Funding

Thanks to the Big Lottery Fund, Let’s Get Cooking clubs receive funding to buy cooking equipment and to help with running costs such as ingredients, room hire, transport or staff costs.  

New Let's Get Cooking clubs receive £500 to buy cooking equipment in the first year as well as £500 towards running costs.  In year two, new clubs receive £1,000 and another £500 in year three for running costs.

Associate clubs receive £500 in total towards running costs.

To continue to be part of Let's Get Cooking and qualify for the following year's funding (if applicable) the club must provide at least 12 online activity reports per year, plus details of at least three club meetings or events involving the wider community. Clubs must also demonstrate that they have followed the club guidelines.

All of the funds are paid directly to the school and the Club Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the money is spent appropriately, overseen by the headteacher.

Associate clubs receive £400 towards running costs in the first year, and £100 in the second year as long as they follow the club guidelines and sign the agreement.

Let’s Get Cooking also provides advice and support to all clubs to help them engage local business and organisations, to help cooking clubs become sustainable.  Let's Get Cooking is working with Business in the Community to develop this.