Molecular Fizz Lab for East London (360G-Wellcome-211081_Z_18_Z)

Molecular Fizz Lab (MFL) is a new year-round participatory activities and training programme for young people and their families in east London. It will focus on food science and the impact of refined sugar on health by offering participative activities, using locally picked produce to develop a healthier drinks range. MFL builds on the success of the 2016/17 Molecular Fizz programme, delivered with young people living in Barking and Dagenham. The MFL project responds the needs of participants and partners for a continuation of this highly successful project that has demonstrably brought about tangible physical and mental health and wellbeing outcomes for local people. MFL will produce a permanent community programme, focusing on young people and families. MFL takes learning from the tried and tested Molecular Fizz four-step training and education workshop, increases social impact by creating a permanent year-round programme at Company Drinks’ new home in Barking Park. The programme includes weekly drop-ins, holiday "camps", an annual Molecular Fizz Academy and workshops for schools and colleges in the borough and elsewhere. All will culminate in the development of a healthier soft drinks range, created by young people. MFL will be delivered by Company Drinks an award-winning community-led cultural enterprise.