Hello! Welcome to a brand new blog for a brand new start: the launch of Bags of Taste in Sheffield! We’re giving people in poverty the skills and the confidence to save around £1,400 each year in food bills, through free group cookery sessions — in a nutshell! You can learn much more about this incredible nonprofit at bagsoftaste.org.
My name is Dave and I’m the new Programme Lead for this amazing outfit in Sheffield. Just a tiny bit about me: I’m a journalist and media consultant, dance teacher, science communicator and pro photographer, with a passion for performing improvised and stand-up comedy! I’m married with one cat and have lived in South Yorkshire for the last decade (though I’m a proud Scouser).
I’m coordinating the courses up here and will be keeping a blog of our progress towards changing hopefully hundreds of lives. So check in regularly to see what we’re up to!
If you want to know anything about taking part (as a participant, partner organisation or volunteer), please get in touch and I’ll be sure to answer quickly. You can email me at this address; willing volunteers can also join the Facebook group to find out more.
Thank you so much for being interested enough to read this far; I hope you can get involved with this fantastic project, in one way or another.
Here’s a quick breakdown of where we are right now, one week in:
- Sheffield BoT registered with Sheffield Volunteer Centre and Sheffield University’s student volunteering service.
- Coordinating with two brilliant and committed volunteers (both Johns!) to set location and date of the first course.
- Partner organisation recruited to supply volunteers and (hopefully) venue for the first course in mid/late September.
- Almost 40 people have expressed an interest in volunteering, on the branch’s Facebook group.
- In discussions with local/regional media about features and broadcasts to get the word out.
- Networking with relevant agencies to secure participants for the first course.
Bags of Taste Sheffield 