HIGH school pupils have been cooking up a storm in memory of an "inspirational" classmate.

Children at Bedford High School in Leigh have put on their aprons in the kitchen to come up with their own recipes which will be seen in a calendar for Tyler Yates, who died last year.

Tyler died at the age of 14 last December after suffering with brain tumours.

The Manchester Road's food technology teacher Theresa Everitt and students Myles Denton, Ellie Parr, Kara Mitchell, Macie Antrobus and Cameron Mullowney-Reynolds have been running a competition to find 12 of the best recipe ideas.

The ideas will then be put into a calendar which will then raise money for charities that were close to Tyler's heart, Superjosh and Max In A Million - which both support children with tumours and their families.

Bedford High School head teacher Helen Phillips said: “Tyler was an inspirational young man who will be remembered for years to come by everyone at Bedford.

"His legacy is the spirit of his determination and a willingness to selflessly help others.

"It is a tribute to Tyler that so many of our students want to get involved in fundraising activities such as this one.

"As a school, we will continue to support Tyler’s charities in the future.

“We would urge everyone to support the project by getting a copy of the calendar. It would make an ideal Christmas present and provide you with a year full of great recipe ideas at the same time.”

Former Bedford student and chef at Manchester’s Hotel Indigo, Morgan Mole came back to school to judge the recipes

Once the winning entries were chosen, it was time for the students to bring their culinary creations to life for the Tyler Ryan Yates (TRY) Calendar.

Student Elliott Simpson starts the calendar with January’s special healthy chicken fried rice, while in April, student Chloe Dunn shows off lemon drizzle cake.

Other recipes include spicy bubble and squeak from student Nathan Davis and the suspiciously teacher-ish offering of "Do Your Homework" one tray roast.

Mrs Everitt said: “Tyler was a great foodie and was often photographed eating his favourite dish, Spaghetti Carbonara.

"We all wanted to do something to pay tribute to Tyler, which is how the calendar came about. "We asked students to be as creative as possible with their ideas and we were overwhelmed with the response.”

The school’s partner Morrison Manufacturing provided the ingredients for the recipes.

While experts from the school’s media partner Northstar Digital captured the images and designed the calendar.

Morrisons’ community champion Steven Tait said: “This is a fantastic and incredibly worthwhile initiative that Morrisons is proud to be a part of.

"The amount of hard work and dedication that the students have put into this project is really impressive.

"We hope the calendar is a big hit with the public and helps to support Tyler’s chosen charities.”

The calendars are available from the school and from Cannings Newsagents at Spinning Gate Shopping Centre, priced £5.