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4 The Link Magazine • May 2005
t
^/ t() Purton House School takes on kitchen operations
Church End It's not often Government policy is rapidly changed, but Jamie Oliver's TV series on school dinners
Purton, Swindon uncovered a scandal whilst his online petition resulted in an increased amount spent on ingredients to
ensure better quality food.
Tel: 01793 772287
But lest people forget, though pany AIP gave notice that
Call for details about our the Labour Government was they were quitting their
forced to commit more money, it contract.
Organic Box Scheme
was the previous Conservative Several schools started
Vegetables • Fruit Government which changed the the summer term by serv-
provision of school catering by ing sandwiches until new
Meat • Eggs
bringing in Compulsory Competi- arrangements could be
Deliveries & drop off points tive Tendering for contracts, which made, but governors at
in Swindon, Cirencester, resulted in cheaper pre-packaged Toothill's Oliver Tomkins
Wootton Bassett, Broad Hinton, processed food. Church of England
Marlborough. Wroughton Before Jamie's programme was School have bitten the
screened, governors at six primary bullet and are organising
www.purton-house.co.uk
schools across the town were faced the catering for their own
with a crisis when catering com- children, as well as the
infants next door and
Westlea School. lunch by kitchen manager Claire Winslow, rear,
Head teacher Elizabeth and Maria Peachey
Wood said, "it was a shock to be it's great to be given the chance to
JPN CLEANING told that there will be no hot din- make proper school dinners.
Q-1 Currey, wdr P,,e, & cu,, ners, but the opportunity to im- "The thing that impressed me
prove school catering quickly by the Jamie Oliver programme
• Office Cleaning dawned on us. Obviously it has was the change in children's be-
daily, nightly & weekly Contact us for a been a challenge to organise our- haviour when you get them off
• Ironing FREE selves in such a processed food. It
short time, but Meet the lady behind won't take long for
• Window Cleaning Quotation parents like the Jamie's revolution them to get used to
idea and the Former school dinner lady the new menus.
• Household Cleaning
Tel/Fax: kitchen team are Jeanette Orey is credited by "We had a nerv-
• Specialist Carpet Cleaning very keen. Jamie Oliver as making him ous Easter holiday
01285 657210 "The cost of aware of the poor quality of getting ready to do
• National Contracts lunch is the same school food. proper cooking —
but we are com- She will be speaking about and we didn't have
mitted to spend- her book Dinner Lady at the to go to an Army
Swindon Festival of Literature
ing more on on Tuesday 10 May. 12.30pm, camp like Jamie's
healthy ingredi- in Swindon Arts Centre. dinner ladies."
ents. As we get
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School cook Claire Winslow said
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she had become frustrated about Open day at Eastbrook
See the fantastic range at the quality of food on offer. "We Organic Farm, Bishopstone
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