OLD Cleeve youngsters enjoyed some tasty early morning tucker as they raised money to help feed some of the world's poorest families.

The village's first school and Teddy Bears nursery staged a Big Breakfast to boost the funds of the charity FoodAid on Wednesday.

And serving up pancakes and toast for children, and bacon or sausage butties - with a vegetarian option - for adults, raised a total of £190, which included a collection taken at the annual Harvest Festival service held later the same day at St Andrew's Church.

The event was a joint effort between the school, nursery and the parents, teachers and friends of the school association.

But the charity benefiting from the cook-in was chosen by the school council, which has pupil representatives from each year.

School spokesman Mary Coles said around 50 breakfasts had been served to adults, including a team of workmen from a neighbouring building site, who were attracted by the enticing aroma.

"It went really well," she said. "We made sure we sourced as much of the produce as we could locally and we got quite a lot from the Farmhouse Kitchen in Williton.

"We're really grateful to all those members of the PTFSA who did the cooking and to everyone who supported the event."

The money raised will go towards buying a water pump and pomegranate seeds for a project in Africa.

FoodAid helps families in a number of countries, particularly Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Bangladesh and focuses its main fundraising activities around United Nations World Food Day, which takes place next Friday (October 16).

Just 25p pays for enough rice to feed a family for a day, while £50 covers the cost of providing three children with one meal a day for a year.

Pictured enjoying their Big Breakfast are, from the left, Freya Note, Joe Ely and Archie Walsh with cook Keith Hunt.

Photo: Steve Guscott.