Activities to support families over the summer holidays
A full calendar of activities happening across Babergh and Mid Suffolk with posters for the Family Fun Days and information about the Holiday Activity Fund Programme available on the councils’ website. Photo: Lucy Taylor Photography and/Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils.
A mixture of activities are available over the summer holidays to provide entertainment and support to families in Babergh and Mid Suffolk as part of the councils’ commitment to health and wellbeing.
From football to swimming, cooking sessions to dance classes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this summer with events running from July 24 until September 1.
Explore Outdoor will be getting families out and about in nature with adventure days and a “teen challenge”, while Kinetic Science will allow children to learn through fun with hands-on experiments.
There will also be a variety of cooking lessons provided by The Food Museum, Explore Outdoor and Inspire Suffolk – helping the fight against holiday hunger.
Additionally, there will be sessions for swimming, dance, football, arts and crafts, fencing and much more at various locations.
Free places on the summer activities programme are allocated to youngsters in receipt of free school meals, or eligible for other reasons, as identified by their local schools. This is part of the Holiday Activity and Food programme, but some sessions are available to local families for a small fee.
A series of Family Fun Days will be also taking place across the districts during July offering everything from climbing walls to archery, face-painting to sports and are free to attend for everyone.
These are taking place between 10am and 2pm on:
- Monday, July 24, at Eye Community Centre;
- Tuesday, July 25, at Stowmarket Recreation Ground;
- Thursday, July 27, at Shotley Community Centre;
- Friday, July 28, at East House Park, Hadleigh; and
- Monday, July 31, at Belle Vue Park, Sudbury.
Tim Weller, cabinet member for Environment, Culture and Wellbeing at Mid Suffolk District Council, said: “I am pleased that we are able to work with local companies to provide a fantastic range of activities to keep children entertained over the holidays. These events are a great way of ensuring families get the support they need this summer.”
Sallie Davies, cabinet member for People and Place (East) at Babergh District Council, said: “With so many exciting things to get involved in, we hope this will help make it a summer to remember for our communities, offering valuable support to parents and children.”
Find full details of all the activities available, and how to book, on the councils’ website.