Rusty the Whale unveiled in Plymouth

On Wednesday 21 October River Cottage Canteen Plymouth joined forces with charity Surfers Against Sewage in order to raise awareness of marine waste and to launch their fantastic new kid’s menu which doubles up as a marine waste themed educational activity sheet and a pirates hat!

A huge whale made by Plymouth Graduate artist Paul Wright out of recycled plastic bottles has been suspended in the Deli and children from St George’s Primary School came along to see the whale, try the new kids menu and learn more about the charity Surfers Against Sewage and marine waste.

Hugo Tagholm, SAS Chief Executive said:  “We’re delighted that River Cottage will be hosting Rusty the whale and using him to help educate kids in Plymouth about the work of Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) and the problems facing our Oceans.

"We’d also like to thank River Cottage for kindly donating money to SAS from the sale of kids meals, the money will go towards our work protecting the UK’s oceans, waves and beaches for everyone.”

The new kids menu is available in all four River Cottage Canteens and has been designed to give kids a variety of great tasting dishes and encourage them to try something different such as Crisp cauliflower with beetroot yoghurt or root vegetable and lentil stew with thyme dumplings.

River Cottage has pledged to donate 50p from every kids meal sold in all of their four Canteens to Surfers Against Sewage.

For further information please contact lucy.lomas@rivercottage.net