Going For Gold food champion - The Vench

Amy Walsh leads Youth & Play at The Vench, an adventure playground and community centre in Lockleaze, to support young people in Lockleaze to be healthy and happy. The Vench recently became a Going for Gold Food Champion, and Amy explains why food is so important to their work, and how you can help, in the blog post below.

Going for Gold Food Champions are those that have logged action on all six food issues that Bristol is working on in its bid to be a Gold Sustainable Food City.

The Vench is a much-loved adventure playground and community centre on the edge of Stoke Park in Lockleaze, managed by Groundwork South. We believe it’s a child’s right to have a safe and vibrant place to play, learn and grow. We deliver a range of activities to build resilience and confidence in the young people and families that we support.

Food plays a vital role in what we do at The Vench as it enables children to fully engage with our activities (it’s hard to have fun and make friends on an empty tummy!). Food brings children and families together to build friendships and develop attributes such as empathy, teamwork and self-esteem.

Full article https://www.goingforgoldbristol.co.uk/going-for-gold-food-champion-the-vench-where-food-fuels-play/