STUDENTS at a Burnley school will be looking forward to a ‘cool’ treat when they start back at school.

Youngsters at Blessed Trinity RC College, in Ormerod Road, will be given the chance to skate on an ice rink which will be brought to the school.

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The treat had been arranged as a surprise for students who had collected no bad behaviour points over the last term and was due to happen before Christmas.

However, disaster struck when the truck bringing the ice rink to school broke down.

Teachers Karin Buchanan and Alex Isherwood leapt into action to make sure the children were not left too disappointed.

They contacted a local supermarket, which made sure the hard-working students did not go without.

Mrs Buchanan, who teaches food technology, said: “I contacted Sainsbury’s and we rallied around and they helped to provide us with 350 selection boxes which was a massive number in one shop.

“The students didn’t know about the ice-skating rink, it was a treat for them, but we had to tell them when it didn’t arrive.

“We helped them get over their disappointment by giving each of them a selection box at the end of the day which they were more than happy with.”

The day had been organised to be held in the Spirit of Sport, the school’s PE facility, which provides sports equipment and space for community facilities. The aim is aim to increase participation in physical activity and sport by working with local sports clubs, community groups and youth centres.

Staff at the school have now rearranged for the ice rink to be installed early in the new year so the children can still get their skates on and have some winter fun.

Mrs Buchanan added: “And the good news is the ice-skating rink is re-scheduled for January so they get the best of both worlds.”

Blessed Trinity opened in September 2006 as part of ambitious plan to replace all of the district’s 11-16 schools, funded by a government public–private partnership programme called Building Schools for the Future.

It was formed from the merger of St Theodore’s Boys High School and St Hilda’s Girls’ High School and initially occupied spit sites of the former St Hilda’s and Habergham Sixth Form Centre.

It is a mixed 11-16 voluntary-aided Roman Catholic faith school.

A recent Ofsted report said: “The behaviour of students is good. They are highly interested and involved in their work. Books are immaculately looked after by students. “This is due largely to the strong quality of teaching which helps to keep students enthusiastic.”