LOCAL SCHOOL CELEBRATES SAUSAGE COMPETITION SUCCESS

Thursday, February 12, 2009

A young pupil at Brooklands Primary School in Long Eaton has won first prize in a national competition that celebrated British Sausage Week 2008 (3-9 November).

Ten year old Frazer Davies was chosen as the winner of the Key Stage 2 competition from nearly 25,000 entries and was awarded with his prizes by British Sausage Week mascot ‘Mr Sausage’.

Frazer successfully completed a sausage-themed word search and came up with a creative sentence about why he likes to eat sausages. His neat and imaginative entry earned Frazer a £100 voucher of choice and a microscope for the school, as well as a framed certificate, medal and a £100 cheque to donate to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust – the lead charity for British Sausage Week.

Key Stage 1 pupils were also included in the competition, which challenged them to colour in a picture of Mr Sausage and his family - and drew in more than 32,500 entries.

Tony Goodger, BPEX foodservice trade manager said: “The schools competition is always very popular but this year was a phenomenal success with a total of 57,248 entries, so many congratulations go to Frazer for producing such a wonderful entry.

“British Sausage Week celebrates the fact that sausages can be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet – in and out of school – and this competition demonstrates that they really are much loved by the nation’s youngsters.”

Mr Thorpe, head teacher of Brooklands Primary School said: “This was a great occasion for Frazer – in fact for all of the children that got to meet Mr Sausage. The competition was great fun; we are delighted for Frazer and look forward to making good use of the microscope.”

The £100 donation to the CF Trust will support their vital work to help youngsters with this life threatening disease, about 80 of whom are in the region.

Notes to editors
BPEX Limited represents pig levy payers in England and works to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of the English pig industry. BPEX Ltd is a subsidiary of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

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