Food Week

Kicking off tomorrow (Saturday 1 April) is the ‘Race Against Hunger’ where Trussell Trust foodbank supporters all around the UK will be taking part in 5 kilometre events to support local Foodbanks.

Participants can take part in a virtual event, plan their own 5 kilometre route or why not come along to one of the local parkruns at 9am at either East Park or West Park to run, jog or walk the course as part of the Saturday morning parkrun.  At East Park volunteers will be collecting food donations for local foodbanks.

The community shops, which the council helped launch across the city, will be on hand to tell people about how they can get great value groceries and save at least £30 a week on average on their weekly shop.

And our community chefs, who hold regular cooking and advice sessions in the community shops, will also hold taster sessions and cookery lessons throughout the week to show people how they can make those groceries go further.

Timetable of events

Saturday 1 April,

• Race for hunger – 100^th Park Run at East Park, they will be collecting for Solace food bank. Asking all participants and spectators to wear orange. Now if anybody wants to collect and donate food at both Park Runs can, but the Race for Hunger will largely be based out of the 100^th version of Park Run at East Park. Someone from the Cost-of-Living Team be at East Park to promote Community Shops and COL Support within the city.
  • Time: 9am - 10am
  • Location: 35 Parklands Rd, Wolverhampton WV1 2DP

Monday 3 April

• Pop Up Community Chefs Taster Session - Whitmore Reans Library - The Community taster sessions are a hands-on cooking experiences where those attending will be given a choice of recipes to cook from our selection, the ingredients, and utensils. The chefs will then work with them to cook healthy meals on a budget following the recipe, picking up tips and ideas Once cooked they will then share or taste other recipes cooked by the group. Share the food up and either take home for a meal or sit and eat it at the session. 
  • Time: 2pm - 4pm
  • Location: Bargate Dr, Wolverhampton WV6 0QW

Tuesday 4 April

• Bushbury East and Low Hill Community Chef Taster Session – BIG Venture & Fifth Avenue
  • Time: 10am - 2pm
  • Location: BIG Venture 17-17 Chesterton Rd, Wolverhampton WV10 8SP and Fifth Ave, Wolverhampton WV10 9TB

Wednesday 5 April

• Pop Up Community Chef Taster Session - Wednesfield Library - The Community taster sessions are a hands-on cooking experiences where those attending will be given a choice of recipes to cook from our selection, the ingredients and utensils. The chefs will then work with them to cook healthy meals on a budget following the recipe, picking up tips and ideas Once cooked they will then share or taste other recipes cooked by the group. Share the food up and either take home for a meal or sit and eat it at the session. 
  • Time: 1pm - 4pm
  • Location: 2 Well Ln, Wolverhampton WV11 1XT

Yo! Wolves

The week also ties in with Wolverhampton’s Yo! Wolves Easter programme offering hundreds of activities and events for the city’s children and young people and their families during the school holidays. The programme is bigger than ever with nearly 25,000 places available at 65 locations across the city during the fortnight-long break. The activities, many of which are free and include food, range from sports and arts and crafts to fun days out and dance and drama workshops and run from Monday 3 April to Friday 14 April.