Croydon Council and Family Action are co-ordinating a free Holiday Food and Fun programme
Dozens of local groups, including schools and youth clubs, will offer programmes for children, including:
- Sports ranging from cricket and athletics to boxing and basketball
- Trips including skateboarding, parks and museums
- Healthy eating activities including cooking and growing fruit & vegetables
- Arts, crafts and music
The programme will also support their families to improve their finances and job prospects through
- budgeting advice
- training and housing information offered by the council’s Gateway welfare service
- activity resources and recipes
- a helpline
- peer-to-peer support sessions.
Click here to find the programmes on a map. The closest ones to the ECCO area are
- Mula Cakes Kinds Club at the Sir Philip Game Centre, 12-30 August for 8-12 year olds
- St Mildred’s Out of School Club, Bingham Road, 22 July – 16 August for 3-11 year olds
- Stephen Terrence Bhola Foundation, Keeley Road, 5-30 August for 8-12 year olds
- Broadmead Primary School, 29 July – 22 August for 4-11 year olds
