Cookery school set to open in new city market

The cookery school will be on the middle floor of Darley Street Market in Bradford

A cookery school teaching people how to make fresh meals from scratch is set to open in Bradford.

The Food Savers Cookery School will open on 12 July at Darley Street Market, aiming to promote healthy eating and boost food safety skills.

It will run courses and workshops for community groups and schools but also host bookable open access sessions.

Soraya Overend, the school's chief operating officer, said the new market is "somewhere where we have dreamt to be".

The school, run by Inn Churches, teaches children and adults to cook various recipes - from a "simple" omelette to burgers and sushi.

It also stresses the importance of nutrition and how to budget.

"I think it's so important that everybody should have the access to a cookery class or some cooking skills," Ms Overend said.

"If somebody doesn't know how to cook a bit of fish, they can buy it from the market and we can show them what to do with that fish."

Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council's executive member for regeneration, planning and transport, said: "We're delighted to be welcoming the Food Savers Cookery School to the new Darley Street Market.

"Having a place where people can learn new skills and gain confidence in creating healthy meals from scratch in the same place that they can buy the ingredients to do this is a great idea."

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