Summer Passport

Summer Passport 2024

We would like to thank all the young people who attended this year’s scheme and every business, organisation and volunteer who helped support another fantastic summer of activities including First Bus who provided free bus travel during the duration of the scheme and Hampshire County Council’s Holiday and Food programme grant funding.

Participants enjoyed a huge range of free activities including paddle boarding, cooking, swimming, crafts, henna, ice skating, inflatables, fishing, driving and the ever popular colour run.

Summer Passport 2022

A massive thank you to all the young people who participated in this year’s scheme!

A whole host of free activities were enjoyed during the scheme including the various crafts, tie-dye, swimming, ice skating, inflatables, fishing, driving and the ever popular colour run.  This year saw the return of sailing, DJ Small Paul and Henna and new activities including cake decorating, aerial and drumming workshops and yoga.

Participants were able to get to some of the locations thanks to free bus travel provided by First Bus and food was provided at each of the sessions as part of provision funded by Hampshire County Council’s Holiday and Food programme grant.

Summer Passport 2021

Last years’ programme was safely delivered  over four weeks during the summer holidays, taking place on Tuesday and Thursdays at different locations across the Borough.

A whole host of free activities were enjoyed by lots of young people including jewellery making, rounders, inflatables, fishing, driving and swimming.  Participants were able to get to some of the locations thanks to free bus travel provided by First Bus and food was provided at each of the sessions as part of provision funded by Hampshire County Council’s Holiday and Food programme grant.

Let’s Get Connected activity programme 2021

Lastyear’s Summer Passport scheme was partly funded by Hampshire County Council’s Holidays and Food programme grant as part of a wider approach to co-ordinated holiday provision. The Let’s Get Connected project brought together a number of organisations who provided activities for young people across the Borough during the summer holidays and was established by Gosport’s Local Children’s Partnership.

Activities were provided for a range of ages and this pilot provision was such a success that Let’s Get Connected at Christmas took place on Monday 20th-Wednesday 22nd December, 11am-3pm at Bay House School site.  This free festive fun was open to 7-15 year olds.

A free family Christmas Festival also took place on Thursday 23rd December, 11am-3pm at Fort Brockhurst – activities included live music, crafts, snowboard simulator, dance machine, photobooth, silly scott, trail around the Fort and more!

Gosport Summer Passport 2020

In 2020, a ‘virtual’ programme was delivered during the first half of the summer holiday period and a one off ‘pop-up’ Passport day was hosted by Motiv8 at Toronto Place on Wednesday 26th August 2020, with karaoke and pizza making taking place socially distanced and a visit from the Mayor of Gosport to bring the scheme to a close.

Summer of 2019

The scheme was overwhelmingly popular with another huge increase in young people signing up – a record 912 young people registered which is a 22% increase on the 2018 figure (which was already the highest in the history of the scheme!).

Young people travelled across the borough thanks to First Bus providing free bus travel and hundreds of participants enjoyed watersports at Lee on the Solent, driving lessons and falconry at Fort Brockhurst, Tie-dying and cooking at Forton Recreation Ground and ended the three weeks of fun with a colour run at Leesland Park – enjoyed by both participants and staff alike! A selection of photos can be found on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gosportpassportscheme/

A survey was carried out with participants, which will form part of the evaluation report of the scheme and this is available upon request.  Gosport Summer Passport is funded by a range of grants including those from Hampshire County Council, Radian, Asda and the report will assist in future funding applications to enable another scheme to be delivered in 2020.

Gosport Summer Passport 2018

It wasn’t just the temperature that was hitting record high numbers, with hundreds of young people attending the scheme this year and hitting it’s highest ever participant numbers!  With just over 40% more young people attending than 2017, the scheme proves to be as popular as ever with participants enjoying some fantastic activities such as henna tattoos,inflatables, falconry, fishing, watersports, making dream catchers and lots more!

 

We’ve already had some fantastic feedback including this one from a parent “This was my daughter’s first year and she’s come home with tales of kayaking and mocktails on the beach, owls and Mexican food making. Sparkled with glitter tattoos and beautiful henna art, and taken part in fabulous craft sessions where she made a tie dye top, bunting and a dream catcher. What a summer! She will be back next year”

 

The scheme is only made possible by a wide range of organisations working in partnership to help deliver the scheme, together with funding from Hampshire Police & Crime Commissioner, Hampshire County Council, Radian Housing & Gosport Rotary Club, donations from ASDA and free bus travel provided by First Bus.

 

 

 

For more information, please contact email communitysafety@gosport.gov.uk or call 023 9254 5232

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