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Housing team ‘pass on’ Jamie’s healthy eating tips to Doncaster residents

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's campaign to get Rotherham residents eating healthily has spread to Doncaster, thanks to the partners supporting his work.

Tenants Mark Boulton, Keith Jobson and Arlene Abbott are the latest to benefit from his 'pass it on' craze, which involved thousands of people taking part in mass televised cooking classes in Rotherham last year.

They will take part in sessions with colleagues from St Leger Homes and Bramall Construction, who featured in the Channel 4 TV hit Ministry of Food, at the Doncaster Federation's Tenants and Residents Resource Centre tomorrow (Friday, June 26).

Bramall Managing Quantity Surveyor Steve Howard, St Leger Homes' Assistant Director Paul Elliott and Turner and Townsend's Chris Booth, will 'pass on' a chicken fajita recipe learned at the Ministry of Food outlet in Rotherham.

They hope the session will encourage the tenants to share healthy eating tips with friends and family neighbours and continue Oliver's trend.

Arlene, who lives in Stainforth and is also a town councilor, said: "People in my community are always looking for affordable ways to eat healthily and it's very important for me as I am a diabetic.

"I am involved in putting on lunches for elderly people in Stainforth, and it will be great to be able to share what I learn in this session with them. It's something that could really catch on and I think is a great idea."

Last year, around 50 Bramall staff joined Oliver's campaign to get Rotherham eating healthy, sharing their skills with colleagues in a new kitchen installed in its head office.

During filming, Oliver visited Bramall to check out the kitchen and share his expertise. Staff say the campaign left lasting benefits, with many employees now cooking regularly for the first time in their lives.

Steve Howard added: "The cooking skills and enthusiasm for healthy eating has certainly caught on in our place since last year.

"It was because of that that we felt it would be good to 'pass on' what we have learned to people in Doncaster. If this session goes well, and the tenants share what they have learned with their friends, who knows? We may find that we've helped the campaign catch on here too."

Bramall Construction is working with St Leger Homes to help transform homes across the borough by carrying out a range of improvements including installing new kitchens, rewiring and new bathrooms.