Kitchen Social is setting up a community programme to connect the older and younger generations in Thanet – The Intergenerational Kitchen.
The intergenerational sessions will be held on October 26 and 28 at venues in Cliftonville.
Kitchen Social is linking up with Age UK, parish and town councils, Kent County Council wardens and youth and family services in Thanet to create a unified message about covid recovery.
Each session will provide a safe space to talk about covid safety, managing fears and anxiety about the future, general health issues, local support groups and offer the chance to make new friends.
The generations will focus on a common connected topic, involve the participants in an activity, then end each session eating a home cooked meal together.
Kitchen Social founder Lucy Gray said: “The importance of this programme is to reconnect with our community after a harrowing 18 months to create a greater sense of fulfilment, building different socialisation and interpersonal skills and boosting independence and confidence.”
The mixing of generations and creation of new relationships aims to:
Provide an opportunity for both to learn new skills
Give the child and the older adult a sense of purpose
Help to alleviate fears children may have of the elderly
Help children to understand and later accept their own aging
Invigorate and energize older adults
Help reduce the likelihood of depression in the elderly
Reduce the isolation of older adults
Fill a void for children who do not have grandparents available to them
Help keep family stories and history alive
Aide in cognitive stimulation as well as broaden social circles should a youth introduce technology into the life a senior.
If you would like to attend contact Lucy on 07894864610 or by email on lucindakitchensocial@gmail.com
Topics
Session 1: The Art to cooking deliciously healthy meals on a budget
Tuesday 26th October: 10am-2pm Rendezvous
This session is about boosting mental and physical health through eating well and connecting with your community
9.45am-10am Arrival and registration, tea/coffee served
10am-10.30am Opening talk on Covid safety and local services, Local services handout
Group Activities
10.30am-11am Food nutrition quiz
11am-12.30pm Cookery demonstrations to prepare various dishes
12.30pm-12.45pm Feedback on session
12.45pm-1.45pm Eat together
Session 2: Rationing during the war vs food shortages during Covid – What have we learnt?
Friday 28th October: 10am-2pm at Zion Place
This session is about finding the common connection of food shortages, between generations
9.45am-10am Arrival and registration, tea/coffee served
10am-10.15am Opening. Follow up discussion on rationing, food shortages and solutions. Follow up on local service provision with handout detailing suppliers
10.15am-11.4am Plate painting led by Espression Arts CIC
11.45am – 12.15pm Speaker Jim Williams, Channel Dash Association, with a talk about food rationing during the war vs food shortages during lockdown
12.15pm-12.30pm Open floor discussion: What have we all learnt from our history and recent past?
12.30pm – 12.45pm Handout – create and plan a meal on a budget programme
12.45pm-1.45pm Eat together