Welcome to the Annual Partners’ Forum and Celebration Lunch #HSPCelebration “A high-quality holiday activity programme ‐ including support with literacy ‐ in Hertfordshire’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods, with a nutritious meal every day, free of charge.” What is Fit Fed & Read? School holiday activity programmes that operate out of Fire Stations across Hertfordshire during the school Easter and Summer holidays. Primary Purpose: To tackle the tripling inequalities of: • Holiday Hunger • Holiday Isolation • Holiday Inactivity Each day lasts four hours: Participant entry criteria: • Two hours of physical activity • Aged between 7-12 years • One hour of fun education • Eligible for free school meals • One hour of two-course nutritious cooked lunch Why Hertfordshire? • 10% of Hertfordshire population live in the county’s most deprived areas. • 28,100 children in Hertfordshire live in the 10 most deprived areas. • 14,388 children eligible for FSM • 20% of schools in Hertfordshire have above the national average for FSM. • During Summer 2018 pilot projects 85.7% of parents said agreed that it was harder to make ends meet during the school holidays. Delivery Partnership Fit Fed & Read Timeline Summer 2017 - 2 x one day pilots Hatfield Fire Station 10 children, 11 attendances Easter 2018 - 2 x one week pilots Hatfield & Welywn Garden City Fire Stations 41 children, 130 attendances Summer 2018 - 6 x four week pilots Hatfield, Watford, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Borehamwood & Cheshunt Fire Stations 149 children, 1153 attendances Easter 2019 - 6 x two week pilots Hatfield, Watford, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Borehamwood & Cheshunt Fire Stations 144 children, 738 attendances Fit Fed & Read Future £496,718 10 locations: Hatfield, Watford, Stevenage, Hemel Hempstead, Borehamwood, Cheshunt, St Albans, Rickmansworth, Bishops Stortford and Baldock & Letchworth Fire Stations Easter and Summer School Holidays 2019-2022 Sacha Rose-Smith Senior Head of Regional Funding for London and South East England Please welcome Ciara Calthrop Songwriter #HSPCelebration Celebrate, share and explore Hertfordshire’s arts, culture and heritage The Campaign A collaborative, high profile promotional campaign to showcase Hertfordshire as a county of creative and cultural opportunity. • 12 themed months to help focus activity, each co- ordinated by a lead agency • Key events taking place throughout the year • A chance to do something extra, to put on a new activity or experience and attract new audiences • Bringing people together, developing new partnerships and sharing skills Monthly Themes January Try Something New February Skills Development & Volunteering Month March Access the Arts April Go Somewhere Local May The Big Outdoors June Big Ideas July Cultural Olympiad August Families and Friends September Heritage and History & Meet the Maker October Be Inspired - Get Back Into November Creative Minds & Creative Industries December Celebrate & Illuminate Thank you Liz Gore HYOC2020 Project Co-ordinator [email protected] Nick Denham Hertfordshire Music Service [email protected] Please welcome Linford Christie #HSPCelebration.