Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Save our Puddings: What exactly did campaigner William, 11, say to get custard back on the school menu?

This week, education bosses in Aberdeenshire made a U-turn after taking puddings off the school menu.

Officials had swapped desserts for fresh fruit in a bid to keep down the sugar content in school meals.

But at a meeting this week, they announced that custard and ice cream would be making a comeback in October.

Warm Custard Being Poured From A Jug Over A Treacle Sponge Pudding.; Shutterstock ID 1621169191; Purchase Order: CC; Job: Graphic Health; 1b668234-d44a-4a7b-9f52-c9079a800169

This was after a barnstorming speech in committee from William Dibb, 11, backed up by his friend and fellow campaigner Angus Beverly.

We got William, from Rhynie, to do an action replay of the words that convinced schools bosses to bring back puds.

Save Our Puddings: The Highlights

If you missed our breaking story and need a quick catch-up, here it is.

Earlier this year, Aberdeenshire Council cut many of its sweet options on health grounds.

The move sparked outrage among pupils, who launched a campaign to bring back ice cream and custard.

The crunch issue was debated this week in council chambers – and student leaders were told that they can expect some low-sugar desserts to make a comeback soon.

William addressed the Aberdeenshire Council education and children’s services committee on Thursday morning.

Angus and William after their victory. Picture by Jason Hedges

He delivered an eloquent request to “Save Our Puddings”  and get them back on school menus.

In it, he said: “After losing touch with our friends, our schools and our freedoms, we were now to lose our puddings too.”

His reward was a promise from catering officials that new recipes of low-sugar desserts will be back on the menu in October.

Vanilla ice cream and a new custard recipe

The council’s head of education said yesterday on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland that William and Angus had been impressive.

Vincent Docherty said that the changes came about because the council had to adhere to new nutritional guidelines. Sugar was a particular problem.

So many sweet menu items were replaced with fresh fruit.

But he added: “We found out from William and Angus that it’s not as simple as that – youngsters still really quite enjoy that treat at particular times.”

Vincent Docherty, Aberdeenshire head of education

Mr Docherty said it was “a joy” to have the boys at committee.

They were “eloquent”, had done their research and put their point across well, he added.

Mr Docherty said: “It will lead to the changes in the menu in October, along with the research we have done.”

Mr Docherty revealed that there will be a new recipe of custard on the next menu – and the council are also in talks about vanilla ice cream.

But he added: “A treat’s a treat – not something that you get every day.”

More from Schools & Family

This article originally appeared on the Evening Express website. For more information, read about our new combined website.