Summer clubs a success
Kids loved activities
School summer clubs held in South Lanarkshire have this week been hailed as a resounding success by children and families.
The clubs were set up at three hub schools to trial a summer programme of activities aimed at supporting parents and careers in ensuring children could get out and about to enjoy fun and friendship during the holidays.
St Anthony’s in Rutherglen hosted a summer club, along with Glenlee Primary and Udston Primary in Hamilton, with up to 80 kids attending each of them over the holidays.
Adrianna McGougan was one of the children who attended the club at St Anthony’s Primary in Rutherglen.
She said: “I had lots of fun and the arts and crafts was my favourite thing.”
Councillor Katy Loudon, chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s education resources committee, added: “Every child who took part in our summer clubs seems to have had a great time and taken up the opportunity to try out a range of activites that they might not have experienced otherwise.
“The clubs also gave us the opportunity to look at the benefits of providing a healthy midday meal during the holidays to children who receive free school meals during term time and this seems to have been a great success.”
The summer programme included activities such as fitness and dance, arts and crafts, outdoor play and sports, and technology and gaming. Scottish Fire and Rescue, Police Scotland and the Dogs Trust visited the clubs over the summer.
The summer clubs were part of a series of new initiatives introduced by South Lanarkshire Council.