St George's Day was a tasty affair for lucky pupils at St Francis RC Primary School in Gorton.

Children tucked into old favourites including fish and chips, apple crumble and custard and St George's biscuits, made especially for the occasion.

Steve Southern, head of catering and town hall services at Manchester City Council said: "We like to keep the school lunch menu interesting and varied and theme days are always very popular. It gives many of the pupils the opportunity to try favourite dishes from other countries and cultures - we've had Indian, Chinese, Caribbean, Irish - all sorts of different menus and eating fish and chips for lunch went down very well indeed."

As well as providing school meals, Manchester Fayre also places importance on educating children and young people about eating well, and holds regular competitions, events and talks from dieticians in line with the national curriculum. There are lots of activities on the interactive website www.myschoollunch.co.uk /manchester as well as a list of school meals being served each week.