New kitchen for healthy tastes

The school's new kitchen provides its children with the ability to cook nutritious meals.

The 6,000 facility was opened by local resident Rosemary Moon, a food consultant with Waitrose.

It provides a new cooker and work tops at child and adult height. Washing up and hand washing facilities have also been included.

The new equipment is being complemented by a vegetable garden. Plenty of potatoes as well as carrots, runner beans and lettuces have been planted to provide some home-grown cuisine for the children.

Jude Holland, the school's headteacher, said the creation of the kitchen in place of outdated facilities was important in enabling the pupils to find out about healthy eating.

'A lot of basic skills are not in homes anymore. So, the children eat meals that are prepared for them,' she explained.

'The kitchen will show them how to cook and achieve a balance of nutrition with their foods. If they make a meal, they are more likely to find it enjoyable. Peer pressure will also tempt them to taste things that they may not have had before.'

The cost of the kitchen was met by parents' fundraising and the school's budget.