Swale Community Leisure have been delivering the HAF Programme since Summer 2021 and are currently delivering in our 10th school holiday!
The programme is delivered across Kent in partnership with The Education People, Serco Leisure and AGE UK Rivers; running every Easter, Summer and Christmas school holiday at the following locations:
Swallows Leisure Centre
Sheppey Leisure Complex
Maidstone Leisure Centre
Meopham Leisure Centre
Our fun packed holiday play-scheme runs for children aged 5-12 years and includes physical and wellbeing activities, team games, nutritional advice, arts and crafts, enrichment activities and swimming. As part of the programme, a hot meal and healthy snack is provided to all children.
Pictures from our HAF Easter 2022 Programme
Swale Community Leisure have been working in partnership with the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust for 9 years. During this time, we have worked with a number of world class athletes to help over a 1,000 Young People who were not in Education, Employment or Training. Working together on a variety of programmes to support personal, social and emotional development; these Young People have improved their employability skills, metal wellbeing and physical activity levels.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 8 programmes were delivered via Zoom, all over the country. Running these programmes was absolutely vital during such a difficult time. These programmes allowed them to continue to build their skills and confidence, whilst socialising with peers and engaging in activities and games.
Our latest programme worked alongside Claire Bennett, Former GB Fencer and Trey Whyte, Former GM BMX Rider and saw 20 Young People come through the programme.
Pictures from our Dame Kelly Holmes Trust Programmes
The Swale Community Leisure Vision Awards provides the opportunity to recognise and reward the hard work and achievements in the Swale, Maidstone and Gravesham Communities.
Every year dedicated individuals are going the extra mile to develop and deliver groups, clubs and initiatives to benefit their local communities - and we believe that is something worth celebrating!
The Awards covers 5 main categories:
Sport
Leisure
Health
Education
Culture/Community
As well as, The Tony Gribble Award which recognises outstanding achievement across all categories, in honour of the former Chairman and Treasurer of Swale Community Leisure.
Information for the 2024 nomination process and awards evening will be released soon.
SCL work with a number of local schools on a number of projects at our leisure centres.
Swallows Leisure Centre hosts the annual KSENT Games organised by Meadowfield School. Schools from across the country take part in a diverse array of sports such as, Seated Volleyball, Speed Stacks and Tumble Tower, Golf and Judo.
"The children at Meadowfield have really enjoyed attending sessions and we have noticed that the children are calm and much more focused in school. The children are really benefiting from attending the Active Zone and we have seen some wonderful changes in the behaviour and social interactions during that time. All classes are so excited about attending every week. Thank you for supporting the development of this experience for the children and making the facility available."
SCL and Age UK Kent Rivers have been working in partnership on a number of projects including Walking Football at Swallows Leisure Centre and the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme.
Age UK FS have provided our HAF children with over 20,000 meals since Summer 2021.
We are looking into a number of development opportunities to grow this partnership and collaborate to benefit the local people that both organisations support.
For more information about Age UK Kent Rivers please visit;
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/kentrivers/
Swale Community Leisure (SCL) is an Exempt Charity and a Registered Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Registration Number: IP031132R.
HMRC Charity Status Registration Number: XT27088 Registered Office: Bank Chambers, 1 Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4AE
