The kitchen made its debut during the summer holidays followed by the October half-term holidays when it served up delicious lunches to school-aged children from across the borough.

'Food poverty is a real issue'

Cllr Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Council, said: "During term-time many of the borough's children benefit from a healthy free school lunch, but the holidays are a stressful time for parents struggling with austerity to pay for extra meals."

"Food poverty is a real issue for many families and with this scheme the Council can help to make sure that no child goes hungry. And, besides the obvious advantage of a full stomach, the children have a great time eating delicious food with their mates."

Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to the youth clubs and children under 6 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to the adventure playgrounds.

Serving days and times

Holiday Meals will once again be run by Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA) in partnership with Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL), who are also part funding the project, and Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) Youth Services.