Anson House Cookery Club
Last year Healthy Me Healthy Communities delivered
one of our popular Food Skills course
at the Anson House covering essential cooking skills and tips for
healthy-eating. Some of the participants continued their learning with us and
successfully completed the RSPH Food Safety Level 2 qualification arranged by Eastlands
Homes.
We were excited to hear about the lasting legacy of our work
with the new Anson House Cookery Club and decided to pay them a visit. Starting
with about 5 residents, meeting every Monday morning, the Cookery Club now has
around 17 resident-members enjoying cooking, eating together and coming
together for a chat. All through word of mouth and the smell of lovingly-made
casseroles! When I arrived at the Anson
House, Sammy and others were preparing a cooked breakfast with some healthy changes
including scrambled eggs and a healthy portion of mushrooms. It was surprising
and great to see residents of different ages with young-people and older
residents coming together for a community-meal and advice from the local PCSOs.
You can see how much it is valued by the pot of money collected from the £2 per
week charge for next week’s ingredients.
So how did the Healthy
Me Healthy Communities course help with this exciting and much loved new
community service? “It inspired us to try new recipes and the confidence to
cook for others” says Sammy, adding “and it was fun – we enjoy cooking now”. The
outcomes are easy to see with improved confidence, new skills and
qualifications along with tackling loneliness for people living around the
Anson Estate.
The happy residents settled down to enjoy a home-made
breakfast amongst old and new friends talking about their plans for the Cookery
Club starting with our baking-skills workshops and ambitions for a community-café
– watch this space!
For more information about our services
please contact:
Rich
Browning
07913 540680
