Projects

Food and Fun

Food and Fun is a school-based education programme that provides food and nutrition education, physical activity, enrichment sessions and healthy meals to children during the school summer holidays.

Education

What is Food and Fun?

Starting as a pilot run by Cardiff Council in 2015, Food and Fun has developed into a national, fully funded Welsh Government programme administered by the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA). In 2023, 175 schools delivered the programme and provided over 11,150 places for children each day that it ran.

The WLGA will continue to roll-out the programme by working closely with local authorities and partner agencies.

Carmarthenshire

In Carmarthenshire, Food and Fun is co-ordinated by Alice Jones, Family Information Childcare & Play Team at Carmarthenshire County Council. 

During the Summer of 2024, Food and Fun will be delivered in 9 schools across Carmarthenshire:

  • Ysgol Y Bedol
  • Ysgol Pontyberem
  • Ysgol Betws
  • Ysgol Burry Port
  • Ysgol Pen Rhos
  • Ysgol Llanmiloe
  • Ysgol Myrddin
  • Ysgol Old Road
  • Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn

If you’re interested in finding out more about Food and Fun in Carmarthenshire, please contact [email protected]

For information about Food and Fun in Wales, please visit the main website: ‘Food and Fun’ School Holiday Enrichment Programme – WLGA

Latest news

Read the latest news and blogs from Bwyd Sir Gâr Food.

  • Bremenda Isaf Farm supplying Ysgol Bro Dinefwr with local veg

    Bremenda Isaf Farm supplying Ysgol Bro Dinefwr with local veg

    A project is underway which sees vegetables from a county farm in Carmarthenshire feeding children at a nearby secondary school. Local vegetables – organically grown, harvested and processed on the farm at Bremenda Isaf in Llanarthne – are being transported to Ysgol Bro Dinefwr and served to pupils as part…

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  • Study trip to Abbey Home Farm, Cirencester

    Study trip to Abbey Home Farm, Cirencester

    Calling Carmarthenshire growers and farmers who are interested in: setting up and running land-based stacked enterprises; integrated pest management and agroecology. Bwyd Sir Gâr Food have eight fully funded places on this day long farm walk and study trip at Abbey Home Farm, on Wednesday 2nd October 2024.

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  • Launch of Bwyd Sir Gâr Food website

    Launch of Bwyd Sir Gâr Food website

    Today sees the launch of the Bwyd Sir Gâr Food’s website – a new platform that will help share the great work of Carmarthenshire’s food partnership.  Social media channels are also being launched as well as a new brand. Bwyd Sir Gâr Food is Carmarthenshire’s local food partnership and aims…

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Encouraging Children’s Cooking Skills

We’re working with Food Sense Wales to develop new local agro-ecological supply chains into schools – so our children can enjoy locally grown fresh vegetables at lunchtimes.

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