Pupils at a primary school in Alexandria came up with a winning recipe when they organised a bumper garden party on Friday.

The enterprising youngsters in primary seven at Levenvale Primary had to roll up their sleeves and get busy baking goodies for their guests.

The result was a mountain of scones and empire biscuits cooked in the staffroom kitchen - and to compliment the baking, the kids made their own strawberry jam.

With enthusiasm akin to that on the Great British Bake Off, the young bakers even got their primary one buddies involved by showing them how to bake tasty crispy cakes.

All the hard work paid off when the garden party guests, including parents, friends and local dignitaries, tucked into the goodies and gave the kitchen crew a big thumbs-up.

Carol Ann Law, deputy head, told the Reporter: "It was a lot of hard work. In total, 170 scones were made - that's a lot of flour and milk. But it was well worth it - and the sun shone on the day."

Carol Ann said organising the garden party, although fun, had a serious undertones.

She said: "It was an inter-disciplinary project run by primary seven pupils presented through a problem of task.

"There is an emphasis on numeracy, with the pupils having to weigh and measure ingredients and work out budgets. They also had to draw up a guest list, send out invitations and organise advertising.

"There are 19 pupils in primary seven and each had the chance to choose which role they would take. It helps them identify which skills they have, especially as they will be moving on to high school."

Under the watchful eye of teacher Matthew Henry, the youngsters also organised a range of other attractions, including 'beat the goalie', prize for the best-dressed guest, a bouncy castle, face painting and a treasure hunt.

The local fire and rescue team also came along with their fire engine to talk about their crucial role in the community.