Sweet-toothed siblings baked delicious treats to show their support for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). Freddie and Aurelia Scott made meringues and lemon crumble cake respectively before selling them to hungry customers at their local farmers’ market. The idea came from a school project, when Freddie was given £10 and told to see how much he could increase it by – using the ‘seed fund’ to create a small business and then donating proceeds to a charity of his choice. The 16-year-old, a student at Radley College, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, decided to make meringues and sell them at Creake Abbey Farmers’ Market, in North Creake, near Fakenham. He made £89.50 and donated all proceeds to EACH, which supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Norfolk and the rest of East Anglia. Aurelia, 13, also got involved and used the egg yolks to make lemon crumble cake, which made a further £36.50. The siblings had EACH collection pots on their stall, bringing in just over £54, which meant that in total they raised a fantastic £180. Freddie said: “I started this as a school challenge which was to create a business with a loan of £10. I chose to make and sell my favourite pudding – meringues – and am delighted my investment ended up raising so much. “I couldn’t be happier to share my experiences and earnings with EACH.” Aurelia, a student at Tudor Hall, near Banbury, in Oxfordshire, added: “I love baking and when I heard Freddie had a lot of spare egg yolks I thought I’d help by making something to boost his takings.” Mum Diana is a long-time supporter of EACH, having been donating money to the charity for more than a decade. Freddie and Aurelia, who live at Creake Abbey, sold their goods at the farmers’ market on Saturday, 6th August. EACH has three hospices, including The Nook, at Framingham Earl, near Norwich. Photo credits – EACH
