Business was brisk on the first day's trading of our new fresh produce market stall in the reception at HRI yesterday.

Our Trust is one of three in the country which is part of the national  Food for Life Soil Association campaign  promoting healthy eating and lifestyles and are working in conjunction with Kirklees Council.  

Trader Tony Gent - usually based in Queensgate Market -  set up his stall in the entrance and will be there every Wednesday for the next eight weeks as part of the pilot.

Best sellers included satsumas, strawberris, seedless grapes and other fruits. There were also free samples of our homemade soups which are now on all the patients' menus on offer.

Tony,  said: " There's been a tremendous response."

Visitor Nancy Standeven, from Sowerby, said: " It's fantastic and I do Slimming World so I am buying all my fruit and veg for it. It's good for me and you can buy just one if you want."

Rizwana Rehman brought her dad Ghulam and mum Zainab in for an appointment. She said: " The soup has really warmed my dad up.the produce all looks really fresh and you can pick up your fruit and veg and off you go. I think it's fantastic. I've just had a banana for my lunch"

Louise Newburn, said: " Everything looks nice and fersh and is reasonably priced and I would definitely come back again."

 Associate Director of Community Services and Operations, Helen Barker told Big Brief she'd recently been to Birmingham and seen a similar iniative in action which was successful. "Use it or lose it" she added.