HAF happy, active children this Easter holiday
Film making, adventure, creative arts, sports, swimming and outdoor cooking are among the free, fun activities on offer to families from West Suffolk this Easter school holidays.
West Suffolk Council is working with a range of partners to help families through the Easter period as part of the government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
Eligibility for free places is based on children and families who are on benefits related free school meals or pupil premium or where there is an identified need (such as being in care, bereavement, or if they are homeless).
Abbeycroft Leisure are offering outdoor cookery masterclasses to families in need during the school break, underpinning the council’s commitment to healthy families and communities.
Families can learn how to cook a hearty and nutritious meal in the outdoors. They also receive a free box of ingredients and recipe cards so they can prepare tasty, healthy food at home.
There are sessions for budding horticulturalists, free swims and lunch at council leisure centres, football fun factories, roller skating and soft play, arts and crafts sessions and workshops for youngsters interested in film making and animation.
Various activities and sessions are on offer across the district in and around Brandon, Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Mildenhall and Newmarket.
For more details go to www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/leisure/holiday-events