City makes additional sport and recreational activities available during school holidays

Parents need not worry how they will keep their children entertained over the Festive Season: the City of Cape Town’s Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department is hosting a range of activities at many of its community halls and sports facilities and is offering youth camps during the summer school holiday.

The department has planned approximately 1 000 holiday programmes which will run daily from 12 December 2011 to 10 January 2012. The programmes will be presented at the City’s various swimming pools, beaches, parks and public open spaces, libraries, sport and recreation facilities and resorts.

“Each of the six districts within the Sport, Recreation and Amenities Department will employ a number of temporary play leaders to boost the existing permanent staff capacity, and will also use the services of volunteers to ensure that all of the programmes are effectively implemented. Our goal with these programmes is to encourage children from communities throughout the city to participate in sport and recreation activities during the holiday period, and in the long-term,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Tandeka Gqada.

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