Roadshows show how to save around £50 per month
8 February 2010
Cheshire West and Chester Council is kicking off its Love Food,
Hate Waste campaign in style with the first in a series of
interactive roadshows. The event is taking place in Chester Town
Square on Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Fronted by celebrity chef Richard Fox, who starred in Risky
Business with Neil Morissey, the campaign launch will give
residents the opportunity to watch cooking demonstrations showing
how food that we all have in our cupboards, can be combined with
leftovers to make cheap, healthy and tasty meals for the
family.
Councillor Neil Ritchie, Environment Executive Member said: "So
many of us don’t realise just how much food we throw away on a
weekly basis - 8.3 million tonnes of food are binned by
households in the UK every year, most of which could have been
eaten. The campaign is not about asking people to eat less
just to make the most of the food they buy."
Each month the average family throws away over
£50 of perfectly good food. To help families reduce this figure the
launch event will give people the opportunity to take part in fun
activities including the perfect portions and play your waste
right, games both designed to help reduce the amount of food we
waste. Those who take part will also received helpful
giveaways including recipe books, magnetic shopping lists and
spaghetti measures.
Visitors to the roadshows will also have the
opportunity to win family tickets to Chester’s Food, Drink and
Lifestyle Festival simply by sharing their top tips for reducing
food waste, or by saying what they would do with the £50 they would
save each month.
Following the launch event, the Love Food Hate
Waste road show is set to tour the rest of the Borough during
February and March with five more cooking demonstrations and 29
interactive roadshows taking place.
Councillor Ritchie added: "The roadshows are
designed to show people just how easy it is to cut food
wastage. There are fun hands-on activities and competitions
for all the family. If you miss the launch event in Chester, a trip
to one of the other roadshows is a must."
To see when a roadshow is coming to your area
visit the Love Food Hate Waste page or call 0300
1237026.