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Community Food Projects: a directory - library.uniteddiversity.coop
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East End <strong>Community</strong> Health Project<br />
<strong>Food</strong> Initiatives<br />
Contact Kath Bell<br />
c/o East End <strong>Community</strong> Health<br />
Project<br />
Yelverton Crescent, Pottery Bank<br />
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 3SW<br />
Tel 0191 276 0595<br />
This is a community development project<br />
consisting of research into food choice in east<br />
Newcastle. It runs three food co-ops in<br />
community settings and five healthy tuck shops in<br />
primary schools. It also works with parent groups<br />
in schools on food issues. Initially the target<br />
audience was elderly, but now covers all ages.<br />
Activities <strong>Community</strong> café<br />
Luncheon club<br />
User Groups Parents<br />
Primary school children<br />
Older people<br />
Newcastle Nutrition <strong>Community</strong><br />
Dietitians<br />
Contact Louise Smith<br />
Royal Victoria Infirmary<br />
Queen Victoria Road<br />
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LP<br />
Tel 0191 282 5930<br />
Fax 0191 282 4419<br />
www.newcastlefood.co.uk<br />
Five community dietitians, nutrition workers and<br />
a food initiative co-ordinator work on a range of<br />
community food initiatives, targeting groups in<br />
disadvantaged areas. There are a range of<br />
activities, including <strong>Food</strong> and Play for children,<br />
and Get Cooking for young people and families.<br />
It has links with food co-ops and kids cafes.<br />
Activities <strong>Community</strong> café<br />
<strong>Food</strong> partnership<br />
Growing food<br />
User Groups Sure Start<br />
Black and minority ethnic groups<br />
Women and children<br />
Older people<br />
Single parents<br />
North Tyneside Cooking Pack<br />
Contact Anita Attala<br />
Sir GB Hunter Memorial Hospital<br />
The Green<br />
Wallsend NE28 7PB<br />
Tel 0191 220 5945<br />
Fax 0191 220 5946<br />
This is a resource pack for practitioners/<br />
professionals wanting to run Get Cooking sessions<br />
for people on low incomes, including homeless<br />
people. There is also information on food<br />
hygiene and how to obtain funding for courses.<br />
Activities Information/advice/support<br />
Nutrition/health education<br />
User Groups Families<br />
Women and children<br />
Learning disabilities<br />
Practitioners/professionals<br />
Homeless people<br />
Older people<br />
Single parents<br />
Northern Initiative on Women and<br />
Eating<br />
Contact Anne-Marie Norman<br />
2nd Floor<br />
1 Pink Lane<br />
Newcastle NE1 5DW<br />
Tel 0191 221 0233<br />
Fax 0191 221 2669<br />
This project exists to offer support and<br />
therapeutic group work to people (primarily<br />
women) who have difficulties with food and<br />
around food issues.<br />
User Groups All groups<br />
Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming<br />
Tyne and Wear<br />
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