SI Rhyl and District organised and delivered ‘ one-pot’ cookery courses (4.5 hours per week) over five weeks during November and December 2023 for eight women at the North Wales Women’s Centre. This initiative also offered hot meals to women at the centre,who were participating in other courses, seeking advice, or attending rehabilitation sessions for issues such as domestic abuse or minor criminal offenses.
The project was agreed following meetings with the manager of the Women’s Centre and funded from the Club’s charity account. Eight club members were involved in the project which included:
- Setting the menu for the week in conjunction with the women
- Providing a detailed recipe for the women on the course
- Purchasing the ingredients for the meals
- Setting up the lecture room with four slow cookers and soup makers (1 session) plus ingredients as the women worked in pairs
- Teaching the women to weigh the ingredients and how to operate the slow cookers and soup makers
In partnership with the Women’s Centre they produced a recipe book for the eight women plus others at the centre.
The eight women completed the cookery course with others benefiting from the meals provided. The Club also donated eight slow cookers, one for each of the women who completed the course, to take home and cook for their families
