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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.'
Sam Womack
Liam Thomas
Jo Quinn
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Becky Thorn
Hannah Baker
Lauren Taylor
Chelsie Brown
Timothy Cranfield
Sam Barakat
Olivia G
Jade Kingdom
Ben Simms
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Ethan Mcinally
Mason Latey
Fern Lulham
Jack H
Macauley Collinson
Becky
Fixers
Shannon Rawlings