Congratulations to our chef, Robert Doble, who with Catherine Harris has been judged as the winner of the Taste of the West awards in the category of 'Local Food in Schools'

Robert (3rd from right) with Catherine (2nd from right)

This is what the judges had to say:

We felt that a huge amount of work had been undertaken to achieve the level of success evident at Sandroyd.  Everyone involved at the school showed a real commitment to ensuring that their pupils received nutritionally balanced  meals.

The introduction of food topics and sustainability in many of the curriculum subjects was welcomed.  The well-structured 'whole school' approach will ensure that the generation of tomorrow has a clear understanding of the importance of food.  It is clear that the school has developed a thorough local sourcing policy and is very proud of its achievements. 

For more information about the awards, please click on the logo below

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Catherine Harris, in conjunction with our chef, Robert Doble, is determined to support local food growers and suppliers whenever and wherever possible.   Below is a list of our food sources

Meat

The majority of our fresh meat is supplied by two high-class local butchers:

Simon Harvell of Iwerne Minster – all his meat is sourced from local farms

Paul Buttling of Ludwell – well known for his award-winning sausages

 Congratulations to T Buttling Butchers Ltd for winning seven awards in the recent South West Roadshow and Product Evaluation Event which aims to find the best meat products made and sold by buutchers in the region. 

Most of the ham and bacon comes from Hunts Foodservice. 

Fish

Local supplier Premier Fish supply our fresh fish.  Some of the fish is sourced from Poole

Hunts Frozen Foods supply much of our frozen fish.  Youngs is preferred for quality.

Vegetables

We have deliveries 6 days per week from Country Fayre in Bournemouth.  Some of their vegetables are all grown locally

Oil

We purchase rape seed oil produced by Martin Lovell in Sixpenny Handley

Eggs

All the eggs are high-quality and free-range supplied by Martin Lovell in Sixpenny Handley

Honey

Local honey is supplied by experienced bee keeper, Mike Williams

Jams and Preserves

We use award-winning producers Garden Gate Foods in Gillingham together with Hartley's and Robertson's preserves

Dairy

All our cows' milk comes from Longman's Dairy who source milk from local Blackmore Vale farms. 

Some yoghurts come from Stapleton Farm in Devon.  Mullerlight from Hunts is the children's favourite

Bread

Some of our bread products come from a baker in Poole

Planet Pain products are baked at the school

Herbs

Country Fare supply most of our herbs from the New Forest.  Fresh herbs are grown at the school

Below is the current list of our suppliers:

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Hunts Frozen Foods

Martin Lovell, Green Weald Farm

Michael Williams

Garden Gate Foods

Simon Harvell

Paul Buttling

Stapleton Farms

Longmans Dairy

Premier Fish 

County Foods