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School Food Matters: A free event for parents in Richmond and Kingston

School Food Matters invites you to a formal presentation of the campaign.

Friday 16th May 2008

  • 9.30am-12.30pm
  • Richmond Theatre
  • The Green
  • Richmond
  • TW9 1QJ

    • Our list of high profile speakers will guarantee wide community interest, so it is important to register by going to our website www.schoolfoodmatters.com or by calling 020 8392 5055.

    Register NOW! This is a free event. Invitations have been sent to all parents at the 32 schools in our research group. Please feel free to extend this invitation to any interested parents from Richmond or Kingston schools.

    Event Programme

    CHAIR Jonathan Dimbleby
    Writer, Broadcaster and President, Soil Association

    • 9.30am - REGISTRATION
    • 10.00am - Stephanie Wood Campaign Director, School Food Matters Welcome and campaign brief
    • 10.10am - Zac Goldsmith Environmental Campaigner and Director, The Ecologist
    • 10.15am - Improving the Quality of School Meals
      • Jeanette Orrey School Meals Policy Advisor, Food for Life Partnership
      • Jackie Schneider Merton Parents for Better Food in Schools
    • 10.45am - Cooking, Growing and Farm Links
      • Prue Leith Chair of the School Food Trust
      • Chris Collins RHS Campaign for School Gardening & Blue Peter Gardener
      • Tony Cooke Director, Year of Food and Farming
    • 11.15am - COFFEE
    • 11.30am - Making it Happen
      • Roger Sheard City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
      • David Tchilingirian London Borough of Merton
      • Tom Seery Managing Director, ISS Caterhouse
    • 12.00pm - Any questions?Your opportunity to be heard. Questions to our panel of speakers. Representatives from Richmond and Kingston councils will be invited to respond.
    • 12.30pm - CLOSE

    School Food Matters is a proud partner of the Year of Food and Farming.