Print management supplier APS was today revealed as the latest local business to back the AEGON Breakfast Club programme, by sponsoring Colinton Primary School.

APS, which provides design, artwork, print and logistics services to high-profile organisations, presented Colinton Primary with a large canvass to enable the youngsters to create their own colourful masterpiece depicting a nutritious breakfast scene at an event held at the school, this afternoon.

The AEGON Breakfast Club programme is a three-way partnership between the Heart of Midlothian Education and Community Trust, the City of Edinburgh Council and AEGON

The aim is to develop breakfast club provision in every primary and special school in Edinburgh where a need is identified

APS director Allan Doyle said: "We are delighted to be able to support Colinton Primary School in this important venture which is organised by life and pensions company AEGON, one of our major customers.

"Research shows that breakfast is necessary to start the day off right and that children learn better at school if they have had a healthy breakfast."

Kevin Grady, director of HR and corporate responsibility at AEGON said: "We are pleased that APS have partnered up with Colinton Primary School ensuring that the children will be provided with a free breakfast.

"It is such a worthwhile project and we encourage other businesses to get involved and help make a difference in their local community."

Heart of Midlothian Education and Community Trust chairman Campbell Ogilvie added: "We are delighted with the support APS is providing through the Breakfast Club initiative.

"At Hearts we are keen to see other businesses take advantage of a really simple but extremely effective way of supporting their local primary schools.

"Our players are hugely supportive of the aims of the Breakfast Clubs and thoroughly enjoy meeting the fans and maybe some players of the future."

Councillor David Beckett, Vice Convener of Education, Children and Families, said: "I am pleased that as we start a new year we are able to build on our breakfast clubs initiative and open a new club at Colinton Primary School.

"We have already seen the benefits to our other primary schools through providing breakfast clubs and I'm sure we will continue to build on this success throughout the year."

More information on the AEGON Breakfast Club initiative can be found online at www.aegonbreakfastclub.org. If you are interested in sponsoring a school in your area contact sponsorship co-ordinator Neil Smith on 0131 549 6809.