PLEASE NOTE - the events and activities listed on this page are subject to possible change or cancellation without prior warning, which we have no control over. Therefore, we strongly suggest you contact the venue or organiser to confirm date, time, venue and cost before attending any of the listed events or activities.
St Edmunds Church Living Well, Healthy Living Centre
Community Chef is a fun and informative healthy eating pilot that aims to teach people how to cook healthy and affordable meals for themselves and their families. As well as promoting healthy eating through one off activities, the chef will deliver courses which cover hygiene, health and safety, the principles of good nutrition, working to a budget and practical skills needed to produce healthy meals from fresh ingredients. The course will be tailored for all age ranges. For more information, please contact Meryl O'Shea on 01322 311201 or email meryloshea@yahoo.co.uk.
St Edmunds Living Well also provide exercise and stop smoking services.
Address: St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5ND
Phone: 01322 311201
email: info@stedmundsdartford.org.uk
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The Gr@nd Healthy Living Centre
The Gr@nd is an exciting new Cyber cafe which provides a welcoming place for the young and not so young! The services on offer include a healthy food cafe and community cooking sessions, including involvement with the communities which grow the food that gets used in these sessions.
Address: 43 New Road, Gravesend, DA11 0AB
Phone: 01474 320123
email: grand.project@gravesham.gov.uk
Website: www.thegrand.org.uk
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Fusion Healthy Living Centre (formerly Parkwood Plus)
The centre hosts a range of community activities including healthy eating courses, exercise courses, a community cafe, the sale of cheap fruit and vegetables, access to a range of services, residents groups and multi agency meetings.
Address: 4 Parkwood Parade, Parkwood, Maidstone, ME15 9HL
Phone: 01622 691177
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Get S.O.R.T.ed
What is Get S.O.R.T.ed? If you would like free help to become more physically active or fancy getting tips to make healthier food choices, then Get S.O.R.T.ed is for you. The project aims to help you to make small changes towards a healthier lifes tyle. If you ever wanted tips to improve your diet, help to encourage you to become a little more active or just general information regarding healthier living then just meet the Get S.O.R.T.ed team - it’s a great place to start! This project is currently available for people over 16 years old.
How does it work? A member of the Get S.O.R.T.ed team will chat to you to learn about your current lifestyle. Using their nutrition and fitness expertise, they will work with you and help you begin to make small and manageable changes to improving your health. The team will be able to give free nutritional advice and give you ideas of activities and projects in your area that you may want to try. The choice is yours!
How do I get involved? The team regularly visits libraries, market places, community groups and businesses in the Sevenoaks District to give free individual advice on diet, nutrition and physical activity. You can just turn up at one of the venues or call to book Get S.O.R.T.ed to attend your group.
Download the Get SORTed November 2009 venue list ( PDF File 226KB file details) to find out where the team will be. There is no need to book, just turn up.
For further information call Pauline Todd (Community Development Officer for Health) on 01732 227246 or email: healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Basic Skills in Cookery -
Coming soon...
The chance to either learn how to cook or brush up on your skills. This course will provide you with the basic skills required for cooking healthy food. It is aimed at those who have no or little experience/confidence in cooking.
For more information please contact:
For more information please contact Pauline Todd (Community Development Officer for Health) on 01732 227246 or email HealthyLiving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Fun with Food
These are free workshops, working with children between the ages of 3 – 8 yrs old, that provide games and activities to encourage children to learn about different foods and make healthier choices. Fun with Food workshops are free and we are looking for venues & community groups in the Sevenoaks District that the team can visit.
For more information on Fun with Food and for a list of sessions in August, download the Fun with Food information ( PDF File 82KB file details).
Fun with Food can be arranged for community groups, if there are children between the ages of 3 – 8 years old in your group based in the Sevenoaks District just contact Sevenoaks District Council on 01732 227000 or email healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Fun with Food sessions are organised by Sevenoaks District Council and funded by NHS West Kent as part of the Choosing Health Agenda.
For more information please contact Pauline Todd (Community Development Officer for Health) on 01732 227246 or email HealthyLiving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
The Why Weight Plan
The Why Weight Plan which is for Sevenoaks District residents only, is a weight management programme. It aims to encourage residents, who have at least two stone to lose, to take control of their lifestyle by balancing a healthy diet with regular exercise. With weekly weigh-ins, nutrition advice, as well as practical solutions to losing weight, it is a perfect way of taking control of those extra pounds.
Each Why Weight session also includes a 30 minute, motivational exercise class for all fitness levels. The continuing support and motivation by the Why Weight nutritionist throughout this programme will help residents to manage their weight effectively.
It is free to join and to find out more or sign up to the programme just speak to your GP, practice nurse or any health professional or contact Sevenoaks District Council on 01732 227000.
The Why Weight Plan is organised by Sevenoaks District Council and funded by NHS West Kent as part of The Choosing Health Agenda, which aims to make healthier choices easier.
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Swanley
Get S.O.R.T.ed
What is Get S.O.R.T.ed? If you would like free help to become more physically active or fancy getting tips to make healthier food choices, then Get S.O.R.T.ed is for you. The project aims to help you to make small changes towards a healthier lifes tyle. If you ever wanted tips to improve your diet, help to encourage you to become a little more active or just general information regarding healthier living then just meet the Get S.O.R.T.ed team - it’s a great place to start! This project is currently available for people over 16 years old.
How does it work? A member of the Get S.O.R.T.ed team will chat to you to learn about your current lifestyle. Using their nutrition and fitness expertise, they will work with you and help you begin to make small and manageable changes to improving your health. The team will be able to give free nutritional advice and give you ideas of activities and projects in your area that you may want to try. The choice is yours!
How do I get involved? The team regularly visits libraries, market places, community groups and businesses in the Sevenoaks District to give free individual advice on diet, nutrition and physical activity. You can just turn up at one of the venues or call to book Get S.O.R.T.ed to attend your group.
Download the Get SORTed November 2009 venue list ( PDF File 226KB file details) to find out where the team will be. There is no need to book, just turn up.
For further information call Pauline Todd (Community Development Officer for Health) on 01732 227246 or email: healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
The Why Weight Plan
The Why Weight Plan is a 12 week weight management course run by qualified professionals. It focuses on helping people to understand the relationship between food, exercise and weight control. Each weekly session focuses on a particular subject, such as food labels, portion sizes and eating out as well as a weekly weigh-in. At the end of each session there is the chance to take part in an 30 minute gentle exercise class specifically for Why Weight Plan members only.
The Why Weight is for anyone, over 18 with at least two stone in weight to lose. For more information you can download the Why Weight information postcards ( PDF File 2283KB file details) or contact Pauline Todd (Community Development Officer for Health) on 01732 2272460 or email healthyliving@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Food4U workshops
This initiative visits community groups and runs a short series of workshops over a period of time. We are currently piloting the initiative with 4 community groups in Sherwood and Showfields. We hope to expand this to more community groups in the future.
The content of the sessions depends on the group. We have been doing some successful Healthy Tucker Trials with some youth groups, and have got some Cookery for One sessions planned for an Older Peoples group.
If you would like to arrange for some Food4U workshops at your community group then please contact the Healthier Communities Team:
Address: Healthier Communities Team, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Town Hall, Civic Way
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS
Phone: 01892 554411
email: health@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Grow it, Cook it, Eat it
Grow it, Cook it, Eat it is a vegetable growing programme that is delivered by selected primary schools and funded through Choosing Health.
The funding covers the cost of setting up school allotments and maintaining them throughout the year. The children are involved in all aspects from building and planting to harvesting and cooking.
This project aims to help children understand the cycle from plant to plate in greater detail, and develop a taste for fresh vegetables at a young age.
We are currently funding 4 primary schools in the borough.
For more information please contact:
Address: Healthier Communities Team, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Town Hall, Civic Way
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS
Phone: 01892 554411
email: health@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Looking 4ward with Food
This is a six-week programme run by Kent Adult Education Service and funded by Choosing Health monies. It aims to educate young parents about healthy eating, and teaches them the skills required to cook healthy meals.
So far we have completed two courses at Little Forest Children’s Centre. The programme is free but does require pre-booking. For further information please conact us:
Address: Healthier Communities Team, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Town Hall, Civic Way
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1RS
Phone: 01892 554411
email: health@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
Food for Thought
The recently launched Food4Thought project is taking shape and moving swiftly towards the exciting ‘planting and growing’ stage! The project is based at Pepenbury in Pembury, and is a partnership with Sherwood Park School, Oakley School, Little Forest Children’s Centre, Kent High Weald Partnership and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Food growing plots are being established for the community at both schools and at Pepenbury, promoting healthy eating, healthy lifestyle and providing an outdoor space for physical exercise.
All three sites are actively seeking volunteers at present to help maintain the allotment areas. If you have a few hours a week to spare and fancy helping us out, please call Amanda Sheer on 01892 822168 for further details.
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