COUNCIL NEWS
The Schools Market is back and this time they are Green
18 June 2008Public Relations
Green fingered pupils from Ridgeway School for pupils with physical disabilities have been growing and nurturing plants in their Gardening Club to sell on their stall. Join the young traders from Ridgeway School for some summer treats on Thursday 19th June between 9.30 am and 3pm on the Gourmet Market.
Market-goers can expect the usual scrummy delights such as cakes, biscuits and preserves, all made by the students, using healthy recipes. Plus, they can snap up a garden or house plant sold in pots hand painted by the students.
This will be the third group of young people to try out the successful stall, the pupils expect to sell out fast especially with so many scrumptious treats on offer, so make sure you come on down to the market to support the pupils efforts.
The students will also be collecting donations for school funds and plan to buy a new bench for the playground.
Deborah Saville, head of secondary for Ridgeway says, “It has been hard work but great fun preparing for the market stall. It is a great initiative and provides cross-curricular opportunities for the students.”
The Schools Market initiative began last November. A market stall has been made available on the Thursday Gourmet Market in Bedford town centre for schools to sell food to the public that the pupils have made in their Food Technology lessons.
The stall is kitted out with temperature control equipment as well as washing facilities. Help is given to the schools with basic food hygiene training. The idea, suggested by a member of the public, Sue Miller of Slow Food Bedford, is to promote all aspects of food knowledge to young people.
Young people involved receive food hygiene training in their lessons given by a member of the Environmental Health Food Safety team. The session included important information about general food safety and personal hygiene issues. The Environmental Health Team uses their ‘Mucky Mitts Detector’ as a fun way to learn the correct method of hand washing and its importance in the preparation of food. The students then planned and prepared the things they were going to sell when they brought them to market.
Any schools that want to get involved with the project should contact John Jackson (Health Promotion Officer) on 01234 221772 or email ehadmin@bedford.gov.uk The Mucky Mitts Detector (and support material) is available for schools to borrow at no cost and can also be arranged through John Jackson.