South Ribble Youth Zone

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Bookings Now LIVE – Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) Programme!

Great news! 🎉 Bookings are now open for the Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) programme across Lancashire – including the Targeted Youth Support offer for young people aged 12–16.

- Free holiday sessions for eligible children and young people
- Fun activities, sports, creative projects & more
- Healthy meals included with every session
- A great way to stay active, meet friends and build confidence

The HAF programme is funded by the Department for Education and provides enriching activities and nutritious food for children and young people during the school holidays.

If you’ve received your HAF voucher (sent via text or email), you can now book your places online – but be quick, sessions fill up fast!

Activities are running throughout the holidays, with a wide range of options available in your local area.

Find and book activities here: www.HolidayActivities.com

Places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis, so don’t miss out!

HAF Codes go live today

Use the Holiday Activities Website to book a place on our action packed summer!

https://www.holidayactivities.com/

Here it is our Summer 2026 HAF offer

Codes will go out on Monday 22nd June and we expect spaces to fill fast

Open to all young people 12-16 on Free School Meals

Please feel free to contact the team for any addition information on [email protected]

Stay tuned for our full offer coming soon

Our Lets Grow project is going well

Young people have already picked and eaten their first lot of Radish

The group have been exploring succession sowing and have now planted more Beetroot and Radish

We've encountered a couple of issues, like the local Squirrel who has stolen the strawberries 🍓 but the group are looking at ways to protect these

They have lots of plans for recycling and utilising items which they have found in the garden

But most importantly they are really enjoying themselves and are looking at how to improve next year

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As part of South Ribble Youth Councils commitment to fundraise for Lancashire Mind they have planned a Tech Free Lock In - Stay turned for more information on what this entails

📣 Have your say about the future!
Are you a child or young person living in England? This is your chance to make your voice heard 💬
The Children’s Commissioner has launched “The Big Future” – a short survey where you can share:
✨ What life is like for you today
✨ What makes you happy (or worried)
✨ What changes you want to see in the future
It only takes 5 minutes and your answers will help shape decisions that affect children and young people across the country.
💡 There are no right or wrong answers – just your honest views.
👉 Take part here: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/the-big-future/
Every voice matters – let’s make sure yours is heard 💙

The Big Future | Children's Commissioner for England For the first time, hundreds of thousands of children will be eligible to vote in the next general election at age 16, the biggest change to the franchise

Absolutely fantastic day and a pleasure to support. Well done to all the team and young people who planned the event