Enterprising Luke leads by eggs-ample!

Photo: Picture: CHRIS SUNDERLAND

Egg-static — Luke Hopkins says he is proud of the charity money he has raised by selling his chicken eggs.

AN enterprising teenager from Saddleworth has cracked into a farmers’ market to raise cash for charity.

Imaginative 16-year-old Luke Hopkins wanted to buck the trend when completing the service section of his Silver Duke of Edinburgh award.

Instead of spending his time volunteering in a charity shop, the Hulme Grammar pupil showed his entrepreneurial spirit and started selling eggs laid by eight chickens at his home in Delph.

After distributing leaflets to boost sales and offering a door-to-door service, he has raised more than £150 for charity.

He said: “I sold boxes of six to neighbours and family friends every weekend. I’m used to cleaning out the chickens and the idea just came to me gradually that I could raise money.

“I’m really proud of the total amount I’ve managed to make, I’m going to donate it to the RSPCA.”

Luke, who lives at Slackfield Farm in Delph, even kept a cash account record book of his sales to fulfil the skill section of his award.

Luke said: “Funnily enough, I didn’t choose to do business studies at school but I think it is something I could develop. I want to make more than £200 when I do my Gold award next year.”