Sadiq Khan highlights activities for young Londoners over half term

The Mayor of London has published an interactive online map with details of over 1,000 activities available for young Londoners across the capital during the half-term holidays - from theatre workshops and music sessions to football clubs and art groups.

Details of projects across every borough can be found on the online map, which is hosted on the City Hall website at www.london.gov.uk/our-london. Activities – including a number that are funded by the Mayor – stretch the length and breadth of the capital.

Sadiq is particularly keen for young people in the ten boroughs most affected by violent crime to get involved in the activities.

Islington has projects that include Code Club UK which teaches computer coding and A Taste of City Farming which gives young people the chance to bake, grow things and care for animals.

Hackney has projects including StreetDoctors which empowers young people at risk of violence to learn, share and then go on to teach emergency lifesaving skills. Hoxton Hall is providing hip hop, contemporary and street dance sessions with some of the finest dancers in Hackney.

Croydon has projects that include Young Croydon which is giving local youngsters the unique chance to take over the roles and responsibilities of some of the borough’s most senior positions including local councillors, the Croydon Council CEO, Croydon Police and the NHS and Poetic Insight who are holding open-mic sessions for spoken word artists.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “Giving young Londoners meaningful activities, whether enabling them to be creative or take part in sports, is essential in helping them make the right choices and ensuring they do not end up on the wrong path.

“There’s genuinely something for everyone to get involved in this half term, with brilliant activities right across the capital - whether it’s additional training, playing sports, or just meeting new people in the local area.

“Youth services are vital for Londoners and I will continue to fund and support the fantastic charities and programmes that are making a real and lasting difference to our children and teenagers.

“Crippling cuts to youth services and policing, because of massive reductions in Government funding, have contributed to a rise in violent crime. That’s why I’m making sure that City Hall funding is available for activities for young Londoners over half term –something the government has failed to do. Cuts really do have consequences.”