School's Active Kids bumper bundle

They have made so much use of the Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers that the store manager has just delivered a bumper bundle of cookery and sports gear.

Sainsbury's has been giving away a voucher for each 5 worth of healthy-eating fruit and vegetables.

School supporters this year collected a mammoth 35,174 vouchers.

Viewing the enormous selection of equipment delivered by Bexhil store manager Richard Hay, assisted by Suzanna Upton, school head Richard White said: "This school has had the record for the greatest number of vouchers collected in the town for the past three years now.

"It has enabled us to 'buy' all this equipment - everything from ovens to tennis kit.

"We are very grateful to Sainsbury's."

Richard Hay said: "We are really pleased to be able to share the excitement of St Peter and St Paul School with their delivery today.

"Active Kids is the country's leading school sports scheme, but this year we have included a whole range of new products including cooking and outdoor items that we hope will benefit even more children in Bexhill."

Delighted St Peter and St Paul pupils saw a delivery which included an oven and hob, toaster, vegetable peelers, measuring jugs, juice squeezers, kitchen scissors, sieves, chopping boards, small knives, rolling pins, weighing scales, baking trays and mixing bowls

The sports equipment ranged from athletics kit and tennis gear to hoops, makers, football goals,, netball bibs, basketballs, soft ball and even scarf-juggling sets and a team walker.

Overall, children's groups in East Sussex will receive a whopping .324m worth of sporting and cookery equipment and coaching under the Sainsbury scheme this year.