On a scorching Wednesday afternoon, the allotment club members harvested their potatoes. It was great fun and produced a bumper crop. Earlier in the year the students had suggested we sell the potatoes to raise money for charity. Their chosen charity was the Big C Centre at the hospital, which provides information and support for families affected by cancer. This was the inspiration for Sprowston Spuds.


The potatoes were carefully weighed, packaged and sold within the school community raising a total of £41. Marcus A. (Year 7) who was responsible for marketing said, It has been great fun because I love gardening - it has been a great experience for me. The feedback from those who bought potatoes has been overwhelmingly positive, they were delicious!

We hope the children will develop a lifelong love of gardening and we are proud that they have used their newly learnt skills to benefit others.

We plan to build on this success and make it an annual event.