The scheme which provides activities and lunch is open to children entitled to free school meals.
Children at the centre in Northampton are able to canoe and kayak as part of the holiday club
A company that runs a holiday club for children said their numbers have doubled since Easter, partly due to the rising cost of living. Northampton Active holds one of the 100 "Holiday and Activities Food Programme" schemes in Northamptonshire.Elliot Paterson from Northampton Active said: "We've seen an increase in numbers since we've been doing it."Inflation, the rate at which prices rise, hit 10.1% in July, and isThe rise is being driven by energy prices, but there has also been increases in the cost of many items including fuel, clothes and food.
"We've seen an increase in that in the summer where we've had to open up to 48 [children], just to get more kids through the door, keep them active and helping out those children who are on free school meals," he said."Getting them out, seeing them doing activities and getting involved and meeting new people had been amazing to see," he added.
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