The FOCUS ON FOOD Lectures
“The Focus on Food Campaign hosts prestigious open lectures which are delivered by the Campaign’s high-profile supporters. They are designed both to extend the main themes of the Campaign and to prime the future agenda. Antony Worrall Thompson, Nigella Lawson, Dr Raj Persaud, Gary Rhodes, Ross Burden, Marguerite Patten and Brian Turner have all delivered lectures in support of
Focus on Food.
This is also the occasion when the Director of the Focus on Food Campaign, Anita Cormac, delivers the annual report.
Cooking Buses
The Focus on Food Campaign runs a number of Cooking Buses. These are supported by the Food Standards Agency, Yorkshire Forward the Regional Development Agency, the Welsh Assembly Government and the BIG Lottery through the Food for Life Partnership.
The Focus on Food Cooking Buses, the Campaign’s flagships are large expandable articulated vehicles which convert into state-of-the-art kitchen classrooms.
For more information about the Cooking Buses click here. For more details about the sponsors and the specific role of each bus please see the PARTNERS/SPONSORS section and for reports or advance notices of special events on the Cooking Buses please click on NEWS in this section.
Campaigning
The Focus on Food Campaign is designed to support the teaching of cooking in schools. It raises the profile of food education and helps to secure, sustain and strengthen the position and status of food education in primary and secondary schools UK wide.
The Campaign focuses on the making and cooking of food as the key experience in learning about the qualities and social importance of food.
This includes lobbying Government and adding our voice and comments to anything which is relevant to the Campaign’s aims. Click here to download our latest Campaign Statements - The Directors Letter and Campaign Letters and Responses >
Recent Press Releases
Click below for the latest press releases issued
by Focus on Food and reports of recent events.
> 13.06.07: Britons Don’t Know their Onions
> 17.06.07: Cooking Bus goes to Eisteddfod
> 27.06.07: James Martin was sheer magic
> 03.07.07: Chef Atul Kochhar spices up cooking lessons
> 14.08.07: Greencore - a First for Focus on Food
> 09.06.08: Food Safety Week - mealtime horror stories
> 10.06.08: Simon Rimmer joins the Cooking Bus team
> 26.05.08: Cooking Bus star attraction at Eisteddfod
For press or media enquiries please contact:
Tel: 01422 383191
Fax: 01422 341148
Recent Press Cuttings
The work of the Focus on Food Campaign and
Cooking Bus visits always attract media attention.
To see some of our Press Cuttings click here >
