Meal Makers is a new service launched by Food Train, a charity who has supported older people in Scotland for over 21 years.

The idea behind Meal Makers is really simple – they connect people who love cooking and want to be active in their community (‘Cooks’), with older (55+) neighbours (‘Diners’), who would appreciate home cooked food delivered to them every now and again.

The project provides a way:

• for older adults to enjoy freshly prepared nutritious home cooking, particularly older adults who might find it difficult to enjoy home cooking otherwise
• to bring communities together and combats the social isolation experienced by many members of the older population.

How often meals are shared, and when they are shared is left entirely up to the Cook and Diner to decide between themselves. Meals are most commonly shared on a weekly basis, but they can occur fortnightly, monthly or just now and again.

It has since been launched in Glasgow, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Stirling, North Ayrshire and the Scottish Borders.

Visit www.mealmakers.org.uk for more information.