Slow Cookers bring recipe for hope

First published on: 5th March 2021

Over 50 families across Tonbridge and Malling are set to benefit from healthy eating and reduced utility bills thanks to the Slow Cooker Project, supported by local churches.

A successful bid by the Diocese’s Community Engagement and Social Action (CESA) team to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council’s Covid Winter Grant Fund, has seen £5,000 put towards the creation of a set of slow cooker packs that can be issued to struggling families.

Keith Berry, Community Engagement Adviser for Tonbridge Archdeaconry said:

“Slow cookers are very energy efficient and produce nutritious and tasty meals with little effort. Alongside the cookers, we are including slow cooker recipe books, slow cooker mixes, and food vouchers to enable the best possible start to using the cooker. We’ll also share information and links to the NHS healthy eating resources.”

As the grant criteria also included ways to reduce utility costs, CESA have added sets of low energy bulbs as well.

Packs are being stored at and distributed from St John’s Church Centre, Hildenborough, in February and March to nine other organisations, including local churches (including St Gabriel's Kings Hill pictured below), foodbanks, and debt charities.

 

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