PREPARING FOOD
With increasing pressures on our health and budgets, it is important to boost our health through nutritious food, and to explore ways to cook and eat well on low incomes. This section highlights practical ways to prepare healthy, affordable meals, offering recipes, shared cooking resources, and guidance to help people eat well on a budget. A range of local and regional programmes, workshops, and organisations also support cooking skills, food education, and community wellbeing for people of all ages.
Cheap, Cheerful & Achievable Recipes To Feed Body & Mind
Rachel Millson’s recipes for Bridport Food Matters commissioned by the Community Food Stall.
Community Cooking Kit
This Bridport Local Food Group resource can be borrowed by other community groups large or small. It has equipment and crockery/ cutlery sufficient to cater for up to 30 people. It is housed at The Community Food Stall, St. Swithuns church. On loan for FREE. Contact Peter 07778 159826
Dorset Food & Drinks
Find new recipes to try at home!
Our friendly team of tutors and volunteers delivers cooking workshop programmes tailored to each community's unique mix of challenges and the specific needs of people at all stages of life. Dorset-wide.
The Friendly Food Club
Since 2007 LFL has been making freshly prepared, healthy school meals and supporting local businesses. They have 3 hub kitchens supplying more than 60 schools across Dorset and East Devon, including several in Bridport. LFL is not-for-profit and is a community-owned social enterprise. Telephone 01308 420269
Local Food Links
Prout Bridge Project, Beaminster
Vision is to support the young people in Beaminster & surrounding areas with our services & activities, while providing a community hub for the whole town. Activities include Café Create Thursday morning 10am - 12.00, term time; and cooking together sessions.
A charity set up to help people, especially those who are vulnerable, disadvantaged and isolated, to cook delicious healthy food for themselves and their families, so that they enjoy better physical and mental health. Email: info@project-food.org.uk Telephone: 01297 631782
Project Food, Axminster
Ripple Kitchen community café sessions
1st Friday of the month, 10.30-11.30 am Prout Bridge Community Centre
3rd Friday of the month at Beaminster Public Hall from 11-1pm
The Bridport Cook-up sessions at Bridport Youth and Community centre Gundry Lane.
1st Thursday of the month from 3.30-6pm.
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month between 10-12am.
Contact rippleworkshop.cic@gmail.com. Kate: 07903 279713 Eileen: 07879 280334
Ripple Workshop
Dedicated to educating and empowering children and young people to make healthier food choices; they are using their school-based educational module in St Marys’ Primary school in Bridport.
Real Food Rebellion
Chef, food writer and anti-poverty campaigner, once a food bank client herself.
Jack Monroe
BBC Budget Recipes
NHS Healthier Families Recipes
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