A school cooking club has raised over £400 for local good causes.

Before Christmas, young people from Ysgol Henry Richard’s Cooking Club in Tregaron hosted a Christmas Fayre stall, selling cakes and donated bakes from the local community to raise money for young people receiving care at Angharad Ward, Bronglais Hospital and West Wales Domestic Abuse Service.

The club was led by Ceredigion Youth Service and raised over £400 for the charities.

The young people learnt how to make and produce different products, sell and raise money for charity. This gave the young people the opportunity to feel a sense of achievement by giving to others.

Ruby Cook, from the cooking club, said: “Our club is made up of young people from Ysgol Henry Richard who attend the after-school cooking club.

“The club focuses on cooking and learning new life skills. It also gives young people an opportunity to socialise with their friends.

“We had a great time working on this project, where we baked cakes and had fun at the Christmas Fayre selling them.

“We would like to thank the local businesses who also donated to our stall. With your support we were able to raise more funds and give more young people gifts this Christmas.”

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