Essex ActivAte is the name for the government funded holiday programmes run by Active Essex, also known as the Holiday Activity and Food programme (HAF), that is delivered across Essex and Thurrock. During school holidays, Active Essex work with locally trusted organisations across the county to deliver fun, engaging holiday clubs and activities.
85% of funded spaces are allocated to children who receive income related free school meals, and 15% of spaces are allocated to young people from ‘low-income’ working families and a small number of other eligible groups.
Children who are eligible or receive pupil premium and income related free school meals, will be emailed a HolidayActivities voucher code from hello@holidayactivities by their school, to book free spaces for their child/ren at your holiday clubs. They will receive one code, per child, each main holiday to book.
If they are still waiting for a voucher code, please ask them to contact their school who should be able to provide their code.
Limited spaces are offered to young people who are not eligible for income based free school meals, but are from ‘low-income’ working families, may be vulnerable and/or experience inactivity and social isolation without access to this free support. To book child/ren onto a local club, families will not receive a HolidayActivities voucher code, and will need to submit a completed referral form from a local service that supports their family or child/ren, or in some instances, you may be able to self refer.
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