The London Borough of Bexley continued to deliver the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for 2023/24, which was funded by the Department for Education (DfE).

The aim of the programme is to deliver healthy food and enriching activities during the school holidays to children who receive benefits-related free school meals with the programme offering valuable support to families on lower incomes, giving them the opportunity to access rewarding and active activities alongside healthy meals and food education over the school holidays.

The HAF programme provides a variety of fun activities, including sports, food making activities, arts and crafts and other exciting opportunities to learn and develop skills.  It’s for school aged children and young people from Reception to Year 11, and runs during the Easter, Summer and Winter school holidays.  

Places on Bexley’s HAF Programme are funded for those who receive benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM) and attend a school in Bexley. In addition to the places for FSM children, we are able to offer a small number of funded places to other vulnerable families in Bexley that are referred to us from schools, partner agencies and other teams within the council.

Paid for places are also available at some of the schemes for those not eligible for the funded places.