Cumbria County Council has been given £1.2 million by the government to spend in 2021 to provide high-quality fun activities over the holidays for school aged children and young people eligible for and receiving benefits-related free school meals.
The programme will run over the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays with the aim being to provide fun physical activities, a nutritious meal and enrichment sessions around cooking, eating well and learning new skills for those young people who prefer a less active holiday.
The plan for the summer and Christmas holidays will be to provide face to face sessions in local settings such as schools and Leisure/Community centres; allowing children and young people to choose from a wide range of activities which will include sport, outdoor activities such as climbing and canoeing, and a raft of enrichment sessions followed by a nutritious meal.
Barnardo’s Eden – ‘Families Together’ Time
Children and their families will be encouraged to look out for information which will be shared by schools and on our Facebook page.
In Eden, families can register their interest by using any of the following and then complete the booking instructions once confirmed to enable resources to be delivered and / or collected:
Telephone: 01768 899901
E-mail: enquiries.eden@barnardos.org.uk
Family Action – Families, Food and Fun (HAF-DfE)
https://www.facebook.com/CopelandSupport
https://www.facebook.com/AllerdaleSupport
Children's Mental Health Week 2021 |
What else is happening? MyTime will also be hosting free Zoom information sessions for parents and carers. The “Supporting your child's mental health through the pandemic” sessions will provide informal practical advice and ideas that can help you to support the mental health of you and your child through the pandemic. Information on dates and how to book is here Kooth will be hosting a parent and carer session on Tuesday 2 February 2021, 12-1pm. Further information available here E-School Nurses are running twice weekly online health support and advice for parents, carers and professionals, supporting children and young people aged 5-19 years old. More information is available here We will also be publishing a 5-minute briefing each day covering themes such as:
You can help us to support Children’s Mental Health week by promoting the activities taking place over the week. You can also share our briefings with colleagues and retweet us on Twitter, @CumbriaSCP using the hashtag #childrensmentalhealthweek. If your organisation is is running an event to mark the week, let us know and we will share these in our briefings over the course of the week, please email CSCP@cumbria.gov.uk |