Stirling mum launches project to help hungry kids - with Masterchef seal of approval

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A Braehead mum who was heartbroken to discover that children who rely on free school meals are going hungry over the weekends has launched a project to feed them.Alisha Robertson-McNabney came up with the plan for ‘Ma’s Kitchen Stirling’ on Facebook last week after finding out about the extent to which some children were turning up to school on a Monday having not eaten since finishing up the previous week.She set up a poll on social media asking who was aware that children, aged from two to 16, were not eating from a Friday lunchtime until a Monday lunchtime and 164 people all replied yes.Alisha and mum Jane Robertson had heard of a campaign in Falkirk where meals were provided at weekends to those who usually receive free school meals - with Stirling families among those making the trip for food.Spurred into action, Alisha - who has four girls of her own - decided something had to be done to help.And she has been inundated with offers of support, including from Stirling’s own former MasterChef contestant, Lisa Addison.Lisa has now committed to helping out with cooking up hot meals for those attending the drop-offs, with locations in Raploch, St Ninians and Bannockburn currently being mooted.Alisha said: “We had heard word that people in Stirling were heading to this kitchen in Falkirk because they were struggling to eat at weekends and so I just said a throw-away comment to my kids about if they knew anyone in that position at school.“They just turned around to me and said it was a common occurrence, so I put up a poll on Facebook and Instagram and there were teachers and social workers saying this is common for some kids not to eat between Friday and Monday.“We know that some of the schools and social work have things