A PRIMARY school has been given a £10,000 cash boost to ensure its pupils get a healthy start to the day.

St Joseph’s RC Primary School is located in Halliwell, identified as an area of deprivation.

And the school has been awarded the cash to deliver a weekly breakfast club to lend a helping hand to disadvantaged children living in an area.

As well as enjoying a nutritious breakfast, the club will also help the children to enjoy different activities to encourage youngsters to take part team work, build confidence and develop new skills.

Jeanette Daniels, School Business Manager said: “It’s great news to hear that we’ve been awarded with this funding from BBC Children in Need. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone that has made this possible.”

Isabel Farnell, BBC Children in Need Regional Head of the North said: “At BBC Children in Need we fund projects that are making a tangible difference to young lives. We are delighted to be funding projects like St Joseph’s RC Primary School which is a great example of our Small Grants at work and are only made possible thanks to our supporters.”

This latest boost from the charity’s small grants programme brings the total invested across Bolton to more than £553,000. BBC Children in Need awards grants at seven points during the year.

BBC Children in Need’s Chief Executive, Simon Antrobus added: “With every grant awarded we are making a renewed commitment to transform young lives across the UK.

“Simply put, all of our grants — made possible by the generosity of the UK Public — ensure that projects working in the local community can respond to the needs of disadvantaged children and young people when they need it most.”

BBC Children in Need is currently supporting 2,400 projects in communities across the UK that are helping children facing a range of disadvantages.