Over 100 Derbyshire youngsters learn about healthy eating and Fairtrade
Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 27/02/2017
Youngsters from a Derbyshire school have been finding out all about healthy eating and Fairtrade as part of a series of special classes by Central England Co-operative.
A total of 140 children from Tibshelf Infant and Nursery School, in Alfreton, were treated to a special assembly talking about the importance of Fairtrade and Healthy Choices workshops.
The workshops offer the chance for children to get hands-on with a range of activities, including how to make fun fruit kebabs, gain an understanding of food labelling, as well being taught about the importance of getting meal portion sizes right so that no food goes to waste.
The visit was organised as part of Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from 27 February to 12 March, and is designed to educate people about how Fairtrade ensures better prices, decent working conditions and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers across the world.
Zoe Andrews, teacher at Tibshelf Infant and Nursery School, said: “Events like these are important as the children really enjoy learning about how to make more informed choices for healthy eating and where their food comes from.”
James Knight, Member and Community Relations Officer for Central England Co-operative and school governor, said: “As an ethical retailer, we are more than happy to support our local schools to help teach the importance of healthy eating and why including five portions of fruit and veg a day is important to a healthy lifestyle.
“Our aim is to educate and have a positive impact on the attitudes and behaviour of local people at an earlier age and I am delighted to have worked with Tibshelf Infant and Nursery School to help them learn more about health and wellbeing.
“The Co-operative was the first supermarket to embrace Fairtrade, so we were delighted to work with the pupils at Tibshelf to help them to learn more about ethical shopping.”
For more information on how the Society’s Member and Community Relations team can support your local School or community group, please email member.community@centralengland.coop
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About Central England Co-operative
Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2017.
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility. It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence. The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
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