North Glasgow Community Food Initiative

North Glasgow Community Food Initiative, Awarded £117,757 from Big Lottery

North Glasgow Community Food Initiative, through their Healthier Eating Royston Experience (HERE) project will, over two years, help 800 residents of the Royston area of Glasgow to make informed choices to improve their eating habits. This project which is funded by the Big Lottery Fund through the Our Place programme will benefit families, young people, older people and those with addiction issues, will be able to take part in a range of activities. Classes will be available in preparing healthy meals on a budget and nutritional advice on health related issues will be readily available. Training will be available for young people in food preparation and hygiene. Healthy eating sessions will be delivered to those with addictions issues. Fruit & Veg barras and a delivery van will operate in Royston to increase the availability of good quality fresh produce for residents. There are also plans to start a grow-your-own scheme utilising any space that residents may have available.

The money will be used to fund the salary of three part-time posts. A Community Nutritionist, a community chef and a volunteer co-ordinator will help deliver the project. In addition the hours of our van driver will be increased. Other items to be funded include training and development courses for residents, cost of cookery sessions, a proportion of the overheads of NGCFI and a small amount of office equipment required as a direct result of this project. We are forming a local committee to support the project. If you are interested please contact Greig Sandilands, Project Manager at the office.

WELCOME
We would like to welcome a new staff member:
Chris Woods, Milton Assistant Gardener