HAF
What is HAF?
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) scheme, funded by the Department for Education, aims to provide healthy food and enriching activities for children aged 4 to 16 who are eligible for benefit-related Free School Meals, or other criteria detailed below. The national HAF scheme has been running in South Ribble since 2021 and is available in the Summer, Christmas and Easter holidays,
We deliver a programme of activities as part of the HAF scheme, through South Ribble Leisure Centres and our high-quality providers. Activities change throughout the year, but often include swimming, gymnastics, tennis, boxing skills, arts and crafts, multi-sports, football, forest school, climbing wall and much more.
The HAF scheme:
- is free of charge
- offers fun activities and experiences
- includes free food and refreshments
Is my child eligible?
Free School Meals
Your child is eligible if you live in the Borough of South Ribble, your child is aged 4-16 and eligible for benefit-related Free School Meals.
Other criteria
We are also able to offer a place to children who are not on free school meals, who because of other circumstances or vulnerabilities would still benefit from a free place. This could be:
- children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities
- children missing from education
- young carers
- those being supported on an early help plan
- looked-after children or previously looked after children
- children in transistion phases between reception and primary school or primary and secondary school
- children from low-income households not in receipt of Free School Meals
This list is not exhaustive so if you think this may apply to you, please email us to discuss.
Need to contact us
If you have any queries, or if you have any issues accessing the information you need in the format provided above, please contact haf@southribble.gov.uk
Summer Holiday HAF sessions
Important information
- Please bring a sealable water bottle to all activities.
- Please be aware that our caterers cannot guarantee allergen free food.
- Unless stated otherwise activities are fully supervised and parents/guardians do not stay for the duration of the camp.
- Booking closes 24 hours before the activity (except for those run by South Ribble Leisure and SRBC Active Health, when booking closes 9am the Friday before).