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School Holiday Activity Fund (London)
Grants of up to £5,000 are available to enable registered charities, special schools or alternative provision settings to deliver fun and accessible activities for children and young people during the school holidays.
The John Lyon’s Charity’s School Holiday Activity Fund (SHAF) will pay for the running costs of holiday programmes which provide activities per current Government Guidelines for young people in the boroughs of:
- Barnet,
- Brent,
- Camden,
- Ealing,
- Hammersmith & Fulham,
- Harrow,
- Kensington & Chelsea,
- Westminster,
- City of London.
The funding can be used for (the list is not exhaustive):
- Holiday drop-in activities
- Arts activities
- Sports projects
- Family activities
- Trips out of London
- Camping trips
Application forms may be submitted at any time, but no later than 1st October 2026, for activities that take place during Christmas & February Half-term.
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6th July 2026