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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Starting in the second year of the programme, work is underway to deliver social movement campaigns across 6 districts, with a focus on engaging children, young people and families in local food issues.
Campaigns in Rossendale and Pendle have drawn to a close and campaign development is currently underway with groups in Preston, Morcombe. The groups have explored themes such as food poverty, plastic pollution and school food being explored.
Campaign 'call to actions' will be fed back to the Health and Wellbeing Partnership to consider for future local policy change.
'Microplastics' by the White Horse Project, Rossendale
The White Horse Project Art Group explored the issue of micro plastics in the environment and the food system. During campaign development, they used different art forms, such as painting, sculpture and photography to explore how microplastics impact our environment and food system.
Campaign call to action: Ban single use plastics and stop pollution of our air, soil, waters and food with microplastics. As a group, we have decided to change the snacks we have at the end of the session to fruit that does not come wrapped in any packaging, for example, melon or pineapple, instead of packaged less healthy foods such as crisps and chocolate.
'Microplastics' by the White Horse Project Art Group
'Heights Bites' by the Eco Duniya Group
The Eco Duniya Group at Marsden Heights school in Nelson explored the type of food available in school, including cost, quality and availability. The campaign focused on developing a healthier breaktime offer. The group plans to continue the campaign and set up a heathy tuck shop run by the students for the students.
Campaign call to action: Longer lunchtime - half an hour is not enough!
First session - exploring different food issues, such as access to healthy food, junk food markitng and the school food offer
First session - exploring different food issues, such as access to healthy food, junk food markitng and the school food offer
Session with Dana From the Ripple Effect at the Desi Mela pop up, making posters on adressing local food issues
Session with Dana From the Ripple Effect at the Desi Mela pop up, making posters on adressing local food issues
Presenting the campaign and school food survey to school assembly (188 responses). The survey asked students views on the school food offer including breakfast, break time, lunch time, the dining environment and cost of school food.
Presenting the campaign and school food survey to school assembly (188 responses). The survey asked students views on the school food offer including breakfast, break time, lunch time, the dining environment and cost of school food.
Attended the 'Slow Feast' food festival to gather information, share recipe ideas and connect with the commuity.
Attended the 'Slow Feast' food festival to gather information, share recipe ideas and connect with the commuity.
At the healthy weight workshop in Pendle, the group presented the findings from the school food survey, and sampled their 'Heights Bites' healthy energy balls which they plan to sell at breaktime.
At the healthy weight workshop in Pendle, the group presented the findings from the school food survey, and sampled their 'Heights Bites' healthy energy balls which they plan to sell at breaktime.
At the healthy weight workshop in Pendle, the group presented the findings from the school food survey, and sampled their 'Heights Bites' healthy energy balls which they plan to sell at breaktime.
At the healthy weight workshop in Pendle, the group presented the findings from the school food survey, and sampled their 'Heights Bites' healthy energy balls which they plan to sell at breaktime.
'School Dinner Allowance' by Youth at Stanley's
Youth at Stanley’s explored issues around accessing school food, focusing on the free school meal allowance and quality of the food. They demonstrated these issues through a series of TikTok videos, available to watch here: TikTok - Make Your Day
Campaign call to action: Increase free school meal allowance so pupils can access sufficient, healthy food to keep them fuelled throughout the school day
Screenshots from Youth at Stanley's School Dinner Allowance Tik Toks.
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