12/05/2026
Our BRAND NEW community class Get Food & Money Smart, in collaboration with Money Advice Plus, launched last week with 2 classes- Our pilot session, with community food volunteers & staff, and our first community session. ⭐
In the classes we learnt how to make budget-savvy recipes and explored tips for meal planning on a budget, to help people eat well and pack nutrition into their meals. We made a tomato soup, added delicious toppings to instant noodles and whipped up a mackerel pate. 😋
"The class is very useful, especially as you are using ingredients we commonly find at the food bank, such a instant noodles, tinned tomatoes & tinned fish."- Food bank volunteer at our pilot session. 💚
We were also joined by Money Advice Plus who shared tips on tracking spend, cutting costs and building confidence with money management.💪
These classes are run on behalf of the Community Kitchen charity – thanks to our funders The MSE Charity.