The Largs Common Ground event is back up and running this autumn - and has provided an educational perspective for children and adults, with healthy eating and living life to the full providing an important focus.

The event is described as a table for the community to gather around within The Church of the Nazarene with bargain meals, with a suggested £2 donation fee - and is an importanat addition to the local calendar during the cost-of-living crisis.

Doors open at 3pm on Thursday, October 5, 26, and November 9, with more dates still to be announced, offering the likes of chilli con carne, macaroni cheese and lasagne.

Pastor Tasha Alison said: "We started it a year ago, and it is just a place for the community to come and have dinner together, and a place for kids to come after school, and for parents to bring their kids and not have to worry about their cooking.

"We have children doing their homework with help from a teacher, and people of all ages visiting for a catch up - come along, everyone is welcome!"

It has also provided education for adults too with a new 'Culture Club' being formed at the Common Ground event.

Pastor Dr Steve Fountain said: "We recently hosted the first meeting of the culture club within the Common Ground event, and it takes place at 5pm.

"We have some folks who are interested in fermenting, and how you can improve your eating habits.

"The Culture Club is a club of people who are interesting in fermenting food such as sauerkraut, yoghurt, and things like that, because it improves our gut micro bio.

"If you are interested in fermenting foods or why having diverse bacteria in your micro bio is important and makes you live better, come along."

"There has been a steady increase of studies looking at every body system and every disease state, and the influence of gut microbes, all in our response to disease processes, and how certain microbes can influence those and a response to certain medication as well."

Tasha added: "We are also doing some cookery classes for the community; we partnered with the Boys' Brigade over the last couple of weeks, and we have some takeaway homemade classes which are coming up and they are slow cooker classes so we are teaching people to meal prep and how to use the cooker to save money, and save time and try to eat healthier."

Marrows grown at Largs Primary School garden greenhouse and Caroline Le Good Morgan provided marrows from Douglas Park for soup which was provided at the Common Ground event.

Tasha said: "This is real local produce - it is a curried marrow soup, with carrots, white bean and some coconut milk, so it has quite a Thai taste."

The Church of the Nazarene are also hosting Souper Awesome Storytime events for age 7-13, with parents/guardians encouraged to attend, which includes bible reading and making homemade cheese. These events take place on October 12 and November 3, with doors opening at 3pm.

For more details, go to the Largs Church of The Nazarene facebook page.