Learn new skills and eat well for less.

Our purpose-built teaching kitchen is a new initiative to support members of our community to gain knowledge, skills and confidence in cooking whilst learning how to produce healthy, cost-effective meals to suit their lifestyle.   Courses are aimed at young parents, families and the older generation, those with specific health conditions, as well as those who are at risk of loneliness and social isolation. All of whom will be finding the ongoing cost of living crisis challenging.

We are now hosting a food foundation course to teach participants to:

• Learn and improve knife and kitchen skills
• Gain knowledge of flavours and ingredients
• Grow in experience and confidence to create meals from scratch, making the most of what is available.

Courses will also provide a bite-size nutrition session with Westbank’s nutritionist to help us gain a better understanding of the foods we eat and make better choices within a tight budget. 

Enjoy making a variety of homemade meals including:

Soups, curries, pizzas, chilli, pies, healthy breakfasts, filling desserts, basic sauces and more.

Our next Food Foundation course will start in September:

Monday course 10am - 12.30pm

week 1 - 9.9.24
week 2 - 16.9.24
week 3 - 23.9.24
week 4 - 30.9.24
week 5 - 7.10.24
week 6 - 14.10.24

Wednesday course 10am - 12.30pm 

week 1 - 18.9.24
week 2 - 25.9.24
week 3 - 9.10.24
week 4 - 16.10.24
week 5 - 23.10.24
week 6 -  6.11.24
(Please note these weeks do not run consecutively due to other Community Cookery School bookings).

Over time The Community Cookery School aims to offer a variety of workshops tailored to the needs of our community. Please check back for further details.

How to register

If you, or someone you know are interested in taking part in one of our courses please get in touch in the following ways:

Self-referral:

Please click here to complete our self-referral form

Professional referrals:

Please click here to complete our professional referral form

Alternatively, please contact Westbank reception for more information on 01392 824752

Click on the images below to download The Community Cookery School referral leaflet and timeline. 

 

Support Us

We are delighted to have received generous support to date for the project from; The Edward Gostling Foundation, Morrisons Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, National Lottery Awards for All England, Hubbub, The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, Veronica Awdry Charitable Trust, The Misses Barrie Charitable Trust and Waitrose.

We continue to seek support for the project and we welcome gifts and donations of any size.

CLICK HERE to donate or Call our Fundraising Team on 01392 824752

To find out more about current Volunteer Opportunities, or Sponsorship please contact us on 01392 824752

With your help, we can continue to support our community, now and in the future.