City council organises free activities and food for kids.
Hundreds of Milton Keynes families have signed up to a programme of free Easter activity and food, for children in receipt of benefit-related free school meals.
The programme, which has been organised by Milton Keynes City Council to help local families, has proved incredibly popular.
Within the first 24 hours of reservations going live, almost 2,000 eligible families had booked a place for their child. More than 70% of the 7,500 individual sessions funded by the city council are now filled as families flock to secure activities for their children.
The council works with activity providers to make them as accessible as possible and a third of children attending have additional needs. Between 7th and 10th April, a huge range of indoor and outside activities will be on offer, from egg hunts to adventure golf, team sports and baking. There’s even the opportunity to visit Gulliver’s Land, Wicksteed Park or Petite Ponies, where children can spend time with a variety of animals.
Eligible families can browse the programme and contact their chosen providers via the council’s booking system here. Most of the activities run for four hours and include nutritious, healthy meals. All providers will be able to cater their events for young people with special educational needs or disabilities.
“Our Easter programme has proven to be extremely popular with families this year and there’s something for children of all ages,” said Councillor Joe Hearnshaw, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.
“We want to help families who might be struggling over the school holidays and have worked closely with local providers to develop safe and engaging sessions for our young people. Our online booking system makes it easy for eligible children to get involved so please do take a look.”
The City Council is working with 30 local clubs, schools, charities and organisations to provide the activities alongside events offered by its own Children and Family Centres and Music Hub.
