The Ferry Project Cookery School
Our cookery school is based at Octavia View in Wisbech and is for anyone who wants to learn how to cook, or those wanting to develop their cooking skills.
As part of the Ferry Project, our Cookery School provides vocational skills and work experience in hospitality for our homeless clients, alongside training in useful cooking skills which equip them to live independently. This forms a vital part of the holistic homelessness support we provide to our clients.
Our Cookery School is also a social enterprise, which means that by running classes, courses and events for the general public in our local community, it helps to generate an income for the charity which in turn helps us to continue our work to assist homeless single adults on their journey towards independent living.
Alison Crouch
The Cookery School is run by our tutor, Alison Crouch, who has 35 years of experience working in the food industry and is passionate about enabling others to cook. She has managed restaurants, created recipes, presented at food shows alongside Gordon Ramsay and Rosemary Shrager, studied food history while working with the National Trust, and helped people through her magazine articles and radio phone-ins.
Courses, Cafes and More
There is always a full schedule of events and courses on offer and include things such as community classes, talks and demonstrations, special food events, classes for the elderly and school groups, courses about specific cuisines, food history, opportunities to enhance your culinary skills, cooking workshops, corporate hospitality events, pop-up cafes, group cooking classes, one-on-one sessions and much more.
Please click on the ‘Courses and Events’ button below to see what we have coming up. You will be able to see the details and prices and be able to sign up online using the Eventbrite website.
TESTIMONIALS
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