Bespoke cookery classes to support independent living
We have started up 2 Wantage cooking groups this month.
- We will continue a series of cookery classes using food bank ingredients to support those with families struggling financially.
- Bespoke cookery classes for adults with additional needs living independently.
We have set up a bespoke cookery group supporting some young adults in Wantage with additional needs to cook healthy meals for themselves while living independently. Healthy curries, pasta dishes, stewed autumn fruit are on the menu. We are providing pictorial recipes and nylon knives.
Nicky above is full of beans and character and loves to learn to cook. She is reducing her sugar intake by a half this month and very proud of her attempt to halt or even reduce her type 2 diabetes.
Thank you to Wantage Town Council for funding group 4 of Wantage mums. A picture of two of the mums in the group is above.
Wantage Group 4 cooking on a budget
A lovely new bunch of Mums. One , is mother of gorgeous Lillian who comes sometimes to Maymessy with after school club from Fitzwarren.
The other two are friends of lady from group 1.
It is lovely seeing links and ties within the local community. Thank you to Wantage Town Council for this generous funding.
Any one need caterers?
We are proud to be supporting Marriam Jawaad who had her first event after setting up her catering company and cooked 40 delicious samosas for 40 ladies from The Women’s Institute. She also makes incredibly good dhal. If you want her catering details and want to support her or others from Refugee Resource, please do get in contact with me.
Events at Garlands Barn
Thank you to Transition Lighthouse CIC, WI Childrey and Sparsholt and Jackie Cross photography for renting the barn space out for events this month. Funds from this rent gets ploughed back into doing good.
https://www.garlandsbarn.com/
Next month, we will start cookery classes supporting Faringdon residents.
Anyone keen to volunteer as social media/marketing person here 1/2 hours a week and v flexible and can work from home please get in touch.
More in Community Building
A Growing Desire for Better Business
The Better Business Ecosystem is raising awareness and showcasing the wide variety of ways businesses can have a more positive impact on society, communities and the environment, by embedding great business practices across their companies.
Why joining a community of business leaders can enhance your reputation and credibility
I read a LinkedIn post recently that reassured business owners that if they’d managed to keep their businesses going during recession, Brexit, COVID and the cost-of-living crisis that they deserved a huge pat on the back and shouldn’t ‘beat themselves up’. Easier said than done when costs are rising and doing business seems to get harder rather than easier, but the sentiment was well-placed.
Why it’s important for Business Leaders to be exposed to new...
Nobody likes a ‘know it all’ and let’s face it, there’s no such thing. At the other end of the scale, many of us don’t create enough time to take on board new ideas, innovation and creativity in whatever format. How many times have you been recommended to read a book, get sent the link, go on Amazon, maybe even buy it but it just sits on your bookshelf? Come to think of it, as an aside, just think about that for a second….I wonder what the actual percentage of books purchased are actually read? Frightening thought!
From this author
Cooking and improving adult mental health in Oxfordshire
In March we had 5 people over from Root and Branch: Root and Branch are an independent charity which promotes recovery from mental health difficulties and a collaboration with Maymessy with Karen identifying 5 people who would benefit from a series of cooking classes.
Maymessy is supporting ladies from Refugee Resource into a food related...
We are supporting 11 migrant women into a food related business over the next two years.
Thank you Faringdon Town Council
They have kindly agreed a grant so Maymessy can start workshops to support parents struggling financially due to the pandemic.