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Name: | Rachel McHale |
Age: | 24 |
Year of the Fix: | 2010 |
Location: | Tonbridge, Kent |
Campaign: | Teaching first-time parents to prepare healthy meals for their kids |
We are a group of young mums and mums-to-be from the YWCA in Tonbridge, Kent. We became Fixers to help other parents feed their children healthily.
We feel that many first-time parents have little knowledge of how to cook on a tight budget. So, with the help of Fixers, we are developing a series of easy-to-follow nutritious recipes and a broadcast film for screening in schools, local community centres and antenatal classes.
A special thanks to all the Fixers involved in our campaign:
Sherry Merchant
Kaylie Coombes
Lucy Vermussche
Emma Green
Francesca Fraser
Cheralea Rusha
Aimee Cook |
Gemma King
Laura Stevens
Laily Begum
Nina Taylor
Karen Cooper
Chantal Samways
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Our Fixers broadcast film was used by the YWCA to win a grant from Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council to hold a series of cookery classes for young parents.
Practical lessons included how to cook nutritious food on a budget, understanding the government’s 5-a-day directive, and healthy alternatives to children’s sweets and additive-laden snacks.
Fiona Palmer, YWCA project worker was encouraging about our campaign, saying:
'The difference the courses have already made to these women’s lives is amazing. We’ve had girls who have never sat their children down at a table, or only cooked with a microwave or only made food out of a packet.
Now they are cooking roasts, getting their children eating broccoli and discussing the fat content of mince. It’s great, because not only are they eating well but their confidence has increased too.'
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
'Ben'
Ben Simms
Jade Kingdom
Jack H
'Kate'
Ethan Mcinally
Shano
Shannon Rawlings
Becky Thorn
Fern Lulham
Shak & Natasha
Becky
Olivia G
Sam Barakat
Fixers
Sam Womack
Mason Latey
Jo Quinn
Macauley Collinson
Liam Thomas
Tilly and Bella
Chelsie Brown
Hannah Baker