Who didn’t eat all the pies?

A vegetarian soup devised by year two pupils from Brunshaw Primary School Burnley was declared the best broth in town, and it might help the local football club avoid relegation this season.11-03-2010

In autumn of last year, Burnley council’s environmental health team, working with partners through Burnley Food Forum and with Burnley FC, launched an FSA-funded competition to find the town’s favourite homemade soup. Homemade soup can be a way of reducing saturated fats and salt – two themes of current Agency campaigns.  People contributed their favourite recipes and the final four were tested by Burnley FC footballers. After a public vote, a vegetarian soup devised by year two pupils from Brunshaw Primary School was declared the winner.  Amy Newton, the children’s teacher, said: ‘Our current topic is all about healthy eating and growing our own vegetables. We based our work around our entry to Burnley Broth. One of the things we wanted to do is make learning more interesting for our boys. By making the connection with Burnley FC we achieved this.’  On match day, Burnley FC supporters were able to buy the soup. Chris Gibson, catering manager at Turf Moor, said it sold so well ‘it affected pie sales, which is probably good news to you’.  And Burnley beat relegation rivals West Ham 2-1.  With thanks to the Food Standards Agency.