PUPILS at a North-East school have displayed eggs-traordinary kindness by donating nearly 300 Easter eggs to a nearby food bank.

Year 9 Health and Social Care students at Longfield Academy, in Darlington, organised a school assembly to speak to their peers about the important work of King’s Foodbank.

Supported by teacher Helen Frater, they hoped to highlight the difficulties many families will be going through at this time of year.

The group asked for as many students as possible to donate an Easter egg, and the response was amazing. Almost 300 Easter eggs were donated by Longfield students, much to the delight of the class.

Shelby Lea was one of the students involved with the appeal. She said: “We all did this because we just wanted to make sure everyone in our community could have a happy Easter, even if they maybe can’t afford Easter eggs right now.”

Andrew Coltman, food bank assistant, said: “King’s Foodbank currently supports more than 165 families, including many single parent families, so this kind donation will go a long way to providing enough Easter eggs for children this Easter. Everybody loves chocolate, especially at this time, so this has really made Easter a bit more special.

“We were actually struggling to gather enough Easter eggs for everyone, but now this brilliant gift will make a lot of children very happy. We’re extremely grateful to all the students at Longfield Academy.”

  • Anyone who would like to donate Easter eggs, or other food, to help struggling families in Darlington and the surrounding areas can bring donations directly to King’s Food Bank on Whessoe Road, Darlington, or drop it into to any of the donation boxes at supermarkets around Darlington.