article from the vegcities.org website 7 vegetable stalls have been successfully set up in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in schools and Children’s Centres. GREENWICH FRUIT AND VEG STAL Over forty percent of the population in the Royal Borough of Greenwich reside in the 20% most deprived areas in the country. Almost 1/3 of the borough’s children carry excess weight … [Read more...]
Chuffed.org Crowdfunding for Social Causes Workshop in partnership with GCDA
Join Chuffed.org and GCDA for a workshop on Crowdfunding! Have you ever thought of using crowdfunding to put your ideas into practice, start your own project or support a cause that matters to you, but you don’t know where to start? Then, this workshop is made for you! What is crowdfunding? Donation and reward-based crowdfunding are a new way of raising funds that … [Read more...]
Junk food advertising ban across the capital’s transport network
GCDA’s CEO Claire Pritchard successfully lobbies for proposed junk food advertising ban across the capital’s transport network We’re incredibly proud of our CEO Claire Pritchard who, in her role as chair of The London Food Board, has been instrumental in pushing for a junk food advertising ban across the Transport for London (TfL) network. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has just … [Read more...]
Let’s Be Brief Pop Up Business School
Are you looking to start, grow and market your creative business? Peabody is working with Let’s Be Brief Pop Up Business School to deliver their Make IT Enterprise Programme. The course is designed to help people who are looking to start, grow and market their creative business and will cover a range of topics including branding, turning your idea into a reality, marketing, … [Read more...]
New Chair of the London Food Board – Claire Pritchard
We’re delighted to announce that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has appointed our very own Claire Pritchard as the new Chair of the London Food Board. Claire has been a member of the Board since 2005, and Chief Executive of GCDA for more than a decade. She brings nearly 30 years’ experience of the food sector to her new role. Claire’s experience includes opening … [Read more...]