Family and Community Support

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

Book activities for the summer HAF programme, running from Monday 20 July to Friday 28 August with a range of fun activities for eligible children and young people, including:

Youth activities
SEND activities
As well as Family Activities - see below for details

At least one healthy meal will be provided during each session per person.

New providers

Below are details of news providers, click individual links for information and to book:

Art at the Heart CIC St Margaret’s Church Hall, St Margaret’s Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7JS
Birmingham City FC

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, Cooks Lane, Birmingham, B37 6NU

Langley Secondary School, Kineton Green Road, Solihull, B92 7ER

Pilot IMS

Onward Club, 107 Helmswood Dr, Birmingham, B37 7NS

1st Knowle (Scout Hut), Knowle, Solihull, St Johns Cl, Knowle, Solihull B93 0NL
Robocode Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, Cooks Lane, Birmingham, B37 6NU
SDH Academy Lady Katherine Leveson C Of E Primary School, Solihull, B93 0AN
Wicleuen Tudor Grange Primary Academy St James, Halifax Road, Shirley. B90 2BT
Wild Earth Movement Pokemon Trail at Meriden Park for families Moorend Ave, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5TB

Girls youth activities

Gaia Roots Foundation - activities aimed at empowering girls to build confidence, resilience, self esteem, leadership skills and positive life choices.

At various locations including Shirley, Blythe Valley, Berkswell, Dickens Heath and Cheswick Green

Eligibility

School age children (from reception to year 11) who receive benefits-related free school meals and either live in Solihull or attend a Solihull school, are eligible to access the programme and there is no cost to the family.

Where children attend a school outside of Solihull, parents/carers can apply to Solihull Council for a HAF code to access funded activities.

HAF code(s) provided on 22 June via email should be used when making a booking.

A unique code has been issued for each eligible child - please use the correct code for each child.

Family activities

Please note: pre-bookings not taken for most family activities

When: Saturday 18 July to Sunday 30 August, various days

All other family activities for children AND parents/carers and various borough venues, for eligible families including:

The Core Theatre - selected theatre performances across the holidays, including:

Outdoor theatre at Brueton park - Peter Rabbit and The Sword In The Stone
Live theatre stage show (The Core) - Dinosaur Adventure Live: Danger on T-Rex Mountain

Planet Ice - ice skating sessions

YO Solihull - adventure playground, Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood

General questions including HAF child/young person codes, email: hafinfo@solihull.gov.uk

For questions about specific activities, please contact the providers directly.

Useful information

The HAF activities are available on set dates during each holiday period.  Eligible children can attend a total maximum of 16 sessions during the summer holidays.

Places are limited so if your child is unable to attend a session you have booked you MUST cancel it with the HAF provider.  Please do this as soon as possible so that they can offer the session to another child. Non-attendance without prior notification, may result in your child’s place being withdrawn for future holiday periods.

We also provide information on Ofsted registered holiday schemes for children that are running over the school holiday period on our childcare webpage. These holiday schemes will have a cost as they do not come under the HAF scheme.

Other (non-HAF) activities over the summer

Summer activities in Solihull and beyond - free and great value events/activities

Family Information Service and HAF Team

Solihull Council

hafinfo@solihull.gov.uk