There are 350 Mend projects around the UK, which are part of an initiative to reduce childhood obesity.
How does it work? Children, parents and carers take part in a 90-minute session every week, which is based on fun, health-led activities that include active play, a nutritious snack time and a workshop for parents and carers. Mend 2-4 programme manager and active play leader Lesley Ogle says: "The Mend 2-4 programme is great fun and really beneficial for all families with children."
Who's doing it? Mend 2-4 was developed by a group of experts at the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and University College London Institute of Child Health. The programme is being delivered by a team from the Riverside Centre in Canterbury.
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