<p><strong>Cancellations</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>If your child can no longer attend this activity, you must cancel the place as soon as possible. You can do this on the central booking system&nbsp;or by calling&nbsp;us directly. This will give another child the chance to access a funded place. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Special Educational Needs and Disabilities</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Parents of children with additional needs, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and/or Education Health Care (EHC) plans, must contact the provider directly as soon as possible, to supply them with the relevant information before attending the provision. This is so that the provider can assess how best to support your child. The provider is committed to meeting the needs of all children and young people including those with additional needs and SEND. The provider will use its best endeavours to make sure that a child with additional needs gets the support they need – this means doing everything it can&nbsp;reasonably do to meet the child’s needs.</p>

<h1><strong>Summer Programme</strong></h1><h1><strong>25 July to 30 August 2024</strong></h1><p><br></p><p>Our summer programme offers a wide range of activities across Islington.&nbsp;<strong>It is free for eligible young people to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p>If you are not eligible, there are some activities free to all and some that require a small payment. Anyone attending will be offered a free lunch.</p><p><br></p><h1><strong>Eligibility</strong></h1><p>This programme is free to Islington residents who are aged between 4-16 years (up to 18 if they have special educational needs and disability (SEND)), enrolled in school and meet one of the following criteria:</p><ul><li>qualify for&nbsp;benefits-related&nbsp;Free School Meals (FSM)</li><li>can be&nbsp;referred by a social worker, family support worker or other professional.</li></ul><p>To book activities, you need to register your child on our booking system.</p><p><u>If you have already registered, you do not need to do this again.</u></p><h3><br></h3><h2><strong>Free School Meals</strong></h2><p>All children in primary schools receive free school meals (FSM) but this does not mean that everyone is eligible for benefits-related FSM. If you are not sure, you can ask us to check for you. Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Lunch.Bunch@islington.gov.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">Lunch.Bunch@islington.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;with your child’s full name, date of birth and postcode.</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about FSM and if you are eligible please go to:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.islington.gov.uk/children-and-families/help-with-childcare-and-family-costs/free-school-meals-and-uniform-grant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">Find out more or register for FSM</a>.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Eligibility changes</strong></h2><p>If your child’s eligibility has changed on our booking system, this could be because they have reached the maximum age (16 years old) or your child is no longer eligible for benefits-related free school meals because your financial situation has changed.</p><p>Email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Lunch.Bunch@islington.gov.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">Lunch.Bunch@islington.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;if you have an question about eligibility.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)</strong></h2><p>There are places for eligible young people with SEND, including some providers who are offering activities just for those with SEND. You can find these activities listed on our booking system.</p><p>If your child is eligible and has a SEND, it is important that you share the details about your child’s needs with the activity provider so they can confirm your child’s place and make reasonable adjustments.</p><h2><br></h2><h2>Referring professionals</h2><p>If you wish to refer a young person, you can either support the family or carer to register the young person on Plinth or you can register and book activities on their behalf. <strong>Please note</strong>, if your details are on Plinth as the corporate parent, you will be the key contact for activity providers. If you are just supporting a family or young person to register, once they have registered, email us to let us know about your referral providing the name of the young person, their date of birth and postcode:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lunch.bunch@islington.gov.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">lunch.bunch@islington.gov.uk</a>.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>If you're not eligible for free places</strong></h2><p>If you are not eligible for free activities, there are many activities that are free to all such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.islington.gov.uk/children-and-families/things-to-do/adventure-playgrounds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">adventure playgrounds</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.summerversity.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">Summerversity</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.islington.gov.uk/children-and-families/things-to-do/youth-hubs-and-clubs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">youth clubs</a>. Other activities may only need a small payment. These activities are listed on our booking system as 'fee paying'. <strong>If you do attend an activity that is part of our programme, everyone receives a free lunch.</strong>&nbsp;</p><h2><br></h2><h1><strong>If your child is not&nbsp;registered</strong></h1><ol><li><a href="https://book.plinth.org.uk/calendar/NYxYlFMJBj9bQ0EmPML7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">Create an account on Plinth</a>.</li><li>Confirm your email address using the link sent to your email - if you register using a Google or Facebook account, you can skip this step.</li><li>Log in and register your child or children by completing the form.&nbsp;Please make sure the details you provide are correct as it may affect eligibility checks.&nbsp;Use the same name, address and date of birth details for your child that your child’s school has.&nbsp;</li></ol><p><br></p><ul><li>You will get an email saying you have registered.</li><li>We will then start checking your child's eligibility.</li><li>This is done every weekday between 9am and 5pm.</li><li>We will let you know by email if your child gets a free place.</li><li>After that, you can start booking by logging into your account with the email address you used on the registration form and start booking places.</li></ul><p><br></p><h1><strong>Book activities</strong></h1><p>Once registered, you can search and book activities.</p><p>During the summer holidays you can book up to 16 activities per child. The number of sessions your child can attend may be increased at a later date.</p><p><br></p><p>Please note that more activities may be added to our booking system, so keep checking for updates.&nbsp;Bookings open on Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 6pm.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://book.plinth.org.uk/calendar/NYxYlFMJBj9bQ0EmPML7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Book now</a></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Booking cancellations</strong></h3><p>If your child is no longer able to attend an activity, please let the activity provider know at least three days prior. Your support in giving as much notice as possible is important, as it could mean a child on a waiting list is able to have the place.</p><p>Failure to give fair notice in cancelling your child’s attendance, could mean the activity provider may not allow you to book with them in future.</p><h2><br></h2><h1><strong>Help</strong></h1><ul><li>If you&nbsp;need help to get online, you can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.islington.gov.uk/libraries-arts-and-heritage/libraries/your-local-libraries" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">visit your local library</a>.</li><li>Eligibility checks: If you have registered your child and are awaiting approval, please note that we do eligibility checks daily, Monday to Friday, and you will get an email when we've completed these. Please check your junk folder.</li><li>If you have&nbsp;technical issues&nbsp;with our booking system (Plinth), please try the following:</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Refresh your screen</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Check your registration and ensure your child’s name and details are on the registration and not yours as the parent</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Check you are using the correct email address.</li><li>If you still have an issue, please use the Plinth chat button to ask for help. The usual response time is around three minutes and if you cannot wait for a response, you will get an email reply about your problem.</li><li>If you need&nbsp;any other support&nbsp;please email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lunch.bunch@islington.gov.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">lunch.bunch@islington.gov.uk</a>. We check this email inbox Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2><strong>Digital accessibility</strong></h2><p>Our booking system website is run by Plinth (previously known as Time to Spare).</p><p>We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and our partner Plinth are committed to making their website accessible, in accordance with WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines. We know some parts of the Plinth website are not fully accessible and we have an accessibility roadmap and expect that they will improve accessibility by March 2024.</p><p>If you need support please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lunch.bunch@islington.gov.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">lunch.bunch@islington.gov.uk</a>.&nbsp;We check this email inbox Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm.&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Privacy notice</strong></h2><p>For further information about how London Borough of Islington processes personal data for the purposes of delivering the Lunch Bunch: Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, including the lawful bases we rely upon, how to exercise your data subject rights and how to make a complaint, please see the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.islington.gov.uk/about-the-council/information-governance/data-protection/privacy-notice/peoples-directorate-privacy-notice/lunch-bunch-holiday-activities-and-food-programme-privacy-notice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(10, 108, 255);">Lunch Bunch Privacy Notice</a>.</p><h2><strong>Islington Council’s Lunch Bunch programme is part-funded by the Department for Education.</strong></h2>

Islington

Islington Council’s Holiday Activities with Food programme

Eligibility 1

General Capacity Limit

The Little Angel Theatre

Awesome CIC

ISLINGTON PLAY ASSOCIATION

The Access to Sports Project

Islington Council - Lunch Bunch

Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Tian Yu Association International

Elizabeth House

Islington Boat Club

Excel Beyond Barriers CIC

Hanley Crouch Community Association Limited

Hugh Myddelton

One School of Performing Arts

Prior Weston School

The Enrichment Hub

Mary's Youth Club

The Elms Sport in Schools

Thornhill Primary School

Hargrave Hall Community Association

Jigsaw-GC CIC

St Mary Islington PCC

Islington Libraries

AR Multisports 19 Ltd

Highbury Roundhouse

Pro Touch SA CIC

Angel Shed Theatre Company

Supreme Education Foundation

Social Organisation For Unity And Leisure (soul)

Islington Holiday Camps

Little Angel Studios

Little Angel Theatre

Cape Adventure Playground

King Henry Adventure Playground

Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground

Toffee Park Adventure Playground

Three Corners Adventure Playground

Timbuktu Adventure Playground

Cornwallis Adventure Playground

Waterside Adventure Playground

Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground

Martin Luther King Adventure Playground

Barnard Adventure Playground

Elthorne Park

Sue Davis Pitch

London Metropolitan University

Finsbury Park Tennis Court

Rosemary Gardens

Finsbury Park Basketball Courts

The Arsenal Hub

Harvist Estate football pitch

Market Road Football Pitches

Alexandra Park School

Beacon High

Brickworks Community Centre

Hugh Myddleton School

William Tyndale Primary School

Rotherfield Primary School 

Mary's Community Centre

St John's Highbury Vale School

Rosebowl Youth Club

Lift Youth Hub

Hargrave Hall Community Centre

Harry Rice Hall

Postal Museum

Pakeman Primary School

St Mary Islington Neighbourhood centre

The Castle Climbing Centre

Finsbury Leisure Centre

DRAYTON PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

St Marys Primary School

Yerbury Primary school 

Tufnell Park Primary School

Angel Shed

City of London Academy Islington

Birchmore Hall

Jean Stokes Community Centre

Vibast Community Centre

Your Basket (0)

Our Activities