AN £80,000 pot of funding is now available for third sector groups across the region to give children and young people a summer to remember.
Applications for the Summer of Play Fund are open for 2025 and organisations who can deliver free activities for vulnerable children and young people aged 5 to 16 for the duration of the summer holidays are being encouraged to apply.
Groups can apply for funding for amounts of £500 up to £4000. The programmes should enhance equity by widening opportunities for children from low-income families to play, socialise, get active and access a range of activities that broaden their experiences, supplement their learning and deliver positive outcomes. Activities and programmes will integrate food provision wherever possible and be focussed on children and young people within our priority groups.
Councillor Maureen Johnstone said: “By providing young people across our region with the opportunity to take part in a programme of exciting summer activities, it will encourage them to broaden their horizons and build their confidence whilst having fun with their friends.
“The offer delivered by third sector organisations will be co-produced with local children and young people to ensure that they get the activities that they enjoy, and they will also be key part of the decision-making panel through members of Dumfries and Galloway Youth Council.”
Applications forms and guidance notes can be downloaded at www.dumfriesandgalloway.gov.uk/news/2025/summer-play-fund-2025.
