Environment Secretary used her first conference
speech as Environment Secretary to announce a £10 million Good
Food Neighbourhoods programme, helping local leaders in some of
England's most disadvantaged areas improve access to affordable
and healthy food.
The funding will be given to mayors and leaders in 45 local
authorities to back community-led food projects like community
food shops, mobile greengrocers, lunch clubs, community kitchens,
and cooking and nutrition programmes.
Directed at areas facing some of the highest levels of
deprivation and childhood obesity, each local authority will
receive £222,000 to develop community-led solutions tailored to
local needs.
The programme forms part of this Labour government's promise of
giving families room to breathe on the cost of living and
communities the power to decide what works for them.
Environment Secretary, Dame MP, said:
I am proud to announce our Good Food Neighbourhoods Programme.
Backed by £10 million of investment, supporting 45 communities,
targeted at the areas with the highest levels of food inequality.
Bringing fresh, affordable produce into neighbourhoods through
mobile greengrocers. Creating community kitchens where people can
learn new skills, cook together and share meals. And supporting
pensioners' lunch clubs that tackle loneliness and hunger side by
side.
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Notes:
The recipient councils include:
Ashfield District Council
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Bassetlaw District Council
Birmingham City Council
Blackpool Council
Bolsover District Council
Boston Borough Council
Burnley Borough Council
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
City of Doncaster Council
Enfield London Borough Council
Fenland District Council
Gloucester City Council
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Halton Borough Council
Harlow Council
Hartlepool Borough Council
Hull City Council
Knowsley Council
City of Lincoln Council
Liverpool City Council
Luton Borough Council
Manchester City Council
Mansfield District Council
Middlesbrough Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Newham Council
North East Lincolnshire Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Nottingham City Council
Pendle Borough Council
Peterborough City Council
Rossendale Borough Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Salford City Council
Sandwell Council
South Tyneside Council
Sunderland City Council
Walsall Council
Wolverhampton City Council
Stoke-on-Trent Council
Slough Borough Council
South Holland District Council
