The latest news and headlines from City Catering
Creative Writing Competition 2025
To celebrate National Writing Day, an annual celebration of the power of writing creatively, we are offering all pupils that attend one of our member primary schools the chance to win a £15 book token that can be used during this year’s summer holidays.
Today we’re launching or #Summer challenge to WIN a book voucher. We want to inspire children of all ages and abilities to get writing. To enter, we want to know why your child loves our school lunches and what their favourite foods/dishes are on our menus and why? There will be two prizes, for two categories. One for KS1 and and one for KS2.
The competition is open to all primary aged children attending one of our member schools.
To enter, parents and carers can:
1. Send a photo of your child's creative writing piece ( via our e-mail address)
2. E-mail directly to our e-mail address
3. Send a postal entry to the address in our T's 7 C's
Closing Date is the last day of term 22 July at 5pm.
Please state if your child is in KS1 or KS2. The winners will be chosen and notified week commencing 28 July 2025.
E-mail address - marketing@citycateringsouthampton.co.uk
Addressing Food Insecurity in Southampton
Today, the Holiday Provision Steering Group met for their quarterly meeting; and the first opportunity this term to regroup and understand the current need in regards to family food insecurity in general, and specifically, in the school holidays for Southampton. The topic certainly has captured the nation lately, and its important for the local community for those supporting families to continue to do so with partnership.
Exciting funding news for our Cooking at Home project!
We have some exciting funding news for our Cooking at Home + Lunch Crowd projects - and we are delighted!
Case Study | How our support has helped Steph and her children
Read more about our beneficiary Steph and how our Cooking at Home and Lunch Crowd projects have supported her and her children, especially during covid-19
Offering holiday food provision support during the summer
A look at our Lunch Crowd project this support, supporting families at risk of food poverty across Southampton
The results of how access to food in Southampton has been affected by Covid-19
Find out how Covid-19 has affected food access for the Southampton community. Download our illustrative reports here for all the latest statistics and data.
Covid-19s impact on access to food in Southampton
On behalf of the Holiday Provision Steering Group, we have devised two surveys to better understand the impact of Covid 19 on food support in Southampton.
Hampshire Holiday Provision Steering Group set to tackle children at risk of hunger in the holidays
City Catering Southampton, is calling for individuals and businesses to join its network to combat the growing issue of families, and in particular children, going hungry during the school holidays.