Free childcare and food for Southwark schoolchildren during summer holidays

A council is offering free meals and childcare for schoolchildren across the borough this summer holiday.

The Southwark Food and Fun scheme applies to children aged from four to 16, who receive benefits-related free school meals.

Activities will be offered by 34 providers, running 59 programmes, meaning there are 39,780 funded places over the entire summer period. 

Childcare will range from two to four hours a day with free hot and cold meals included for those attending.

The scheme, which has received more than £1million funding from the Government’s holiday food and activities programme, is in its fourth year.

This year, activities will include mural painting, graffiti art, cooking, jewellery design, boxing, yoga, football and other sports.

All providers are fully safeguarded, so parents can be assured of a high-quality experience for their children. There are also activities which specifically cater for children with SEND.

Find out how to register for the Southwark summer holiday childcare and food programme here.

Pictured top: All primary school children in Southwark have benefitted from free healthy school meals for more than a decade (Picture: PA)