SCHOOLCHILDREN in east Durham are preparing for a healthier future.
Pupils at St Cuthbert's Primary School will be planting an apple tree in the school grounds to mark National Apple Day.
The activity is also part of a project to teach children the importance of eating fruit and vegetables.
Apple trees have been offered to every primary school in the district as part of the local healthy-eating scheme.
The initiative has been organised by Easington Primary Care Trust's Five A Day team, Health for All and Easington District Council.
Julie Tucker, Five A Day co-ordinator, said: "The tree-planting project is a fun exercise for the children, but we hope it will also be a good way to get the message across that eating five portions of fruit and veg a day is vital to a healthy diet.''
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