Groups invited to apply for Christmas club grants

The Holiday Activities and Food programme enables families to enjoy a healthy meal for free across the East Riding

Organisations are invited to apply for grants to deliver holiday activities and food to children and young people over the Christmas period.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said groups had until 7 October to apply for grants of up to £5,000.

The funding is available to help children aged five to 16 who are in receipt of free school meals.

Councillor Victoria Aitken said activity providers were “vital” to helping families.

Organisations can provide any type of activity such as sport, arts or cooking, but also will need to provide a meal for the pupils.

Ms Aitken said: “The Holiday Activities and Food programme enables families to enjoy a healthy meal and enriching activities for free across the East Riding.

“Christmas is a particularly exciting time, but can also be an expensive time, so I hope we have lots of providers applying and providing these vital activities to help our families.”

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