Environment Secretary Angela Eagle has announced a £10 million Good Food Neighbourhoods programme, helping local leaders in some of England’s most disadvantaged areas improve access to affordable and healthy food.
The funding will be given to mayors and leaders in 45 local authorities to back community-led food projects like community food shops, mobile greengrocers, lunch clubs, community kitchens, and cooking and nutrition programmes.
Directed at areas facing some of the highest levels of deprivation and childhood obesity, each local authority will receive £222,000 to develop community-led solutions tailored to local needs.
The programme forms part of this Labour government’s promise to give families room to breathe on the cost of living and communities the power to decide what works for them.
Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle MP said:
“I am proud to announce our Good Food Neighbourhoods Programme. Backed by £10 million of investment, it will support 45 communities and target the areas with the highest levels of food inequality.
“It will bring fresh, affordable produce into neighbourhoods through mobile greengrocers, create community kitchens where people can learn new skills, cook together and share meals, and support pensioners’ lunch clubs that tackle loneliness and hunger side by side.”
East Midlands councils set to benefit are:
Ashfield District Council
Bassetlaw District Council
Bolsover District Council
Boston Borough Council
City of Lincoln Council
Mansfield District Council
Nottingham City Council
South Holland District Council
