The summer holidays can be a difficult time for families experiencing food poverty. Without access to Free School Meals or affordable, nutritious food, many parents and children are at risk of going hungry. In fact, in a 2023 survey, 46% of parents reported feeling more stressed and anxious about the summer break than they were excited.
To help tackle this, Bounceback Food will be running a range of summer holiday clubs for kids. From cooking to gardening, there’s plenty to get involved with!
Summer Holiday Cooking Club
Thanks to funds raised so far from our Summer Holiday Hunger campaign, we will be putting on five Summer Holiday Cooking Clubs for children in receipt of Free School Meals in Salford, Bury, Altrincham, Manchester and Oldham.
Our Salford and Altrincham sessions are open to public sign ups via our Eventbrite page, and will be running:
Salford
Workshop 1 – Thursday 25th July, 12pm -2pm
Workshop 2 – Thursday 1st August, 12pm -2pm
Workshop 3 – Thursday 8th August, 12pm-2pm
Workshop 4 – Friday 16th August, 12pm-2pm
Altrincham
Workshop 1 – Saturday 24th August, 10:30am-12:30pm
Workshop 2 – Sunday 1st September, 10:30am-12:30pm
Please note – these workshops are specifically for families in receipt of Free School Meals. We welcome people of all ages and abilities, no previous cooking experience is required. If you sign up your child/children, they must be supervised at all times.
Community Growing Club – for Kids!
We are also excited to be hosting a series of Community Growing Club workshops specifically for primary school children aged 6-11 in Altrincham as part of the town’s Petal Pathway celebration events. These are also open to public sign ups via our Eventbrite page.
Join us at our Community Kitchen with your kids & take part in a hands-on planting, gardening & sustainability workshop. We’ll be picking fresh herbs from the nearby Altrincham Community Garden, making a fresh salad with support from our Community Chefs and planting some seeds to help inspire the next generation of gardeners!
These workshops are kindly sponsored by Altrincham BID via Trafford Council and UKSPF. They will be running on these dates:
Friday 26th July, 11am-12pm
Saturday 3rd August, 11am-12pm
Tuesday 6th August, 11am-12pm
Saturday 17th August, 11am-12pm
Please only book onto one workshop so that as many families as possible can take part.
Summer Holiday Activity Pack
Not based near our in-person classes? Check out our free online summer holiday activity pack!
The summer pack (PDF format) is completely free for anyone to download. The activities are simple to explain to younger ones, and easy to set up. With affordable activities few and far between, these are designed so that you won’t need to go out and buy extra equipment. Many of them don’t even require parental supervision, freeing up some spare time for you!
Download here: