Taste of Rushmoor Cookbook Project

'Taste of Rushmoor' is a project in partnership with us and Rushmoor Borough Council. It forms part of the council's 'Rushmoor Together' initiative, bringing the community together and encouraging integration.

Food is a great way to unite people and we have members of the community doing cooking at The Vine Centre, Aldershot.

Students from Farnborough 6th Form College are doing the photography of the food, and formatting the cookbook using their graphic design skills.

We are providing workshops in cooking, photography and graphy design by industry professions and are undertaking outreach exercises in the community to source unique and interesting recipes.

The cookbook is not just about food. It is a celebration of diversity, an appreciation of different communities, and bringing people together from all walks of life, cultures and demographics. The cookbook will not only show the food and the method to create them, but also the unique stories and history behind the recipes.

'Taste of Rushmoor' Cookbook Project

On Wednesday 12th November 2025, Thriving Community Project ran a brainstorm session at Farnborough 6th Form and outreached to the local community for a 'Taste of Rushmoor' cookbook project on Friday 28th November 2025.

Student taster

(Wed 12th Nov 25)

Farnborough Market (Fri 28th Nov 25)

Cookbook Recipe Number 1: Lebanon

On Friday 5th December a group from the local community in Aldershot, met at The Vine Centre to learn how to create traditional Lebanese dish called 'Kofta & Potatoes'

Cooking Session 1 - Lebanese, Kofta & Potatoes

Friday 5th December 2025, The Vine Centre, Aldershot.

Photos from our first cooking session in the community.

Cookbook Recipe Number 2: Nepal

On Friday 12th December 2025, we learnt how to make a traditional chicken masala curry from Lumbini in Nepal.

Cooking Session 2 - Lumbini, Nepal Chicken Masala

Friday 12th December 2025, The Vine Centre, Aldershot.

Photos from our second cooking session in the community.

Workshops Schedule from December 2025

Cooking Recipe Number 3: Egypt

On Friday 9th January 2026, we met at The Vine Centre, Aldershot to learn how to make a traditional dish from Egypt.

Cooking Session 3 - Egypt, Musaka

Friday 9th January 2026. The Vine Centre, Aldershot

Photos from our third cooking session in the community.

19th - 26th Jan 2026

What a great few weeks it has been working on the 'Taste of Rushmoor' cookbook project. We learnt how to make a traditional Iranian soup and teamed up with students from Farnborough 6th Form College in finalising the format for the cookbook, and taking photos of our very first dish.

Thank you Ella Rose for being an absolute legend in your photography, and thank you to Lebanese Aroma and @fmfaafl for your running of the workshops.

Thank you to the Vine Centre Aldershot too!!!

We are a team and we appreciate the joint effort in making this happen.

Cooking Session 4 - Turkey, Red Lentil Kofta

Thank you Lebanese Aroma for introducing us to Aicha who taught us how to make Red Lentils Kofta from Turkey. What a delicious dish and made with so much love and care. I can't wait to have our students photograph this dish for our cook book project. AMAZING!

Cooking Session 5 - Jordan, "Ozzy"

What a week of cooking. Introducing Saed from Jordan who taught us how to cook this traditional dish called "Ozzy". Can't wait for the next cooking session with these amazing people from all over the world!