Meet the Borders woman who raised £120,000 for charity by selling the humble scone

A Borders woman has raised an estimated £120,000 for charity by selling the humble scone.

Sukie Barber has been running a monthly pop-up in Selkirk for nine years with the money raised going towards her charity 'Opportunities Zambia.'

The charity feeds over 1,200 children a day in four schools, runs sewing classes, has built water pumps and recently set up a chicken farm.

Some of those who have benefited from 'Opportunities Zambia.'

Sukie pays for the majority of ingredients for the scones herself with friends and family -helping out to maximise the funds going towards the charity.'Sukie’s Scones' is held on the last Thursday of the month, and each event takes several days of preparation.

Sukie said: “I spend Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday baking solidly. Four days a month it takes up my life completely.”

The pop-up started off with scones, but has since branched out and now also sells other baked treats like quiches, traybakes and biscuits.

A recipe for that many scones would require:

While her customers might be united in loving her baked goods, there is one issue that divides them...

Sukie is also currently selling crafts made by women she met on a recent trip to Zambia.

She said: “I'm in the fortunate position of being able to bake and run this shop once a month and every scone I sell I'm thinking of the children I've met in Zambia, who I know are going to school. Not just going to school but having a meal every day.”