A EUROPEAN cookery day for adults has kick-started a series of culinary courses planned for the new year.

Students put on their aprons at Gravesend Adult Education Centre to whip up dishes ranging from a flour-free chocolate cake to Italian chicken and fennel.

The Around the World one-day course marks the second time in 10 years a cookery lesson has been run at the centre in Darnley Road.

Demand was so high there was a waiting list for the course.

The centre is planning to offer healthy-recipe cooking in the new year and a chocolate-making day in time for Valentine's Day.

Programme manager for healthy living Michelle Bramble said: "People are looking for inspiration."

To get involved in the adult education courses on offer, call 0845 606 5606.