ASPIRING young dragons from Alderley Edge School for Girls have raised £1,300 for East Cheshire Hospice.

The Year 10 Dragon’s Den team, consisting of Managing Director Layla Webb, Financial Director Elizabeth Craig, Sales Directors Lauren Galligan and Hannah Napier, Marketing Director Holly Birkett and Production Director Emma Ferris, raised the total by selling their Choc-a-Treats product.

The girls were taking part in a Dragons Den-style competition organised by Manchester Airport.

The Alderley Edge team’s first pitch to the Dragons at Manchester Airport secured them funding of £100.

From then on, Choc-a-Treats developed, and the girls were able to produce a range of gifts, including mason jars filled with the ingredients to make hot chocolate and refills in cone bags.

Both of the products just required hot water, as per their slogan ‘Just add H20 HO HO!’ The girls were also able to sell ready-made hot drinks.

Their chosen charity was East Cheshire Hospice which the girls all felt very passionate about, and they had the opportunity to sell their product at Manchester Airport in November and to parents after school.

They also sold at the School’s PFA Christmas fair and at Grantham’s Christmas Food and Wine Festival in December.

The girls returned to the final on December 11, having raised £1,303 in profit for the hospice.

Sara Balfour, head of economics and business said: “It was an incredible opportunity for the girls to be a part of the Dragon’s Den Challenge.

“They have learned invaluable skills such as team work, individual responsibilities and communication.

“They have gained a great insight into business and were able to raise money for a great charity. We are all very proud of them.”