'This is an utter game changer' - Kenilworth-based charity that supports eating disorder sufferers wins £50,000 award

The money will allow Tastelife UK to launch its project to help Key Stage 3 students in schools across the UK
By Philip Hibble
Published 12th Oct 2020, 16:49 GMT
Updated 12th Oct 2020, 16:52 GMT
Kenilworth-based charity Tastelife UK that supports eating disorder sufferers and their families is one of ten charities to receive an award of £50,000.Kenilworth-based charity Tastelife UK that supports eating disorder sufferers and their families is one of ten charities to receive an award of £50,000.
Kenilworth-based charity Tastelife UK that supports eating disorder sufferers and their families is one of ten charities to receive an award of £50,000.

A Kenilworth-based charity that supports eating disorder sufferers and their families is one of ten charities to receive an award of £50,000.

The 'game changing' windfall to Tastelife UK comes from Ecclesiastical Insurance’s Movement for Good awards.

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The awards have seen a total of £1million given to charities across the UK this summer. 500 charities have already been awarded donations of £1,000 and now 10 charitable organisations will benefit from £50,000 grants - including Tastelife UK.

As well as supporting eating disorder sufferers and their families, the Kenilworth charity also helps to advance public education.

The fund will allow the charity to launch its Youth Track Development scheme, a project which will increase education of eating disorders amongst Key Stage 3 students in schools across the UK.

Di Archer, CEO at Tastelife UK, said: “The funding is an utter game changer. The news that we won was the best news ever and I think I was completely speechless.

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“We are so aware that eating disorders have actually increased during Covid and will go on increasing with the continuing uncertainly.

"They are often hidden and our project will give people a safe space to talk about them, which feels more important than ever.”

Tastelife Trustee Zoe Macnaughton added: “We want to mobilise our media plans and get interactive social media up and running.

"Not only can youth then do our course and learn more about eating disorders and the relationships between food and feelings, but also engage with our materials and our organisation as individuals.”

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Mark Hews, group CEO of Ecclesiastical, said: “Our Movement for Good awards have been met with an overwhelming response.

"A huge number of charities have submitted projects for the £50,000 grant and it’s clear that charitable organisations are in need of support now more than ever.

"We believe this financial boost will create long-lasting improvements for communities and support charity workers during what is an incredibly testing time for many."