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Have you been making a meal of the World Cup? Well that’s exactly what
healthy eating experts with Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT) are
doing this month as part of an exciting project to get the borough’s
workers thinking about what they eat.
WLCT has joined forces with organisations like the British Heart
Foundation, the Department of Health, Sport England and the Big Lottery
Fund to pilot the Well@Work project over the next two years. The £1.6m
national project will look at how to improve the health of employees in
the workplace – and one of the most important factors is of course food!
WLCT’s Active Living Officer Alison Gilfoyle is co-ordinating Well@Work
in Wigan and is working in partnership with HJ Heinz and HMP Hindley YOI
on the pilot. “There are a number of different areas we are working with
the two organisations on over the next two years,” says Alison. “But
they are all concerned with the health of the workforce. Wigan does have
this reputation for a place where people eat only pies but we know that
is not the case and Heinz and Hindley YOI are helping to prove this.”
Alison’s first idea to promote healthy eating in the workplace has
already proved a real winner with the two partners. “We’ve given the
menus in the staff canteen at Heinz and Hindley YOI a real World Cup
makeover,” says Alison. “The catering managers at both organisations
have been given a global set of recipes to make a world class menu with
a dish from each of the countries taking part in the World Cup.”
So, for example, risotto alla Milanese is the Italian job on the global
menu but it gets a lot more exotic than that - How about chicken with
shrimp and peanut sauce from Brazil? A sumptuous fish stew from far off
Paraguay or Costa Rica’s favourite feast Jallo Pinto (or beans and rice
to you and me). For staunch England fans it’s roast beef and Yorkshire
pud!
Up to now the far flung fayre has been going down well at Heinz and
Hindley YOI. Jeff Charnock, Head of Human Resources at HM Prison,
Hindley says, "The World Cup menus are a welcome initiative at Hindley.
They provide a platform to promote health and well-being in the
workplace. We look forward to the roll-out of a number of events
designed to address the identified health needs of staff."
Alison adds: “All the menu has been created by nutritionists so they are
not only a chance to try something a little different but they are good
for you as well. We are planning plenty more events such as this one
over the next two years and we will be evaluating the project’s success
at the end. If all goes well we would be looking to include more of the
borough’s businesses and organisations in the long-term Well@Work
project.”
Business and organisations wanting to find out more about Well@Work can
contact Active Living Officer (workplace) Alison Gilfoyle on 01942
488486.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Public Relations Officer, Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust on 01942 486937 or at c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Photo Attached: Well@Work Co-ordinator Alison Gilfoyle goes global at
Heinz with catering manager Kevin Egan and staff members Shaun Dainty
and John Fairhurst.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support Leisure and Cultural facilities, initiatives and events for
300,000 residents across the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is WLCT’s vision to ensure
that people across the Wigan Borough have the opportunity to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active. It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship.
Well @ Work: For more information about the national Well @ Work
programme, please contact the British Heart Foundation (BHF) press
office on 020 7487 7172. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is leading
the battle against heart and circulatory disease – the UK’s biggest
killer. The charity is a major funder and authority in cardiovascular
research. It plays an important role in education, both of the public
and of health professionals, and in providing life-saving cardiac
equipment and support for rehabilitation and care. For more information,
visit www.bhf.org.uk
Well @Work has received funding from the Department of Health and as
part of Active England, the £108 million Sport England and Big Lottery
Fund joint funding initiative, which aims to drive forward community
participation in sport and physical activity.
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