Welcome to Holiday food and fun
FREE for children on benefit-related free school meals ...
A range of activities and food is available during the main 3 school holidays at our Holiday food and fun clubs. It’s a great opportunity for children and young people to enjoy a range of fun things to do.
Enjoy food and fun!
During the school holidays throughout the year (Easter, summer and Christmas) local clubs will serve up a menu of activities for children and young people of all ages, plus there’s a balanced meal to enjoy too.
Activities may include sports, games, arts, crafts, music, and nature although these will differ from club to club.
Many clubs can offer families advice and recipes for cooking healthy meals on a budget. Sometimes the young people get to try them out at the club.
What’s on offer
Check our events list to find a Holiday Food and Fun club near you.
Each club takes its own bookings.
Need help booking?
Our events list and booking system has been tested for users of assistive technology. We know that some images on the system may not include alternative text. Read the accessibility statement.
If you need help booking a place, please contact us.
Telephone: 07512 449389
Email: HAF@eastsussex.gov.uk
Who is eligible?
It's free for school-aged children and young people who receive benefits-related free school meals.
Benefits-related free school meals are different from universal infant free school meals. Universal infant free school meals are not means-tested and provide free meals to all pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.
A small number of funded places are available for other eligible groups. Contact the HAF team to find out more.
Some clubs also offer paid places alongside HAF-funded ones. The charges may differ from club to club.
See our cost of living advice on resources, benefits and services available for families.
Annual reports
Statistics, highlights and feedback about Holiday food and fun for past years, plus how we plan to grow and improve the scheme for the future. See the Annual report 2024 to 2025.
If you’re a provider
We’d like to hear from you. We invite expressions of interest (EOIs) in January for the year ahead. Organisations or individuals can submit a proposal for any, or all, of the 3 holiday periods. Email us on HAF@eastsussex.gov.uk if you’d like us to notify you when applications open.
Take a look at our questions and answers if you’re interested in becoming a provider for Holiday food and fun!
We've pulled together a list of groups and organisations that you can use to signpost parents towards the help they might need.
Funded by the DfE
Holiday fun and food is part of the national Holiday Activity and Food programme (HAF) funded by the Department for Education.
