DARLINGTON'S Rise Carr Primary School has taken delivery of a £600 cooker provided by local kitchen manufacturer Magnet as part of work to refurbish the school.
The firm also donated a halogen hob.
School governor Angela Walls said the 200 children who attend the school, in Eldon Street, would make good use of the cooker for the home economics section of the curriculum.
She said: "It is such a surprise. We are very grateful to Magnet for donating this cooker and hob to us. It means the pupils will be able to do home economics and cookery.
"The old cooker was past its best. Now the children have such a wide curriculum we need to have the right equipment."
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