EXCLUDED pupils brushed up their culinary skills by making cakes for a table top sale in aid of our appeal.

Youngsters from the Pupil Referral, Unit in Bewdley Road, Kidderminster, baked more than 80 cakes for Saturday's sale, which raised £130.

The sale was carried out by members of KD9 Spennells Scout group at the John Stretton Hall in New Road, Kidderminster.

Fran Davies, food technology teacher at the unit, said: "We are really pleased. We do need some good press for these students because they do work really hard."

Sale organiser, Connie Croft, said: "We were very grateful for the cakes, they looked lovely and tasted nice as well."

The cash will be split between Operation Covert and KD9, who lost equipment during the fire which gutted the Scout centre in October.