AN Academy of Food is being launched in Leigh.

Morrisons is launching the academy, a free education programme designed to help children understand where good food comes from.

The Academy of Food website will help Leigh’s schoolchildren - from seven to fourteen years old - discover how Morrisons food is produced.

It will be packed with lessons, activities and videos on farming, fishing, baking and growing that link to the new curriculum.

Schools will be encouraged to visit Morrisons Leigh to see the journey of food from field and sea through to point of sale.

Whilst in store, children can also learn from Academy-trained butchers, bakers and fishmongers, to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare delicious, healthy dishes.

Doug McCallum, store general manager at Morrisons in Leigh, said: “As a fresh food retailer we think it’s really important that children understand exactly where their fresh food comes from, which is why we think we’re in a unique position to respond to the recent curriculum changes.

“We know that our in store butchers, bakers and fishmongers are a great way of telling the wider food story and the Academy of Food will allow us to do this”.

The website can be found at academyoffood.morrisons.com.