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Young people in Dumfries & Galloway will have the chance to take part in a wide range of free activities over the Summer Holidays taking place in local communities across our region. Dumfries and Galloway Council has invested £264,000 of funding that will provide activities to ensure that children and young people across the region have a Summer to remember.
Activities are available from Tuesday 2 July until Tuesday 20 August and are specifically aimed at children and young people aged 5-16 years old (up to 25 years old for care experienced young people) who are within the priority groups that the funding is aimed at.
The activities on offer will give young people the opportunity to meet with their friends, make new friends, and to take part in fun and free activities and new opportunities. The programmes and activities available throughout the duration of the school summer holidays will provide support to children and young people who may otherwise struggle to access experiences during the holidays, giving them the opportunity to play, socialise and get to know organisations and services within their local community.
There are activities for all ages, and all interests including sports sessions, arts sessions, free leisure facility access, Summer Camps, workshops on different topics, day trips and creative and performing arts sessions and much more.
The young people who were involved in the Amazing Summer Fund through the co-production group have ensured that the activities on offer across Dumfries and Galloway have been designed by young people, for young people through co-design with organisations, and that they opportunities are spread the length and breadth of the region. Young people also helped to set the fund’s priorities and sat on the independent scoring panel, ensuring that the activities will make a positive difference to young people in communities across Dumfries and Galloway.
To see all that is on offer, and how to sign up for activities, please visit: www.youthenquiryservice.org/whats-on
