Storm Eunice: Bournemouth caterer gives school meals to charity

Forerunner Personal Catering had piles of pre-prepared food

More than 2,700 meals that were set to go to waste because of Storm Eunice disruption have been given to charities by a school catering firm.

Forerunner Personal Catering in Bournemouth said the meals had already been prepared before the closure of all schools in Dorset was announced.

The food included about 4,000 fish fingers, as well as vegetables, chicken korma curry and vegetable samosas.

All the food was eventually given away to good causes, the company said.

The firm said it had about 4,000 fishfingers among the food it wanted to give away

Declan O'Toole, the company's director, said earlier: "We can't do anything with the food because the decision to close the schools was made at the last minute.

"We cook everything here and it's all chilled, and then we deliver it to the schools and the schools reheat it on site and serve it hot out of the ovens - so it's all cooked and ready to go.

"It's perfect for charities."

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council and Dorset Council both told schools in their areas to shut for safety reasons as winds in excess of 80mph were forecast.

Storm Eunice has been battering England over the past few hours, bringing gusts of more than 90mph.