Christchurch, Education | Posted on January 15th, 2025 | return to news
Creative cookery lessons for Christchurch pupils
Students in a Christchurch primary school learned about nutrition and eating healthily thanks to the Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust.
Students at a Christchurch school enjoyed tasty lessons about eating healthily and preparing food thanks to the Christchurch Food Festival Education Trust (CFFET).
The charity, which advance education in food and nutrition, began its annual primary school cookery days in January with a visit to Twynham Primary School. CFFET will deliver 10 more cookery days in local primary schools over the next three months, helping hundreds of local children learn about what they eat.
Children in years 4 and 5 at Twynham Primary School were shown how to make gluten-free pancakes, a Mediterranean chickpea stew and yakisoba and were able to taste the results. They also received a CFFET booklet full of healthy eating information, activities, and recipes to try at home.
CFFET trustee and education co-ordinator, Mary Reader, said: “We have been working in schools since the first Christchurch Food and Wine Festival in 2000, apart from the pandemic, to provide healthy eating information to Christchurch children.
“We hope that in doing so, they learn how to prepare some healthy meals and taste things they might not otherwise have tried. Importantly, they then take this information home.”
CFFET’s primary school outreach work costs around £7,000 annually, and the Trust relies upon donations and fundraising. To find out more about the trust, visit cffet.org.uk.
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