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MEET THE PEOPLE PUTTING
FOOD ON YOUR PLATE
Food and farming platform
EatFarmNow wants those involved
in the food chain (farmers, packers,
delivery teams...) to share photos
of themselves at work using the
hashtag #FoodArmy. The campaign
aims put a face to those working to
supply our food, to reassure and
to help curb over-buying.GIN DISTILLERIES HELP MAKE
HAND SANITISER
Brands including Isle of Harris,Silent Pool, Conker Spirit, Healeys,
Cotswolds Distillery and Chase
Distillery are using their stills to
make the high-strength alcohol
required to produce antibacterial
hand gel. While some are producing
sanitiser themselves, others are
providing raw spirit to other local
businesses, with many distributing
free sanitiser to key workers.BBC LAUNCHES BITESIZE
EXERCISE CLASSES FOR OVER-70S
The 10-minute audio clips aim
to boost mobility, balance and
wellbeing, and were created by
73-year-old fitness instructor Terry
Keen. Catch them every 15 minutes
between 5am and 10am on BBC
Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, Monday
to Friday, or download as a podcast
from BBC Sounds.STUDENT INVENTS ELECTRICITY-
FREE TEA-MAKING DEVICE
The ‘Porta-Brew’ was designed by
Daniel Hutton, a sixth-former at
East Barnet School in Hertfordshire,
and uses electro-magnetic
induction to heat liquid without
a power supply. The young inventor
was a finalist in this year’s The Big
Bang UK Young Scientists &
Engineers Competition.BUMPER YEAR FOR LAMBS AT
TATTON PARK
The historic estate in Cheshire has
welcomed lots of lambs on its
working farm this spring. The two
rare-breed flocks that graze on its
parkland, the rare black Hebridean
sheep and brown, goat-like Soay,
have had over 50 happy arrivals.NEW VARIETY SHOW FOR
CARE HOME RESIDENTS
They and isolated elderly people can
enjoy British Armed Forces charity
The Not Forgotten’s hour-long
entertainment show, The Best
Seat in the House. Featuring The
Osmonds, Elaine Paige, Aled
Jones, Bonnie Langford and Alan
Titchmarsh, the show is available
to stream for free every Tuesday
and Friday at 3pm on YouTube. Visit
youtube.com/TheNotForgottenAssoc.VIRTUAL COOKBOOK LIBRARY
OPENS FOR FREE
Online cookbook depository ckbk.com
is offering 30 days of free access to
its 370-strong library of titles,
including books by Ching-He Huang,
Gary Rhodes and Levi Roots. That’s
85,000-plus recipes – and don’t
forget there are thousands at
deliciousmagazine.co.uk too!As restaurants and caterers closed their doors,
London food redistribution charity City Harvest
was flooded with donations. A tonne of chicken
from Nando’s, steaks from Hawksmoor, whole
salmon from sushi chain Wasabi, plus vanfuls
of food from Facebook’s onsite restaurants
filled the charity’s warehouse shelves 10-deep.
The glut amounted to 20 tonnes a day. Extra
volunteers, including furloughed hospitality
workers, helped process the bounty and double
delivery capacity, ensuring the food reached
communities. The silver lining of a sad week for
the hospitality industry was an extra 225,
meals provided for London’s most vulnerable.
City Harvest has since teamed up with food
distribution charities The Felix Project and
FareShare to form the London Food Alliance,
sharing resources to stock new community
hubs with surplus food, ensuring no Londoner
goes hungry during the pandemic.
Able to donate your time, funds or food?
Visit cityharvest.org.ukAVALANCHE OF SURPLUS FOOD SAVED FROM LANDFILL
60-second good news...
Lots of lambs,
boutique hand
sanitiser and
old-school
entertainment