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NSFS Update
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•The Scheme was piloted during 2000 and 2001 in
550 schools across
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England – funded
by the Department of Health.
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•The New Opportunities Fund has invested
£42 million for the next two
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years for
expansion of the Scheme across England
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•Expansion is taking place on a region by
region basis
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•In 2002, the first whole regions to benefit
from the scheme:
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– First region
was West Midlands – 300,000 children receiving free fruit
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in 2300 schools
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– Second region
was London – 600,000 children receiving free fruit in
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4000 schools
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– In 2003, North
West Region (Spring) and East Midlands (Summer) will
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receive free
fruit
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– By Summer 2003
around 1 million children will be receiving free fruit
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