School holidays support

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in Cheshire East.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in Cheshire West and Chester.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in Halton.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in Liverpool.

Click here to see an interactive map of the providers in Liverpool.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in Sefton.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in Warrington.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Click here to see a full list of FREE activities and food providers in the Wirral.

Instructions for booking:

• Parents/guardians/carers will just need to choose an activity, and then contact that organisation to book a place. If the child has any additional needs or dietary requirements then they can discuss this with the organisation when they book.
• Each organisation will have either a telephone number, email address or online booking system. There is no central booking system so they will need to contact the providers directly.

Various supermarkets offer generic uniform from as little as £1.50 per item – these are plain-coloured clothes with no unique school badges. This is excellent value if your child's school allows generic uniforms. If you do need items with a logo, sometimes it's cheaper to buy a generic sweatshirt and iron on a badge yourself – this can work out cheaper than the official sweatshirts. Check out Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Sainsbury's for deals.

There may be a 'school uniform bank' or pop-up shop in your area offering items at low or no cost, or a swap meet where you can exchange items with other parents and carers.

These sites are a treasure trove for second-hand items, which have often been hardly worn. Look out for bundles to save even more money.

Through the new M&S Back-to-School Shwopping boxes, donated pre-loved school uniform (which passes quality tests) will be given a second life in an Oxfam shop and for the first time, made available on a dedicated pre-loved school uniform shop on eBay.