Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo has admitted it would be a “dream” to secure a move to Chelsea to renew ties with Graham Potter amid reports linking him with a potential Manchester United switch.
28.08.2022 - 09:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Children's laughter echoes around a Salford church hall as they enjoy a string of free fun-filled activities. Parents enjoy a two-hour break during a six-week school holiday which they say is just 'too long'.
“I’m just ready for them to go back, I’m just sick of them arguing and fighting,” said mum-of-two Laura Davies who brings her children to the Play Streets, a project in Salford offering free activities and meals over the summer holidays to children at risk of poverty.
With soaring costs making it harder to afford days out for the family, food and childcare, free projects like these are a godsend for parents in the Clifton area. Families across the region face a battle to keep their little ones occupied while keeping the costs down.
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Laura, 32, added: “It’s just expensive to take them out and do things." Mum-of-three Kelly Cox took her children to an aquarium and said it "cost a bomb".
She told the Manchester Evening News: "I priced that up for two adults and two children and it was £90 and you’re in there for literally, what, half an hour?”.
The group of parents said the cost of living crisis means their children face drastically different summers than the ones they remember. Kelly, 42, added: “Back in the day it was more like caravan holidays, and that was your big treat, going to Blackpool for the day or Southport."
Last month hard-up parents revealed they 'dreaded' the six-week holiday as they worried about putting food on the table. Today's Play Streets session is being held at the St Thomas C of E Church in Clifton, a suburb of Swinton that lies along the River Irwell and neighbours Bolton, Bury and Salford.
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