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School Holiday Activity Fund opens for applications (London)

Grants of up to £4,000 are available to enable registered charities and mainstream state schools to deliver fun and accessible activities for children and young people during the school holidays.

HSoF Gardener Lidka and young pupils happy to be in the garden. Copyright: Hackney School of Food

HSoF Gardener Lidka and young pupils happy to be in the garden. Copyright: Hackney School of Food

The John Lyon’s Charity’s School Holiday Activity Fund (SHAF) will pay for the running costs of holiday programmes which provide activities in accordance with current Government Guidelines for young people in the boroughs of:

  • Barnet
  • Brent
  • Camden
  • Ealing
  • Hammersmith & Fulham
  • Harrow
  • Kensington & Chelsea
  • Westminster
  • City of London.

The funding can be used for (the list is not exhaustive):

  • Holiday drop-in activities
  • Arts activities
  • Sports projects
  • Family activities
  • Trips out of London
  • Camping trips

Application forms may be submitted at any time but no later than the 1st June 2023 for activities taking place during the summer holiday.

For more details, see: https://www.jlc.london/grants/schools/school-holiday-activity-fund-shaf/ 

Published Tuesday 2 May 2023

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