Our Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme is now live to take booking for the summer holiday period.
To make bookings for your child or children, please follow the link below.
Each booking is for 1 day only. The only way to book a full week of activity is to fill the booking form in for each day you wish your child to attend. Please make sure you make a booking each day you wish for your child to attend.
Please be aware that Lancashire County Council have worked with schools to issue voucher codes to families eligible to access HAF, and you will need that code to make a booking. If you have not received a voucher code, and you believe you should have please contact haf.programme@chorley.gov.uk
Please include in your email the following information for each child:
- child’s first and last name
- parent’s first and last name
- parent’s email address
- parent’s phone number
- child’s date of birth
Without this information we will not be able to issue a voucher for your child or children.
Activity Provider Information
The HAF Programme was rolled out in 2021 to provide support for families experiencing cost of living challenges, by providing access for children eligible for free school meals (FSM) to quality physical enrichment activity and nutritious meals.
In line with national HAF requirements, 2024-25 delivery of activities will be one week during Easter holidays, four weeks over the summer holidays and one week at Christmas. The funding will cover a minimum of four hours of activity each day, four days per week. Food must be provided for all children and young people who participate, with all HAF funded and non-HAF funded children being offered the same meal options.
Chorley Council invite local community-led organisations, childcare providers, and schools to apply for grant funding to deliver high quality, accessible and engaging programmes of activity for young people aged 4-16 during the summer school holiday period, 2024-25.
The intended outcomes for Lancashire HAF activities are for children who attend the provision to:
- eat healthily over the school holidays
- be active during the school holidays
- take part in engaging and enriching activities which support the development of resilience, character, and wellbeing along with their wider educational attainment
- be safe and socially included
- have a great knowledge of health and nutrition
- be engaged with schools and other services.
For more information about the HAF programme outcomes please refer to the DfE programme standards HAF DfE Guidance 2024
HAF Sumer 2024 Budgeting Spreadsheet
HAF Summer 2024 Application Form
FAQ
Q. When invoicing the Council can you add VAT?
A. No, you are not able to add VAT onto the grant amount. Grants are zero rated, and so the council can not recover this from HMRC.
Q. Should Tier 2 providers use the same PO on invoices for all delivery periods?
A. No, a new PO will be raised for each delivery period.