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Frogs legs on the menu in toothill
Purton House
Church End Something different was cooked up at Oliver Tomkins Junior School
Purton, Swindon on 7 November when a team of chefs from Swindon College gave the
first ever demonstration in a primary school to encourage parents and
Tel: 01793 772287 children to broaden their outlook on food.
Swindon Col-
Vegetables • Fruit • Meat • eggs lege’s hospitality
Go orGanic this christmas and catering lec-
turer Steve Mat-
Buy real food from a farm near you thews and a team
of colleagues
and cut your carbon footprint talked about the
Swindon Coun-
call about our organic Box scheme cil ‘Transform-
Deliveries & drop off points in Swindon, Cirencester, Wootton Bassett & further afield ing School Food’
initiative and
www.purton-house.co.uk showed how to
cook up inter-
Lecturers Paul Kelly and Sian Vockins and students Amber
esting menus at Hildreth and Grant Loveday meet pupils Jonathan Shirley, Chloe
home and also how
Tegg, Thomas Tegg, Yvonne Thurtell, Siobhan Shirley
to create healthy
lunch boxes. up some frogs legs which parents
Oliver Tomkins Junior School and children were encouraged to
headteacher Elizabeth Wood said sample.
the idea came from a parents’ The evening also featured a
healthy eating forum. “We’re part ready steady cook challenge with
of the healthy schools initiative students and pupils cooking off
but wanted to take it further by against each other.
involving parents in a practical Steve Matthews said the aim of
way. We approached the college the workshop is to get over the
and Swindon Council helped fund healthy eating message, but more
the initiative. important is to show that preparing
“There was tremendous interest fresh food is not time consuming
from parents; the tickets for the and can be a lot of fun for parents
evening went like hot cakes.” and children.
The chefs demonstrated how For details about healthy eating
to prepare two easy recipes and workshops at Swindon College call
first year catering students fried Darren King on 498208.

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