From 1st April 2022 Lewisham Local will be running the Food Network Coordination and Support Service, commissioned by Lewisham Council’s Public Health team. This is a new overall service but builds on existing Good Food Lewisham work (currently managed by GCDA) and the Covid Food Network, currently managed by Lewisham Local. The food network coordination and support service aims to:
- · Build public awareness, active food citizenship and a local good food movement in the borough
- · Tackle food poverty and diet related ill-health and increasing access to affordable healthy food
- · Create a vibrant, prosperous and diverse sustainable food economy
- · Revitalise local and sustainable food supply chains
- · Reduce food waste
- · Promote healthy, sustainable and independent food businesses to consumer
Message from GCDA:
‘GCDA are proud to have managed and led the Good Food Lewisham Network since 2016. It has been a privilege working alongside so many partners and successfully apply for and obtaining the Bronze Sustainable Food Places Award.
But as with any network or programme, things evolve and grow.
We are delighted to be passing coordination of Good Food Lewisham over to Lewisham Local to bring together all the great work happening around food in Lewisham under the New Food Network Coordination and Support Service. We know that they will continue to build on the foundations laid over the last 6 years.
We will continue to support the Good Food Lewisham aims and objectives.’
You can keep up to date with GCDA by visiting their website.
The next Good Food Lewisham Network Event will be held on 23rd March, 2pm-4pm -Details to follow.
Whether you are an existing member or new to the Good Food Lewisham Network, sign up to the new mailing list, managed by Lewisham Local in order to stay connected after March 31st.
You can find out more about Good Food Lewisham on https://www.goodfoodlewisham.org/
You can also continue to follow Good Food Lewisham on Twitter , Facebook, the goodfoodlewisham.org website and Instagram.
We are Recruiting
In preparation for this new service coordination, Lewisham Local is currently recruiting for two new roles:
We’re Recruiting a Food Partnership Coordinator! – Lewisham Local
We’re Recruiting a Local Business Coordinator! – Lewisham Local
If you have any questions regarding the new service, or either of the roles listed about, please contact: Simone Riddle on simone@lewishamlocal.com.