HEALTH Minister Alan Milburn visited youngsters at a Darlington school on Friday to present a healthy eating award.

While presenting the certificate, the Darlington MP told pupils at Skerne Park Primary School it was important to exercise and to eat a balanced diet. The school won the award after it produced a video on healthy eating and pupils designed a health magazine for parents.

The Healthy Eating awards have been developed by Darlington Borough Council, Darlington Primary Care Trust and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, supported by British Heart Foundation.