Tasty meals, healthy food
Another group of parents from Allenton has been learning about food nutrition and discovering how to cook dishes that are healthy but don’t cost a fortune. The cookery course is being funded by Allenton Big Local and delivered by the team at Nacro’s Derby Osmaston Family Project.
As well as turning their hand to preparing and cooking a range of recipes, the group has been learning about different food groups and finding out what percentage of each food they need to eat to achieve a healthy, well-balanced diet. They’ve also been discovering:
A strawberry tea was held for Allenton residents on 20 July at Handyside Court. The event was funded by Allenton Big Local, organised by The Alvaston Residents Association (TARA) and supported by Local Area Co-ordinators. The warm weather certainly lived up to the strawberry summer themed event, and the people that attended enjoyed chatting and sampling the food provided.
Allenton Big Local is one of several local organisations and groups supporting the OSCAR Tracks BMX Event that will take place at the Cotton Lane BMX Track on Wednesday 31 August between 12pm and 3pm.
Allenton Big Local was one of 20 Big Local areas chosen to participate in a piece of research conducted by Resources for Change on behalf of Local Trust. The aim of the research was to:
Gail was referred to the Allenton Big Local Work Club by her Job Centre Plus Advisor so that she could access the careers advice on offer from Chris, the Work Club’s Advisor. 
Activities for Allenton Big Local’s second