Family cookery classes
Cooking with your family is a great way to:
- spend time together
- try new ingredients
- learn useful skills.
To get you started we have a range of free cookery courses you can join in with.
Little Chefs is aimed at families and children aged 2 to 4 while Tri Cookery welcomes school aged children.
Little Chefs
Little Chefs is a fun filled 6 week cookery group for families with children aged 2 and a half to 4.
Gain confidence in your cooking skills and learn how to involve your little one in preparing food.
Children will find out where food comes from, how it grows and why we need to eat a variety of foods to stay healthy.
Each week we'll explore themes like 'eat a rainbow' and 'plants give us food' through cookery, craft activities or a story time.
Chatham course times
Tuesdays
- 4 June to 9 July 2024
- 1pm to 3pm
- All Saints Family and Children Hub, Magpie Hall Rd, Chatham ME4 5AZ.
Gillingham course times
Wednesdays
- 5 June to 10 July 2024
- 9.30am to 11.30am
- Deanwood Primary School, Long Catlis Road, Parkwood, ME8 9TX.
Rochester and Strood course times
Thursdays
- 6 June to 10 July 2024
- 1pm to 3pm
- Delce Children and Family Wellbeing Centre, Green Close, Rochester, ME1 2QD.
Rainham course times
Fridays
- 7 June to 12 July 2024
- 9.30am to 11.30am
- Riverside Wellbeing Centre, Riverside Primary School, St Edmunds Way, Rainham, ME8 8ET.
Please email change4life@medway.gov.uk if you would like to be added to our waiting list.
Tri Cookery
Tri Cookery is a course that helps school children to learn new cookery skills, find out why it’s important to eat a balanced diet and try out some tasty, healthy recipes.
This free 6 week course runs during term time across Medway and is suitable for families with children aged 5 to 17 years.
Session times run from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
Course dates
- Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 9 July 2024 at Rainham School for Girls, Derwent Way, Rainham, ME8 0BX
- Wednesday 5 June to Wednesday 10 July 2024 at MidKent College, Gillingham, ME7 1FN
- Thursday 6 June to Thursday 11 July 2024 at Chatham Grammar School, Rainham Road, Chatham ME5 7EH.
To register your interest in joining us at one of our family cookery groups, phone 01634 333 741 or email change4life@medway.gov.uk with your preferred area.
Healthy adult cookery
Join us for 6 weeks of cookery where you will learn how to make healthy and budget friendly recipes that will support a balanced and varied diet.
This course is aimed at adults with basic to intermediate cooking skills who want to improve their knowledge around healthy eating to help them make better and more informed dietary choices.
Sessions normally run in the late afternoon and early evening.
Course times
- Monday 3 June to Monday 8 July 2024, 5pm to 7pm, at Medway Learning and Skills Hub, Unit 2 Britton Farm Street, Gillingham, ME7 1GX.
To join the waiting list, phone 01634 333 741 or email change4life@medway.gov.uk.