Meat Free Catering Excels in Croydon - Vegan & Delicious

http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/croydon/community-hub/blog/view/is-this-a-new-record-for-ethical-healthy-sustainable-vegan-catering

Lloyd Hesom at the Selsdon Park Hotel has become Lush Handmade Cosmetics chef of the year after delighting 300 Lush employees for 3 days with a 100% vegan menu. There was even a full vegan cheeseboard.

Products showcased at the Lush event will be available to taste and buy at the http://www.london.vegfest.uk  extravaganza

London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston (who has a clinic in Croydon and will be speaking at London Vegfest) said "It's these sort of chefs that Croydon Council should be consulting to get more fruit and vegetables into Croydon children's school dinners and initiate 5 a day day / meat free Mondays school meal menus"

Boris Mayor of London Rd Kidnapped!

DAD'S TIME PLAY GROUP: - Boris, The Mayor of London Road Croydon is kidnapped and finally lost for words as he hops on and off a London bus to take a tour or the dads time family toddler activity play group in Croydon set up specifically to support dads and their children.

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The government want people back to work at the same time as threatening to reduce child care and activity centres such as dads time. It's vital for social equity and development that dad's have a place to go with their kids. Research available from the Pre School Learning Alliance shows a number of benefits for children who have a stable and empowering relationship with their fathers that benefit society and community immensely.

Projects such as dadstime are vital for children's emotional, educational and physical well-being as well as impacting on health and nutrition and general social development.




Mobile Phone Version Boris Goes to Dadstime

San Francisco Beats Croydon in Meat Free Monday Race

Meat Free Mondays in San Francisco

Now Croydon drops behind San Francisco in the race to promote 5 a day healthy diets through Sir Paul McCartney's Meat Free Monday Campaign

The predominantly conservative Tory led stick in the mud Croydon council still continues to turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to a healthier, more sustainable Croydon, lagging behind even the sausage eating Belgium town of Ghent in the race to support Sir Paul McCartney's Meat Free Monday Campaign

They say enough is being done. Clearly not though as Croydon is designated as one of the unhealthiest boroughs in London with discraceful rates of childhood obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Please write to your councillors and urge them to push for a 5 a day day every week in schools and council offices and hospitals.

Vote for a new councillor is is committed to improving health and sustainability in Croydon

GPs reject training to identify obese babies | News

GPs reject training to identify obese babies | News

It seems we shouldn't take it personally that apathetic GP's failed to turn up to meet Peter Gleave ( the 72 year old who has recently reversed his diabetes on a plant based diet) at our 5 a Day Day Launch 200 of them also snubbed the National Obesity Forum!

London doctors are failing to identify overweight children and could be increasing the risk of serious illness, an obesity expert warned today.

Almost 200 GPs failed to turn up for specialist training in a new method of measuring child growth designed to identify babies who are overweight and fast-track them into special diet programmes.
Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, has made an official complaint to the Royal College of General Practitioners.
The Government's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition ordered GPs to get extra training in using new charts to identify child growth patterns. More than 200 in Westminster were offered training but only 11 turned up to the sessions last week.
Mr Fry said: "I am disappointed with GPs and I am appalled they had this reaction. When it comes to children, which should be everyone's priority, there is no interest whatsoever."

London in 5 a Day : Video : Pics

London's scrumptious skyline: Video: Good Food Channel

London has been given the 5 a day fruit and vegetable healthy treatment in this incredible creation commissioned by the Good Food Channel (formerly UKTV Food)

The finished artwork took Carl Warner and his team of five model makers three weeks to craft, construct and compile. Challenges they faced included how to keep the fresh and highly perishable fruit and vegetables looking their best for the final image and which types of produce would compliment the grandeur of the iconic buildings.

London's premier landmark Big Ben was recreated with slices of citrus fruit while an edible version of The Houses of Parliament is built with a mix of asparagus, green and runner beans subtly mixed with baby sweetcorn to depict the intricate stonework of the political palace.

Events, Whats on, Nov 1st

Family Fun Day Ethical Health &amp Sustainability Croydon South London London events gigs nightlife

Are you stupid enough to miss this - one day only - Fairfield Halls Nov 1st - ethical cinema



at the eco veggie fayre