Holiday Activity and Food Fund (HAF) in East Suffolk

The Holiday Activity and Food programme (HAF) offers a range of free holiday activities and clubs across East Suffolk.

The local programme is for children (5-16) who are eligible for benefits-related school meals, vulnerable or who may have additional needs and would benefit from accessing the programme. The programme also provides a meal for participants.

HAF runs over Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays and funding currently expires in March 2025. To find out what programmes are running in your area, please go to booking platform Eequ to view different activities available and to book. There is an interactive map and a search function on Eequ. The booking process asks about eligibility i.e. Free School Meals or other qualifying factors.

Are you eligible for Free School Meals? Check here: Apply for free school meals – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Programmes will also try and provide information about other things that may be helpful – e.g. food pantries nearby.

Open Mornings and Annual Open Evening

We will be hosting a series of Open Mornings from 21st to 25th September, starting at 9:30 AM each day as well as our annual Open Evening on Thursday, 24th September, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

If you would like to attend an Open Morning, please get in touch as soon as possible via email at inmail@thomasmills.suffolk.sch.uk. This will help us to manage visitor numbers on specific days. There is no need to register in advance for the Open Evening and of course you are welcome to attend both events.

For more information find out more here.