Eat Well for Less Roadshow comes to Kennington
Posted on 14th February 2024 at 15:17
Eat Well Spend Less Roadshow comes to Kennington - Thursday 29 February from 10am to 2pm.
If you need extra support as a result of the cost of living then come along to our Eat Well Spend Less roadshow on Thursday 29 February from 10am to 2pm at St Mary's Community Centre, Rylands Road, Kennington TN24 9LL.
The event brings together a range of partner organisations including frontline NHS staff and Ashford Borough Council (ABC) officers, outreach organisations and charities, in one easy-to-access place.
It's free to attend, simply pop along for all this and more:
Guidance on shopping, preparing and cooking healthy, nutritious meals
Information on where and how to access local food banks along with community venues who offer free, pay as you feel or very reasonably priced meals in a social setting
Recipe bags with all ingredients to make a recipe along with instructions – the recipes on offer will be pizza and chickpea burgers.
Fare Share Kent Family Food Bank offering food items including fresh fruit and vegetables
The Hygiene Bank will be providing hygiene items
Safeguarding and safer streets – information and advice
Welfare Intervention Officer – help and advice on financial/benefit support – ABC
Tenancy Engagement Officer – help and advice – ABC
Homeless Prevention Officer – help and advice – ABC
NHS Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust with the bus: offering free health check / MOT’S. Advice and pathways into One You services including information on the extensive offer at the One You Shop, Park Mall, Ashford
Health Inequalities Care Coordinator Mid Kent PCN – information on cancer screening specifically breast, bowel and cervical screening
Wellbeing Matters Plus and Social Prescribing and Young Carers– offering and developing community-based opportunities for individuals aged 55 plus or adults with complex health needs – Imago
Connect Well Community Navigators (SEK) – advice and information
Sk8side – young person’s support and sports connect - information of their extensive offer
Mind and Body at We Are With You – mental health for young people – therapist
Ashford Family Hubs – sharing their offer and services plus activities for children at the event
South East Water – advice on saving water and cost
Porchlight representatives – gaining feedback for improvement from young people regarding their mental health along with information about other services within Porchlight
Kent Fire & Rescue Services – fire safety - save safely and home safety visits
Ashford Active Retirement Association (AARA)
Project Officer Prevention Team – Project Uplift breast cancer screening awareness
Metro Kent Young People Sexual Health – information and advice
Food Friends – volunteer food sharing programme in Ashford
Bright City Church - Food Bank, Vinnies Diner and Lite Bites lunch and chat
CAP Life Skills – Willesborough Baptist Church – information, advice and how to attend
Hi Kent Lip Reading – sound support for people living with any aspect of hearing loss from getting an aid, lipreading, coping with tinnitus to hearing the television and more
Department for Works and Pension / Job Centre – advice and information
Citizen Advice project officer – advice and information on Kent Money Advice Hub Project, Perinatal Money and mental health projects
Ashford Mediation Service – advice and information on this free service to Ashford residents
KOOTH - mental health service – information and advice on offer for young people 11-25
This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
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