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Local Food is a £50 million programme that will distribute lottery grants to a variety of food-related projects to help make locally grown food accessible and affordable to local communities.
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Latest News
Dudley School First For Food Funding Nov 13, 2008
A local Dudley school has been cooking up a storm after being awarded £10,000 by Local Food, a new grants programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
The funding has enabled Castle High School to introduce an after school cooking club which is educating pupils and parents about the merits of healthy cooking.
Growing Food for London Jul 31, 2008
Urban agriculture was top of the agenda at the Growing Food for London conference at City Hall on the 30th June. Local Food was in attendance as a guest speaker, as Project Manager, Mark Wheddon contributed to the debate of how to place urban agriculture at the centre of the development of our cities.
Lottery Roll-Out Has Ben Fogle in a Big Spin Apr 09, 2008
Eco-campaigner and TV adventurer BEN FOGLE put the wheels in motion for the roll-out of the BIG Lottery Fund’s £143 million green initiative.
The Changing Spaces schemes are now opening their doors for communities across England to access grants that will help them to enjoy and improve their local natural environment.
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Big Lottery Fund
Local Food is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme which was launched in November 2005 to help communities enjoy and improve their local environments. The programme funds a range of activities from local food schemes and farmers markets, to education projects teaching people about the local environment.
For more information visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Changing Spaces Advice Line
Tel: 0845 3 671 671