They take healthy eating very seriously at Pilton Community Health Project, but food can be a lot of fun too! Two new free opportunities to brush up your culinary skills are starting at Pilton Community Health Project on Boswall Parkway this week. Bon appetit!
Just six days now until the big event …
Please find attached the flyer for this year’s food festival. Organised by a group of local women from West Pilton and Muirhouse this food festival aims to inspire and encourage healthy eating. The afternoon will be full of food demonstration and workshops by local people and organisation as well as food-related arts workshops, face painting, singing from North Edinburgh Sings Together, balloons, baking competition, and our local celebrity chef Neil Forbes (pictred below) , Mrs Mash the foodie story teller, The Edible Garden, Kitchen Canny, the Seed Truck, goody bags, tastes of the food, recipe cards and a whole lot more!
So if you can, share this with your local networks, groups and organisations. Hope to see you on the day!
Best Wishes From
The Yummy Food Festival Steering Group 2013
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Neil Forbes, Scottish Chef of the Year 2011, met up with the women of PCHP’s Use Your Loaf group last week. The women are making bread and organising this years Yummy Food Festival on Friday 15 March. Neil will be there on the big day too, joining local people to do a cooking demonstration and workshops.
Lisa Arnott
PCHP Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator
Hello!
Last year a group of local women started the first Food Festival in North Edinburgh called the Yummy Food Festival celebrating healthy eating in Muirhouse. Even although it rained, it was an amazing day – full of food storytelling , food demonstrations, giveaways, cooking demonstrations, theatre, information stalls and face painting! Over 500 people come to North Edinburgh Arts to celebrate the talented cooks and chefs within the North Edinburgh Community.
On Friday 15 March 2013 the festival will be happening again! Next year’s food festival will continue with the theme of cooking on a budget £5 for a family of five, but this year’s festival aims have a very international feel and celebrate the culinary talents that are in our community.
Would you like to get involved … YES! we hear you cry!!
There are many ways you can get involved:
Last year’s event was amazing and we are busy planning next year’s Festival. To make it a real celebration of our community do lets us know if you want to get involved.
Thanks for your support!
The Yummy Food Festival 2013 group
If you’d like to be involved or require further info contact Lisa Arnott at Pilton Community Health Project on 551 1671, email lisaarnott@pchp.org.uk
Pilton Community Health Project’s Caroline Gibb has been in touch to remind us of a couple of food-centred events taking place this week:
Tuesday 24 July, 12-2pm: West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, 19West Pilton Grove
Fabby Food Store Picnic & Barbecue
A drop in event at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, people can come along and make their own burger, veggie kebab or salad, and find out more about Pilton’s newest food co-op at the same time. Loads of indoor space if we get unlucky with the weather!
Tuesday 24 July, 11am -1pm: Millennium Centre, Muirhouse Medway
Simple Snacks at MillenniumCentre Summer Youth Club
Making your own tasty veggiewraps. Places must be booked for this event by calling 0131 467 3578.
If your group or organisation is planning an event you would like to share with our readers please get in touch.
Last Friday’s first ever Yummy Food Festival proved to be a huge success despite the weather. More than 470 people of all ages attended the event at North Edinburgh Arts Centre, and with a recipe of demonstrations, competitions, arts workshops, drama performances and food tasting everybody went home happy!
As well as that feast of indoor activities there was more on the menu outside – two marquees offered face painting, information stalls, home baking and arts and crafts tables.
The event was organised by local women, assisted by Pilton Community Health Project and the local Community Learning and Development team. Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator Lisa Arnott said: “We were all very worried when we saw the rain coming down but fortunately that didn’t put too many people off – we are absolutely delighted that so many local people came along to support the event. The feedback has been great and we would like to thank everyone who played their part in making the day such a success”.
