Pumkin Patch Cookery Classes

Teaching children how to cook!

Last night was the first of three evenings organised by Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha to help children learn how to cook.

The exciting and fun classes are being run by Lisa Fearne from The Pumpkin Patch and provide an opportunity for local children to learn basic cooking skills in safe and friendly environment.

The first class brought children together to cook garlic dough balls and pizza and was a fantastic chance for local children to learn new skills, interact with each other, make new friends and some tasty food!

Over 20 children and their parents attended the class held in the Antioch Centre in Glanymor & Tyisha with two more classes planned for the coming weeks with the next class at 5:00pm next Tuesday (27th January), all children and parents are welcome.

Everyone who participated in the class get their own recipe pack, with all the recipes they have learnt through the project.

If you would like your children to attend, or would like more information, please contact Karen Gibbard at Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha on 01554 777850.

Healthy Eating Tuck Shop Launched at Wednesday Club

Llwynhendy Youth Group has launched a new healthy eating tuck shop at the group's Wednesday Club. The tuck shop is launched after a £500 grant from Llanelli Rural Council.

Replacing the chocolate, crisps and fizzy drinks of the old tuck shop are filled rolls, fruit, cereal bars, yogurts, milkshakes and smoothies. The new foods are a real hit with the many children who are members of Wednesday Club.

Llanelli Rural Council presents the grant cheque to members of the Youth Group.

Left to right: Ryan Jones; Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge (Chair of the Education and Childrens Service Scrutiny Committee); Cllr Dillwyn Bowen (also Treasurer of Trallwm Hall Management Committee); Cllr Clive Reynolds; Mohammad Ali

Wednesday Club members display some of the new healthy food on offer

Fresh 'n' Fruity Launches in Llwynhendy

Llwynhendy Communities First launched a new Food Co-op on Thursday 10 January. It's called Fresh 'n' Fruity and will be open every Thursday at Llwyn yr Ynys residential complex for people to pick up their fruit, salad or veg bags. The bags need to ordered and paid for one week in advance and currently cost £2.50 a bag. Opening times are 10am to 1pm.



From left to right: Communities First Liaison Officer Adele Evans, Gillian Handscomb and Aled Davies from Llwynhendy Communities First, Llwyn yr Ynys resident Beatrice Dean and Warden Lynette Williams.

A food co-op is a simple system through which you can access fresh fruit, salad and vegetables on a weekly basis at affordable prices. Local produce is accessed as much as possible (quality and price permitting) benefiting and encouraging local farmers. Local sourcing means that more of the money you spend is kept within the region and food miles are reduced.

'The Tasty Turnip' Food Co-operative

(Above - Local resident Mr Phillips and volunteer Angela Rees)

The Tasty Turnip food co-operative is a fantastic service that offers access to fresh fruit, salad and vegetables on a weekly basis to the residents of Felinfoel.

What is a food co-operative?

A food cooperative is a simple system through which people access fresh fruit, salad and vegetables on a weekly basis at wholesale prices. A £2.50 bag of fruit, salad and vegetables can aid a familywith achieving the "5 a day" target as recommended by the Welsh Assembly Government, plus providing better value for money than large supermarket.

The Tasty Turnip is held every Wednesday with help from volunteer Angela Rees at the Tirynys Complex, Felinfoel.