Holiday Activities and Food (HAF)

The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is funded by the Department for Education, providing free meals and activities for eligible benefits related free school meal children during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays.
Hyndburn Leisure established in Summer 2021, our very own HAF Programme, ‘Fun with Food and Friends’ is now in it’s second year.
Working in partnership with a range of local, well known and trusted organisations across the whole of Hyndburn, Fun with Food and Friends provides a borough wide offer of free holiday provision for eligible pupils age 4 – 16 years, so pupils from reception all the way up to year 11.

Each holiday provision meets the HAF programmes aims and objectives and will provide at least 1 hour of physical activity, a nutritious meal (meeting school food standards), enrichment activities, family engagement, a reduction in social isolation and can provide support and guidance into other local services and organisations.

All of Fun with Food and Friends providers are required to have specific governance in place and on site at all times and follow strict policies and procedures that are checked on a regular basis.

Continue exploring our HAF programmes, it contains all the details for our upcoming program, including providers, dates & times, and booking instructions.

For more information regarding HAF please visit the link below;
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/school-holiday-activities/

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HAF Programme

2026 HAF Providers

Where: St Wulstan’s Primary School

When: 1pm – 5pm

Dates: 20th – 23rd July, 27th – 30th July, 17th – 20th August, 24th – 27th August 

Where: Accrington Stanley Community Hub

When: 9am – 3pm

Dates: Mondays – Thursdays, 27th July – 20th August 

Where: The Park Woodlands, The Park Family Hub

When: 10am – 2pm

Dates: Mondays 20th & 27th July, 3rd & 17th August 

Where: Brave Church, Oswaldtwistle

When: 9am – 1pm 

Dates: 20th – 23rd July, 3rd – 7th August, 10th – 13th August, 24th  – 28th August 

Where: Bowley Campsite & Activity Centre 

When: 9am – 3pm

Dates: 27th July – 21st August

HAF Provision

Where: New Era

When: 11am – 3pm

Dates: 29th July, 5th August, 12th August, 19th August 

Where: St. Christopher’s C of E High School

When: 10am – 2pm 

Dates: Monday – Thursdays, 3rd – 6th August, 10th – 13th August, 17th – 20th August, 24th – 27th August

SEND CAMP

Where: St. Christopher’s C of E High School

When: 10am – 2pm 

Dates: Monday – Thursdays, 3rd – 6th August, 10th – 13th August, 17th – 20th August, 24th – 27th August

Where: Across, Accrington & Rossendale College, BB5 2AN

When: 8am – 5.30pm

Dates: Tuesdays – Fridays,  21st July – 14th August 

Where: Halo Dance & Fitness, Accrington

When: 9am – 3pm

Dates: Mondays – Thursdays, 27th – 30th July, 3rd – 6th August, 10th – 13th August, 17th – 20th August 

What: Super Gymnastics Holiday Club

Where: Hyndburn Leisure Centre

When: 9am – 3pm

Dates: Monday – Thursday, 20th July – 13th August 

What: Adventure City & Children’s Lunch (2hr session)

Where: Hyndburn Leisure Centre

When: Between 9.30am – 4.30pm 

Dates: Monday – Friday, 20th July – 28th August 

What: Family Swim & Children’s Lunch (1hr Swim)

Where: Hyndburn Leisure Centre

When: Between 10.30am – 11.30am 

Dates: Monday – Friday, 20th July – 28th August 

What: HAF Pool Parties & Children’s Meal (includes a 1-hour swim session)

Where: The Cath Thom Leisure Centre

Dates & Times: Fridays, 24th & 31st July, 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th August 

What: Swim Camp

Where: Accrington Academy 

When: 11am – 3pm

Dates: Monday – Thursday, 3rd – 13th August 

What: Family Event 

Where: Mercer Hall 

When: 10am – 2pm

Dates: 23rd July & 6th August 

What: SEND Swim

Where: The Cath Thom Leisure Centre

When: Sundays during the Summer Holidays 

Dates: 3pm – 4pm 

Where: Accrington Town Hall 

When: 10am – 2pm

Dates: 30th July & 20th August 

Where: Darut Taqwa

When: 9am – 1pm

Dates: Monday – Thursdays, 27th July – 20th August 

Where: Jumpworks

When: 10am – 2pm

Dates: Monday – Friday, 20th July – 21st August 

Where: St John’s Baxenden Primary School

When: 9am – 5pm

Dates: 21st – 24th July, 4th – 7th August, 11th – 14th August, 25th – 28th August 

Where: Peel Park Primary School

When: 9am – 1pm

Dates: 3rd August – 8th August, 10th August – 13th August, 17th August – 20th August, 24th August – 27th August 

Where: Woodnook Primary School

When: 9am – 1pm

Dates: 3rd August – 8th August, 10th August – 13th August, 17th August – 20th August, 24th August – 27th August 

Where: St Huberts Primary School, Great Harwood

When: 9am – 1pm

Dates: 20th July – 23rd July, 27th July – 30th July, 3rd August – 8th August, 10th August – 13th August,.

Where: St Mary’s Primary School, Oswaldtwistle

When: 9am – 4.30pm 

Dates: Monday – Friday, 20th July – 21st August 

Where: West End Primary School

When: 9am – 4.30pm

Dates: Monday – Friday, 20th July – 21st August 

Where: Mount Pleasant Primary School

When: 10am – 2pm

Dates: Monday – Thursday, 3rd – 27th August 

Welcome to our inclusive sensory gym, where we believe that every child – regardless of their abilities or disabilities – deserves the opportunity to play and explore in a safe and supportive environment. Our gym has been purposefully designed with your child’s unique needs in mind, to promote sensory integration, motor skills development, balance and coordination and overall well-being and regulation.

Where: Sensation – The Sensory gym 

Dates: 21st July, 23rd July,
28th July & 30th July
4th August, 6th August,
11th August, 13th August,
18th August, 20th August,
25th August & 27th August 

When: 11.30am 

Where: Tessa Clemson Yoga, Great Harwood

When: 9.30am – 1.30pm

Dates: 20th – 23rd July & 27th – 30th July 

How to book your Holiday Club

Please book your place using your 16 digit code that you have received via Text Message or Email.

For any more information as a pupil, teacher, parent, carer 

or possible provider please feel free to contact us.