Visitors to Cairngorm Mountain are being invited to take part in the UK’s Highest Porridge Breakfast in aid of the Scottish based charity, Mary’s Meals. The fund raiser is being held on the morning of Wednesday October 6 at the Ptarmigan Restaurant at the top of the CairnGorm Mountain’s funicular railway – the highest restaurant in the UK.

The porridge breakfast is among a series of events being held across the UK and in India, African, Norway, Sweden, Canada and USA in the countdown to World Porridge Day – an international celebration of Scotland’s traditional national dish with porridge ambassadors around the world invited to host their own porridge/ oatmeal events to raise money for Mary’s Meals. The charity, which started from a tin shed in Argyllshire, daily feeds more than 400,000 of the poorest and neediest children in 15 countries.

World Porridge Day has been established by the village of Carrbridge – home of the annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship which this year takes place on Sunday October 10. With expert porridge makers from far and wide set to gather in the village to battle it out for the prestigious Golden Spurtle trophy, organisers hope that as many people as possible will support the fund raising events for Mary’s Meals.

“The charity does tremendous work and we hope that everyone will join in the spirit of the World Porridge Day fund raising to help support this worthwhile cause,” said Carrbridge Community Council chairman, Scott Bruce.

At CairnGorm Mountain, funicular ticket holders wanting to take part in the UK’s Highest Porridge Breakfast will be invited to tuck into a hearty bowl of porridge with a variety of fillings in the Ptarmigan Restaurant in return for a donation to Mary’s Meals. The porridge breakfast will be served from 10.30am to 12 noon.