Non-profit organisation 'Rethink Food' is working to remove hunger as a barrier to learning.
Based in Pudsey, the team at Rethink Food are determined to achieve food security across the UK and are helping their local community by selling family-friendly food boxes for a small price.
With the cost of living reaching crisis point: this is such an important cause to get involved with.
Founded in 2015, former headteacher and primary school teacher set out to tackle the problem of children arriving to one of their schools hungry each day. They held an awareness event and provided 10,000 children with a breakfast made out of food which otherwise would have gone to waste.
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From then on they have been determined to educate people about food and vowed to remove hunger as a barrier to learning. They now deliver this programme to over one hundred schools; increasing awareness, understanding and positive actions linked to food through an approach that references the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Just one of the ways in which they strive to reach this goal is through their food revival scheme. Comprised of the food they save from going to waste, volunteers curate boxes of food which are enough to feed a family of four for a week. The boxes are available for collection at the Market Hall in Pudsey and can be pre-ordered here.
Dietary requirements are taken into consideration and even if you have a big family, some of the Food Revival subscribers take home two or three boxes a week. There is a small charge, however for the volume of food you'll receive it is no where near the price you'd pay at a standard UK supermarket.
A recent subscriber posted a photo of her haul on social media with a list of what she received. "This was our weekly food shop. Just under £13 from Rethink in Pudsey. You get a balanced box for 4 people and can take some extra stuff if there is some. There's also 6 tomatoes, 6 kiwis, coconut macaroons, carrots, a cabbage and a single portion vegan lasagne under the other stuff. And 2kg Maris Piper potatoes out of shot."
"You have to be able to collect during the day Mon-Sat. Highly recommended. There were also loads of Gregg's sausage rolls, doughnuts and Belgian buns. You can pay an extra £5 for a bag from the freezer containing way more than £5-worth of meat, fish, pizza, vegetarian food or ready meals, if they've got them."
This innovative idea has been going since 2017 and has been helping families across Leeds and beyond. It is only one of the amazing schemes that Rethink Food are doing to help preserve our planet and improve our health and wellbeing.
To find out more about how you can feed your family for £13 or get involved with the non-profit, visit the Rethink Website.
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No Greek Tragedy, just indie bangers – The Wombats set Leeds’ First Direct Arena alight
The Wombats aren’t just still going strong - they’re getting better. And honestly? Long may they reign.
The Wombats absolutely tore the roof off the First Direct Arena in Leeds last night, Wednesday 26 March and what a night it was.
From the second they hit the stage it wasn’t just a gig, it was a full-blown indie-pop spectacle, packed with infectious energy, nostalgia, and a whole lot of dancing.
They kicked things off with “Moving to New York,” and honestly? The crowd was in from the first note.
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Matthew Murphy’s unmistakable vocals rang through the arena and suddenly, thousands of people were screaming every lyric like it was 2007 all over again. It was one of those moments where you could just feel how much this band still means to people.
Despite the massive venue, The Wombats somehow made it feel intimate. The lights? Pure chaos in the best way - vibrant, colourful, and totally in sync with the band’s wild, bouncy sound.
Murphy’s cheeky banter between songs made it feel less like a polished arena show and more like a jam session with a few thousand of your closest mates.
Setlist-wise, they nailed it. “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” and “Greek Tragedy” had the whole place losing it, while the stripped-down version of “Techno Fan” gave everyone a minute to breathe (and maybe get a little emotional).
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Those quieter moments just made the high-energy choruses hit even harder. It was a rollercoaster - in the best way possible.
Then came the encore. If you thought the crowd was loud before, “Kill the Director” took things to another level. Pure, chaotic indie bliss. The kind of moment you don’t want to end.
Here’s the thing about The Wombats: some might say their older songs hit harder than their newer stuff, but is that just nostalgia talking? Or maybe it’s a generational thing?
Either way, they proved they’re still one of the most exciting live bands out there. They’ve still got the hooks, the humour, and the ability to turn a massive arena into a sweaty, euphoric singalong.
Get Baked’s viral ‘Bertha’ cake has a sister on the way – and she sounds just as cheeky
Danny Jones
She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.
A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.
They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.
And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.
We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…
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Yes—scratch that; HELL YES!Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.
Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?
Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.
With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.
Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”
In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:
Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”
Clementine Hall -
21st April 2022 
