London Community Feast: Promoting well-being through community-led projects

Date:

19/05/09

Time:

10.30 AM - 01.30 PM (Registration will be from 10-10.30am)

Venue:

Dragon Hall, 17 Stukely Street, London WC2B 5LT

Our second local Wellnet event was attended by over 40 delegates working to promote healthy eating and well-being in London.

Event aims

• Bring together those working to start up and deliver community led food projects in Central and West London.
• Refresh and enhance their skills in designing, commissioning or delivering projects.
• Be inspired by the latest case studies and new learning from across London including the Big Lottery funded Well London programme.
• Meet other groups working on food projects in London and explore opportunities to join forces.

Papers

• Agenda PDF
• Agenda RTF
• Speaker Biographies PDF
• Speaker Biographies RTF

Presentations:

• Well London - Eatwell and Buywell (PDF) - Afsheen Rashid, London Sustainability Exchange & Hannah Williams, London Food Link.
• London Food Link Suzanne Natelson, London Food Link (no presentation available).

Workshop discussions:

• Sharpening up your funding applications - workshop notes (PDF) with Claire Pritchard, GDCA.
• Creating and running cook and eat courses (PDF)  with Andrea Redwood.
• Running and setting up a food coop (PDF) with Maresa Bossano, LFL. Workshop notes (PDF).

A cookery demonstration and talk was also given by Cyrus Todiwala of Cafe Spice Namaste.

Local project coordinators also had the opportunity to give short presentations.