Babies Go Bananas In South Staffordshire Libraries During Health Information Week
| Published: 2nd July 2008 16:11 |
Babies and toddlers who attend Baby Bounce and Rhyme or Story Time sessions at libraries across South Staffordshire during Health Information Week will receive a free banana. Health Information Week, a campaign being run across the West Midlands to increase access to health information, will run from 7th-11th July.
Throughout the week, children who take part in South Staffordshire Libraries' ever popular children's sessions will enjoy stories and rhymes with a healthy living theme designed to encourage them and their parents to eat their ‘five a day.'
Youngsters taking part will then get a head start with a free banana, which have been jointly funded by Staffordshire County Council and South Staffordshire District Council.
Sessions will be held at the following libraries:
• Cheslyn Hay Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme (for under 3's), Mondays, 10:00am-10:30am
• Codsall Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme (for under 3's), Mondays, 10:30am-11:00am
• Cheslyn Hay Library, Storytime (for over 3's), Mondays, 2:00pm-2:30pm
• Brewood Library, Storytime (for over 3's), Tuesdays, 2.15pm-2.45pm
• Perton Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme (for under 3's), Wednesdays, 10:00am-10:30am
• Codsall Library, Storytime (for over 3's), Thursdays, 2:15pm-2:45pm
• Wombourne Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme (for under 3's), Thursdays, 2:00pm-3:00pm
• Penkridge Library, Storytime (for over 3's), Thursdays, 2:3pm-3:00pm
• Perton Library, Storytime (for over 3's), Fridays, 10:00am-10.30am
• Great Wyrley Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme (for under 3's), Fridays, 10:30am-11:00am
• Kinver Library, Baby Bounce and Rhyme (for under 3's), Fridays, 2:15pm-2:45pm
Parents of children will also be able to seek out health related information which will be on display throughout the week in all libraries as well as borrow books on a variety of healthy themes.
CountyCouncillor and Cabinet Support Member for Cultural Services, Maureen Compton, said: "We are constantly being reminded of the rising obesity levels of children in this country, so educating them in healthy eating practices is extremely important. Children's sessions in Staffordshire's libraries are always popular so this is a fantastic way starting to get the message across."
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