Feeding Britain: Insights into eliminating hunger from the UK

Feeding Britain

Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to this podcast for insights from frontline projects, parliamentarians, and academic specialists on the work they undertake with Feeding Britain to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

  1. 14 THG 9

    Ep. 4: Supporting Children Living in Poverty with Cara Nightingale

    In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Cara Nightingale, Funding in Schools Project Manager with Feeding Britain partner One Can Trust in High Wycombe. In this episode, Andrew and Cara discuss how Feeding Britain’s partnership with One Can Trust grew from provision to help struggling families with gas and electricity to provision to meet a growing need from children living in poverty ineligible for existing schemes such as Free School Meals and school breakfast clubs. They also discuss how the lessons learnt from this work have been applied through recent changes to government policy. The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    24 phút

  2. 31 THG 7

    Ep 3: The NHS Healthy Start Scheme with Prof Christina Vogel and Millie Barrett

    In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Millie Barrett and Professor Christina Vogel, from the Centre for Food Policy at City St George's, University of London, to discuss the NHS Healthy Start Scheme. Millie and Christina explain what the scheme is and why it is so beneficial, as well as delving into their research with recommendations for improving the scheme and the wider food provision sector.  The research discussed in this episode is funded by the NIHR Policy Research Programme (PRP). The views expressed are those of the researchers and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    37 phút

  3. 5 THG 7

    Ep 2: Community Driven Food Provision with Ema Wilkes

    In the latest episode of the Feeding Britain podcast, Andrew is joined by Ema Wilkes from Neo Community. As one of the first partners of Feeding Britain, Ema is well placed to reflect on what works when tackling food insecurity and when offering families pathways out of crisis. Stressing the importance of community and providing on-site services that go beyond food, Ema discusses her work with Feeding Birkenhead and the power that comes when grassroots organisations have a voice in national policy.  The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    39 phút

  4. 28 THG 3

    Ep 1: The Impact of Co-Locating Advice Services with Kevin Higgins

    The Feeding Britain podcast is back for a third series in which we hear from frontline practitioners, academics, and policymakers on the approaches and solutions to tackling hunger in the UK. Our first episode is with Kevin Higgins from Advice NI who outlines the incredible value of co-locating Advice Workers within Affordable Food Clubs. Kevin explains the role of an Advice Worker, the impact they can have on household incomes, and the policy reforms he would like to see to help protect the most vulnerable in society. With insights for practitioners and those wanting to learn more about the wraparound support available in the Affordable Food Clubs in Feeding Britain's network, this is an episode not to miss. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to learn more about the work we and our partners are undertaking to to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    36 phút

  5. 24/12/2024

    Ep 6: Innovative Solutions to Tackling Food Insecurity in West Yorkshire

    In this latest episode, Andrew Forsey is joined by Juli Thompson, Cathy Henwood and Dave Paterson who, together, helped to form the Feeding Bradford and Keighley Network and, subsequently, the West Yorkshire Food Poverty Network. Food projects in West Yorkshire have been at the heart of driving change and finding innovative solutions to tackling food insecurity over the last ten years. Whether that be by creating partnerships with local credit unions to enable people to save on more than just their weekly shop, or by working with allotment growers to encourage them to 'share their spare', Juli, Cathy and Dave demonstrate the great impact that is taking place in the region. This episode forms part of a mini-series marking 10 years since the All Party Parliamentary Group Report into Hunger in the UK and the setting up of Feeding Britain’s first projects and pilots. As part of this series, we will reflect on the big challenges, ideas and programmes that have emerged in the last ten years whilst looking ahead at what action is required to end the mass dependence on food parcels in the UK. We will hear from key partners who contributed to the parliamentary report or became a pilot project created as part of the report’s findings. This series contributes to the Feeding Britain podcast series which offers insights into eliminating hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger, and we will hear from frontline projects, parliamentarians, and academic specialists on the work they undertake with Feeding Britain to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    43 phút

  6. 01/12/2024

    Ep 5: Ten Years of Tackling Hunger in Coventry

    In today's episode, Andrew is joined by Gavin Kibble, Dianne Williams and Dr Lopa Saxena who, together, helped to form Feeding Coventry and then the Coventry Food Network. Here, they reflect on the last ten years of tackling hunger in Coventry including the importance of providing for the unique demographic of the city, the importance of giving community organisations a voice, and the importance of taking a holistic long-term approach to tackling poverty and food insecurity. This episode forms part of a mini-series marking 10 years since the All Party Parliamentary Group Report into Hunger in the UK and the setting up of Feeding Britain’s first projects and pilots. As part of this series, we will reflect on the big challenges, ideas and programmes that have emerged in the last ten years whilst looking ahead at what action is required to end the mass dependence on food parcels in the UK. We will hear from key partners who contributed to the parliamentary report or became a pilot project created as part of the report’s findings. This series contributes to the Feeding Britain podcast series which offers insights into eliminating hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger, and we will hear from frontline projects, parliamentarians, and academic specialists on the work they undertake with Feeding Britain to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    1 giờ 2 phút

  7. 12/11/2024

    Ep 4: Tackling Food Insecurity Year-Round in South Shields

    In today's episode, Andrew is joined by Jo Benham-Brown who is the Business Development and Communities Manager for Key Community in South Shields. Together, they discuss the ways in which the Key Community Bus provides more than simply good food to its community and the importance of helping people have autonomy over their lives as well as building aspirations. This episode forms part of a mini-series marking 10 years since the All Party Parliamentary Group Report into Hunger in the UK and the setting up of Feeding Britain’s first projects and pilots. As part of this series, we will reflect on the big challenges, ideas and programmes that have emerged in the last ten years whilst looking ahead at what action is required to end the mass dependence on food parcels in the UK. We will hear from key partners who contributed to the parliamentary report or became a pilot project created as part of the report’s findings. This series contributes to the Feeding Britain podcast series which offers insights into eliminating hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger, and we will hear from frontline projects, parliamentarians, and academic specialists on the work they undertake with Feeding Britain to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    22 phút

  8. 25/10/2024

    Ep 3: Tackling Hunger in Rural Areas with Charlotte Winterbottom

    In this episode, Andrew is joined by Charlotte Winterbottom, the Policy and Partnerships Manager at Rural Action Derbyshire, an organisation at the heart of one of the first Feeding Britain pilot projects created in Derbyshire. As such, Charlotte is able to reflect on the unique challenges of living rurally when it comes to food insecurity whether that be a lack of access to affordable shops or expensive and inaccessible transport. She discusses the importance of tackling rural food deserts, the need for food services to be more bespoke in rural areas, and the necessity of providing a pathway from crisis food to affordable food. This episode forms part of a mini-series marking 10 years since the All Party Parliamentary Group Report into Hunger in the UK and the setting up of Feeding Britain’s first projects and pilots. As part of this series, we will reflect on the big challenges, ideas and programmes that have emerged in the last ten years whilst looking ahead at what action is required to end the mass dependence on food parcels in the UK. We will hear from key partners who contributed to the parliamentary report or became a pilot project created as part of the report’s findings. This series contributes to the Feeding Britain podcast series which offers insights into eliminating hunger in the UK. Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger, and we will hear from frontline projects, parliamentarians, and academic specialists on the work they undertake with Feeding Britain to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

    30 phút
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Feeding Britain combines practical, policy, and research expertise in the fight against hunger. Stay tuned to this podcast for insights from frontline projects, parliamentarians, and academic specialists on the work they undertake with Feeding Britain to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK.

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