A MILK bar installed at a Darlington school has proved popular with pupils.
The bar, which was launched at Branksome Comprehensive School last week, has been doing a brisk trade in glasses of fresh milk, flavoured milk, salads, fruit and bottles of water.
Yesterday, the town's MP, Alan Milburn, officially opened the bar, which has the backing of the Milk Marketing Board.
He also presented staff and pupils with a Healthy Schools Award.
Headteacher Howard Gilfillan said the bar was installed to promote healthy eating and drinking.
"The milk bar has been a roaring success," he said.
"On the first break we sold 83 glasses of fresh, cold milk, and 176 with flavouring.
"There was another reason for the investment and that was to encourage the pupils to want to remain in school during lunchtime. We now serve one-third more pupils than we did at the end of last term.
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