RELEASE DATE 22 April 2005
TITLE NOTTS KIDS MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES
 

Local charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham is working on a new project to promote healthy eating in three primary schools. Newstead Primary, Melbury Primary and Unity Primary school have been chosen to take part in the project funded by the Health Initiatives Budget.

The school children have been discovering more about where our food comes from, why we should eat more healthily and the impact that our food choices have on the environment. Not only have they been taking part in activities within school but they have also been given the opportunity to visit Hungary Lane Farm in Sutton Bonnington.

Jude Bagguley, Project Co-ordinator at Groundwork said, "The children are delighted to have the opportunity to visit a local farm. Many of them have never had the chance to find out what goes on on a farm and were keen to learn all about the animals that the farmers rear and the crops that they grow. Educationally the visits are fantastic as they encourage the children to think about where their food originates."

With healthy eating and food choices becoming a popular subject for schools following the Jamie Oliver campaign to improve school meals, following their day at the farm the children will be tickling their tastebuds. With the help of FIG (the Food Initiatives Groups they will be trying smoothies and healthy snack choices as they learn more about making the right choice to stay healthy.

If you would like more information please contact Jude Bagguley at Groundwork Greater Nottingham on 0115 9788212.
 
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Background Information enclosed
Please note that all our projects involve people and communities and many have to be seen to be believed. They each have very different real life stories of transformation, they are very photogenic, and in order to continually improve our communities, we will be delighted to share more of these with you, including fielding interviews and making visits available to you

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

GGN has been established for 14 years

In a typical year we Groundwork Greater Nottingham works with communities to:-
· Develop and deliver at least 100 new projects
· Deliver over 4000 person days of youth activity
· Engage with over 200 local businesses
· Work in partnership with at least 80 schools
· Deliver 40 locally significant environmental improvement schemes
· Deliver 2 regionally significant conferences a year

We are currently working on 55 live projects

Nationally, Groundwork is one of the UK’s leading social and environmental partnership organisation’s, working with people, local authorities and businesses to promote economic and social regeneration by improving the local environment. Through it’s network of around 50 Independent Trust’s around the UK, from Tyneside to South Wales, Northern Ireland to Hackney, Groundwork uses the environment to improve their quality of life. Groundwork is an independent charity, which involves 60,000 adult volunteers and over 120,000 school children each year in local environmental projects. From small community schemes to major regional and national programmes, Groundwork’s local Trust’s work in partnership with local people, local authorities and businesses to promote sustainable developments in their local area.

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Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

T: 0115 9788212
F: 0115 9787496
E: gn@groundwork.org.uk