With the new benefit system in place, many people across Christchurch are struggling to provide their families with food, and this charity hopes to tackle that. The Christchurch Soup Kitchen offers warm food, sandwiches and water to those who need it in the local area. The food they provide comes from local business that have […]
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Community Fridge set to feed the hungry and tackle food waste in Bournemouth
Community Fridge are donating fridges of food around Bournemouth, specifically in Boscombe, at Sainsbury’s and Boscombe Library. The food is usually donated by households, supermarkets, restaurants and shops when they’ve got excess food and when the food is nearing it’s expiry date. The average UK family wastes £810 per year by throwing away unused food and drink. […]
New portion size guide released by the British Nutrition Foundation
The British Nutrition Foundation has released a new guide today with the aim to make it easier for people to eat the right portions of food. Its release coincides with obesity week which focuses on the prevention of obesity. Rather than using scales, the guide instead shows how using various parts of your hand you […]
New data raises fresh concerns over childhood obesity in Bournemouth and Poole
New reports from Public Health England have raised concerns once more over childhood obesity in Dorset. The Borough of Poole was found to have the highest number of obese children across the whole of Dorset with around 17 per cent of children in year 6 found to be over the healthy weight body mass […]
Sugar-Smart campaigners protest the Coca-Cola truck in Bournemouth
The Coca-Cola truck was greeted by more than just eager children this Christmas as protesters lined the streets to defend healthy lifestyles. Protesters from Jamie Oliver’s SugarSmart campaign and the local Sustain UK took to the streets of Bournemouth on the 23 November to argue that Coca-Cola targets younger children in its marketing campaign, adding to […]