Food Active

01/10/2025

Have you booked your spot for yet? ✨

“A Decade of Action: The Healthy Weight Declaration after 10 Years,” will reflect on the declaration’s implementation, evolution, and impact on local policy and population health.

Keep your eyes peeled for our wonderful line up of speakers coming soon!

Find out more information and register here👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-of-action-the-healthy-weight-declaration-after-ten-years-tickets-1710684987849?aff=oddtdtcreator

26/09/2025

Registration for conference is now live! ✨

“A Decade of Action: The Healthy Weight Declaration after 10 Years,” will reflect on the declaration’s implementation, evolution, and impact on local policy and population health. Delegates will explore whole-systems approaches to promoting healthy weight, share best practice, and discuss how the declaration supports partnership working. The conference will also address the growing concerns associated with the commercial determinants of health and how the declaration helps local leaders respond to commercial influences and their impact on public health.

Find out more information, including our fantastic line up of speakers, and register here 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-decade-of-action-the-healthy-weight-declaration-after-ten-years-tickets-1710684987849?aff=oddtdtcreator

25/09/2025

Our September bulletin is now live! ✨ including...

📢 conference - registrations now live!
📺 Advertising restrictions exempt brand advertising: Food Active response
🥗 FUSE: Planning for a Healthier Food Environment Training
✍ Guest blog: Does the ‘foodbank’ name reflect the work foodbanks are doing in 2025? Warrington Foodbank
🗞️ A round up of the latest news & much more!

Get up to speed with all the latest news here 👇
https://mailchi.mp/b1cd8f907c33/g967vdkl8m-9255891

05/09/2025

To mark , our latest guest blog features Amy Holbrook, Operations Coordinator at Warrington Foodbank, who discusses the evolving role of foodbanks, the challenges of rising demand, and why urgent national change is needed to tackle food insecurity — while showing how Warrington Foodbank’s four pillars of support are helping to make a difference locally.

Read the blog here 👇

05 Sep 2025 Guest blog: Does the ‘foodbank’ name reflect the work foodbanks are doing in 2025? Posted at 13:27h in Blog, Food Insecurity, Latest News by Abbey Baldwin 0 Likes In our latest guest blog, we hear from Amy Holbrook, Operations Coordinator at Warrington Foodbank, about the evolving ro...

28/08/2025

We’re thrilled to see this morning’s announcement from the Department for Education that £600 million is being invested to extend the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme for a further 3 years. 🎉

HAF provides vital support to children and young people from households on lower incomes, easing the pressure on family budgets, enhancing access to enriching and physical activities, and ensuring healthy meals during the school holidays.

This is such a positive step and fantastic news for families and communities across the country. 🙌

Find out more here 👇

Working parents set to save £7,500 a year as government will cover 30 hours of childcare next month, setting kids up to achieve more in school.

27/08/2025

Our August bulletin is now live! ✨ including...

🎉 Celebrating Health Equalities Group 20th year anniversary!
✨ A welcome to our new Project Officer, Imani Wilson
✍ Updated healthy weight in the early years position statement
🎙️ Podcast: The role of social enterprises in reducing food insecurity with Natalie Taylor, PhD
🗞️ A round up of the latest news & much more!

Get up to speed with all the latest news here 👇
https://mailchi.mp/6ebf9cc743ba/g967vdkl8m-9255334

04/08/2025

The University of Chester is hosting the launch of the new Food, Nutrition & Health Special Interest Group (SIG).

This event is a great opportunity to:

✔ Learn about the SIG’s goals and how to get involved
✔ Hear from leading and influential experts in nutrition and public health
✔ Network with researchers and explore collaboration opportunities

🗓️ Date: Friday 15th August 2025
⏰ Time: 9:45 AM – 1:15 PM
📍 Location: University of Chester

Find out more and register here 👇
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityofchester3/1785735

30/07/2025

Our July bulletin is now live! ✨ including...

✍️Pendle Health & Wellbeing Partnership adopts district Healthy Weight Declaration
✨ Food Active meets with Ashley Dalton MP
🍎 Health Equalities Group partners in study seeking to address dietary inequalities
🛝 Guest blog: Cheshire West and Chester Council's Joyful Movement Campaign Alex Holt RNutr
🗞️ A round up of the latest news & much more!

Get up to speed with all the latest news here 👇
https://mailchi.mp/fee12239edee/g967vdkl8m-9254849

24/07/2025

In our latest guest blog, we hear from Alex Holt RNutr, specialist in physical activity and healthy eating in the Public Health team at Cheshire West and Chester Council, about the Joyful Movement Campaign and how it is inspiring the borough to find fun, simple ways to move more.

From dancing in the kitchen while you make a brew, to taking the grandkids to the park, the campaign celebrates everyday movement. 🛝 🕺

Read the blog here 👉 https://foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-cheshire-west-and-chesters-joyful-movement-campaign/