Uncategorised Commissioning research around Food Support. 26 August 2026 by Daisy Bodewes East Suffolk Council commissioned the University of Essex to conduct a review and analysis of the food support across East Suffolk. There’s an impressive network of different kinds of food support, from full-blown pantries to boxes of food at the church door. This has grown up organically over time, particularly through the Covid era. University […] Read more »
Uncategorised Help spread the word about Healthy Start … 23 June 2026 / 23 June 2026 by Daisy Bodewes The Healthy Start scheme provides financial help for healthy food, milk and vitamins to eligible pregnant people and families with children under four. While uptake in Suffolk has increased from 50% in 2022 to 77% in 2024, we know more than 1,000 eligible families are still missing out. SCC is working alongside District and Borough […] Read more »
Uncategorised Field to Fork: increasing home and community growing 19 May 2026 by Daisy Bodewes East Suffolk is a traditional growing area and we’ve been building on these foundations by funding community growing spaces and delivering another round of our successful grow-at-home kits for school children and their families. With funding from the Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund and East Suffolk Council’s Ease the Squeeze programme, we’ve now funded 37 community […] Read more »
