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'Farmers feed you' - politician on a mission to end 'Meat Free Mondays'

Should schools be doing more to buy food locally from farmers and should parents have greater say over what their children eat?

Chris Brayford
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Cllr Leo Hammond said: "I have also been campaigning for the council to adopt compulsory procurement targets to buy as much of the food which is served in our schools and venues as possible from our East Riding farmers, fisherman and food and drink producers. Again, this has been repeatedly opposed and has now been kicked into the long grass."
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Cllr Leo Hammond said: "I have also been campaigning for the council to adopt compulsory procurement targets to buy as much of the food which is served in our schools and venues as possible from our East Riding farmers, fisherman and food and drink producers. Again, this has been repeatedly opposed and has now been kicked into the long grass."

A politician is calling on a local authority to 'see sense' by giving parents the freedom to choose whether their children eat meat or not. Leo Hammond, a Conservative Councillor for The Wolds Weighton...

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