Highlights of 2022
DfE funding allocation of £851,770 for 2022 in Gateshead to fund Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) over the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays for benefits-related Free School Meal (FSM) recipients and vulnerable children.
The holiday clubs in Gateshead were delivered in 70 venues; 13 community organisations, 22 schools (including 3 secondary and 3 special schools), 12 sports venues and 4 church organisations.
Over 30,000 places were delivered across the three programmes.
In 2022 HAF funded over 100 educational/cultural/enriching visits for families including:
- a day at the beach
- a day in the woods
- ice skating
- museum visits
- cinema
- pantomime
- art galleries
The programme was very popular and was well received by children and young people and their parents and carers.