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