Community

Our community work

Get Cooking CIC was established with the belief that food can do much more than simply feed us. Cooking can bring people together, build confidence, develop practical skills and create opportunities to share knowledge and experiences.

Over the years, we have worked with a range of community groups, schools and organisations, delivering practical cooking sessions designed around the needs of the people taking part.

Working with people with disabilities

We have delivered accessible cooking sessions designed to help participants develop practical skills, confidence and independence in the kitchen, while enjoying the social experience of cooking together.

Schools and young people

Our work with schools and young people has focused on making cooking accessible, enjoyable and useful. Sessions give participants the opportunity to get hands-on, try new foods and develop skills that they can take home with them.

Cooking, language and community

We have also used cooking as a way of bringing people from different backgrounds together. Our work with asylum seekers and refugees combined cooking with opportunities to practise spoken English, with participants sharing heritage recipes and learning from one another.

With funding from the National Lottery Awards for All Community Fund, Get Cooking delivered a programme of cooking courses for asylum seekers and refugees.

The programme used cooking as a practical and enjoyable way for participants to develop their spoken English, share recipes and learn about each other’s food and cultures.

Each course brought participants together for weekly cooking sessions, with group members sharing heritage recipes and learning from one another.

The project created a welcoming space for people to build confidence, practise English and connect with others through food.

Get Cooking for Gut Health is now our focus, bringing together our experience of practical cooking, community education, fermentation and gut health