Puddleducks keep fit and healthy!

Celebrity chef Matt Tebbutt of Market Kitchen, UKTV Food and Castle in the Country fame paid a special visit to Puddle Ducks nursery in Raglan to help support the nursery's 'fit, healthy and fun' campaign.  In support of breast cancer charity Walk the Walk's Power Walking challenge, The SunWalk, the campaign educates children on the importance of being fit and healthy, by promoting healthy eating in the nursery and keeping fit and active outside it.  As part of the campaign, Puddle Ducks Nursery set SunWalk challenges throughout the year and during his visit, Matt helped the children with one of these: making healthy sunflower biscuits.  He also judged the smoothie competition and talked about the importance of healthy eating.  However, the real challenge will take place in Bristol on Sunday 6th July, when a team from the Puddle Ducks Nursery takes part in The SunWalk Bristol.  Organised by charity Walk the Walk, The SunWalk Bristol will see families and friends of all ages take on the challenge of a 5K, 10K or Half Marathon Power Walk, and whilst they are all getting fit and having fun, they will also be raising money for breast cancer causes.  Puddle Ducks have been entering a team in to SunWalk Bristol for the past four years, and raised more than £2,500 last year for Walk the Walk.  The 2008 team will be the largest Puddle Ducks' team to date including parents, children and nursery staff. Julia Rennie from Puddle Ducks said: "Our aim is to have the largest team ever entering SunWalk Bristol this year to help raise even more money for Walk the Walk and promote being fit and healthy in a fun and positive way.  "Although raising money is really important to us, the main reason we encourage our parents and children to take part year after year is because it's simply a great day out for all the family.  And we'd like to take this chance to invite any parents and children from the local area to sign up to The SunWalk Bristol and join our team to help make this the best SunWalk ever for Puddle Ducks and Walk the Walk." Nina Barough, founder of charity Walk the Walk says "The SunWalk Bristol is all about getting fit, having fun and raising money.  It's great to have the support of Julia and the team at Puddle Ducks again this year.  At Walk the Walk, we're really keen to help promote Power Walking as part of a healthy lifestyle to both children and adults as we believe that apart from keeping you fit and full of beans, it's a vital part of prevention against any disease.  The Puddle ducks are wonderful Walk the Walk supporters and we're thrilled that they not only support our Bristol challenge year after year, but also follow the ethos of Walk the Walk of keeping fit and healthy into their daily activities at the nursery too."