Community Chef helps Abri customers in Windsor save money in the kitchen

People have learnt how to cook delicious dishes such as jerk chicken, lamb ragu and sweet potato chips using energy saving appliances including pressure cookers, air fryers and microwaves.

On completion of the course customers have been given a low energy kitchen appliance to keep.

Robin Van Creveld, Community Chef, said: “Teaching local people about energy efficient cooking has been very rewarding. I love seeing my students growing in confidence and putting what they have learnt into practice.

“The atmosphere is genuinely positive and uplifting. Activities such as this help people to make new friends and feel part of a supportive community.”

Danielle Welburn, Community Development Officer, Abri, added: “It’s been great to see - and smell! - the amazing dishes coming out of this cookery course.

“We know that the cost of living is having a real impact on people and that is why we at Abri are always looking at ways in which we can support customers and help them save money.”

Chatting about why she enjoyed the course so much Sawyers Close customer, Justyna, explained: “This course has been amazing, and I’ve met some great people on it as well.

“Robin the Chef has made the recipes so easy to follow. He has taken us through each one step by step and I am now confident to make them at home, as they are quick, simple and beneficial to make.”

As well as Sawyers Close, Community Chef has also been running courses for customers at other Abri sites including Great Hollands and Priestwood in Bracknell, with more than 25 people in total taking part.

The next energy efficient cookery course at Sawyers Close will be starting on February 6th, 2025. People who would like to attend can contact Community Chef at office@communitychef.org.uk

Housing provider Abri and construction partner The Hill Group, are moving on apace with the redevelopment of Sawyers Close, which will secure 413 high-quality affordable new homes for the local community. It will feature nine new apartment buildings ranging from five to eight storeys as well as seven rows of townhouses. Construction will involve the demolition of the existing Sawyers Close accommodation which currently consists of four eight-storey blocks of flats.