HEAD chef Nina Matsunaga, of the Black Bull, Sedbergh, is using her baking skills to raise funds for a local charity.

Nina will initially be baking a selection of healthy artisan made sourdough, wholemeal and rye breads, which will be available to buy from Powell’s Green Grocers, Main Street, Sedbergh, two days a week on Tuesday and Saturday.

All of the money raised from bread sales will be donated to the Sedbergh United Charities Fund to assist those in need locally during the current health crisis and beyond.

Sedbergh United Charities provides assistance to residents of the Parish of Sedbergh for a variety of reasons, including those who find themselves in need of financial assistance.

Nina, co-owner of the Black Bull, said: "We are all faced with significant problems at the moment and none of us quite knows how the current situation is going to unfold. But despite this I wanted to try and put something back into the place I live."

"Sedbergh is all about community, a community that has wholeheartedly supported my businesses and in turn my family. As a result I decided I would utilise my skills and give a little something back to help out during the current crisis and hopefully beyond, which is why all of the proceeds from the bread I make and is sold at Powell’s will be donated to Sedbergh United Charities to provide them with additional funds to support vulnerable members of the local community longer term.’’