Xmas Bake Off Helps Coventry Foodbank

Yesterday morning, our Food and Textiles department was the centre for Bablake's involvement in the 2014 Great Coventry Christmas Bake-Off.

Five pairs of 6th Form pupils vied with each other to be chosen as winner of the Bablake heat to go on to represent the school, alongside winning teams from six other local secondary schools, at a civic reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor Hazel Noonan.

City councillors judged the schools' entries for a £500 first prize and there was some confusion over the final result. Elise Morgan, who represented us alongside Alice Ryan, said she was surprised when Bablake was announced as the winner, since she had already highlighted a super entry from Finham Park school.

Elise commendably said that whatever the final outcome she and Alice had already decided that if Bablake won, they had every intention of donating the prize money awarded back to Coventry Foodbank.

Mr Gavin Kibble, Operations Director of Coventry Foodbank, was quoted in the Coventry Telegraph, commending the competitive spirit between the schools and the excellent preparations made for the contest. We also applaud the initiative and are delighted that all the tasty treats, made in the seven schools yesterday, will be directed towards those across the city who find themselves in food poverty at Christmas.

Footnote: We understand that Mars Foods, as sponsors, donated two prizes of £500, one to Finham Park and one to ourselves, so it would seem Coventry Foodbank will receive a larger donation than originally planned... which is excellent news.