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BBC News
10-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Stockton children's food and holiday programme poorly attended
A holiday activities programme is to be overhauled after most of its places went Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) project in Stockton, which has been running for five years, offers activities including horse-riding, martial arts and paddle-boarding, as well as healthy meals. However, a review of the programme found that its booking system was "unfit for purpose" and, during Easter last year, 1,580 children and young people attended although there were 6,000 Council, which runs the programme with £1m from the Department for Education (DfE), said it offered balanced meals to children and "much-needed support" for families. The council select committee report found the booking system was not "user friendly".It also found parents and professionals did not know about the programme and many people did not realise they were eligible to take part, despite numerous promotion efforts. It also found low numbers of secondary school children and children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) were not taking up places, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. The council said the programme offered an "astonishing" range of activities and it was working on providing SEND-only sessions in committee chair Carol Clark said: "These activities allow our children to have fun and make new friends as well supporting their development, including lifelong learning."The council is now considering 16 recommendations including a better booking system and promoting HAF with parish and town councils. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Free events for kids in East Yorkshire during Easter holidays
Families are being offered free days out and activities during the Easter who receive benefits-related free school meals will be able to take part in horse riding lessons, roller discos, archery and will also be a chance to meet Shetland ponies and enjoy farm Riding of Yorkshire Council said places would need to be booked on a "first-come, first-served basis". Other activities on offer will include musical-themed dance workshops, crafts, a sports camp and outdoor adventure and young people who have an education, health and care plan will also be able to take council said most sessions would last for four hours and each child could take part in up to four sessions, subject to Holiday Activities and Food programme is being funded by the Department for to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
