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Healthy eating

Advice on healthy eating for all age groups, accessing free and low-cost food, and support for eating disorders.

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Food and Fun holiday programme

Our school holiday activity and food programme is for children aged 4 to 16 on benefits-related free school meals.

It runs during the Easter, summer and winter school holidays. The next programme runs from 7 April 2025 to 17 April 2025.

Watch our film about what families and children thought of the summer food and fun programme.

Each programme will provide:

  • free, nutritious and tasty food
  • fun physical activity sessions
  • a wide range of other exciting activities to suit different ages and personalities
  • opportunities to learn more about food and nutrition for children and their families

“I found that the food was a great help. One less thing to think about.”

 - Southwark parent

“It’s nice to just sit down whilst having food and talking to each other because you get to bond together.”

 - Southwark young person

All programmes are delivered in line with government health protection guidance to keep young people safe.

The food and fun programme is funded by the Department for Education.

If you have any questions, contact the Holiday Activities and Food team: haf@southwark.gov.uk  

Programme venues

See a map of all the venues 

Or browse venues in your area:

North East Southwark

Autism Voice

Ages: 5 to 15

Neckinger Tenants and Residents Association (TRA) Hall, 87 Spa Road, SE16 3SG

Autism Voice website

Ballers Academy – teenagers only

Ages: 13 to 16

Peter Hills Primary School, Salter Road entrance, SE16 5ED

City Hope Church

Ages: 12 to 16

City Hope Church, 121 Drummond Road, SE16 2JY

Millwall Community Trust

Ages: 6 to 13

St Pauls Sports Ground, Salter Road, SE16 5EF

Millwall Community Trust website

Parent Skills2go

Ages: 4 to 10

Lewington Community Centre, 9 Eugenia Road, SE16 2RU

Zenoch Community Hub

Ages: 5 to 16

City of London Academy (COLA), 240 Lynton Road, SE16 5LA

Zenoch Community Hub website

North West Southwark

Fast 58

Ages: 5 to 15

Roundhouse Hall, 2 Cardinal Bourne Street, SE1 4EJ

Junior Adventure Group – Elephant and Castle

Ages: 5 to 11

The Castle Centre, 2 St Gabriel Walk, SE1 6FG

East Central Southwark

Angels Breakfast and Afterschool Club

Ages: 8 to 16

Parish Church of St Luke’s, Chandler Way, SE15 6DT

Bird in Bush Champs

Ages: 5 to 11

Bird in Bush Primary School, Bird in Bush Road, SE15 1QP

Bird in Bush Champs website

Damilola Taylor Centre

Ages: 11 to 16

Damilola Taylor Centre, 1 East Surrey Grove, SE15 6DR

Junior Adventure Group – Peckham

Ages: 5 to 11

Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, 10 Melon Road, SE15 5QN

West Central Southwark

Burgess Sports

Ages: 5 to 12

Surrey Square Primary School, Surrey Square, SE17 2JY

Burgess Sports website

South Southwark

Dynamic Coaching

Ages: 4 to 16

Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, Champion Hill, Edgar Way, SE22 8BD

Dynamic Coaching website

Excel Beyond Barriers

Ages: 4 to 16

Ketra Community Hall, Telfer House, Seeley Drive, Kingswood Estate, SE21 8QW

Excel Beyond Barriers website

Junior Adventure Group – Camberwell

Ages: 5 to 11

Camberwell Leisure Centre, Artichoke Place, Camberwell Church Street, SE5 8TS