Ref: PR1896
Date: 01/09/08

Schools, mobile and outside caterers are among Wakefield kitchens to win in Council awards.

The Wakefield Council Health and Hygiene Awards recognise exceptional food hygiene standards and healthy menu choices.

The scheme, launched in May 2005, is open to over 2,000 premises across Wakefield. Successful applicants receive a certificate to display on their premises - a visible sign to customers of excellent food standards.  The award will also be displayed against the premises details on the Scores on the Doors website (see related links), which publishes star ratings based on the hygiene standards found during environmental health inspections of food businesses.

More than 30 businesses have previously received awards.

This year, the awards will be presented on Thursday 11 September 2008, by Wakefield's Mayor, Cllr Jacqui Williams.

Winners this year are:

• St Giles Junior and Infant CE School, Skinner Lane, Pontefract
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy Choices)
• Badsworth Junior and Infants CE School, Main Street, Badsworth
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy Choices)
• St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary school, Pontefract Road, Castleford
  ( Gold award for food safety and Healthy Choices)
• Castle Grove Infants School, Pinfold Lane, Wakefield
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• St James Junior and Infants CE school, St James Way, Crigglestone
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• Ledger Lane Junior and Infants school, Ledger Lane, Outwood
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• St Ignatius Roman Catholic Junior and Infants, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• Cream Catering Ltd at De Lacy Gardens Sheltered Housing, Mill Hill, Pontefract
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• MSW Catering, 45 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
  (Silver award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• St Wilfreds Catholic High School, Cutsyke Road, Featherstone
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• Kingsland Primary school, Aberford Road, Stanley
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• CGC Events Ltd at Pontefract Park, Park Road, Pontefract
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices: TO BE CONFIRMED)
• Cobblers Lane Primary School, Pontefract
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• St Pauls Infants and Junior school, St Pauls Drive, Wakefield
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)
• Park Junior CE School, Medley Street, Castleford
  (Gold award for food safety and Healthy choices)

The awards are run by Wakefield Council's Environmental Health team working with Wakefield District Primary Care Trust, the 5 A Day team and local Breastfeeding Group.

The awards event is in the Kingswood Suite at Wakefield Town Hall on Thursday 11 September between 3 and 5pm.

Information about the awards and the Scores on the Doors can be found at on this website (see 'Related Links').

For more information on the awards please contact Elizabeth Moore on 01924 305969 or ermoore@wakefield.gov.uk.

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