Steve Carpenter’s visit to Ashton Gate Primary School 2nd November 2023

The Bristol Historical Association sent Steve Carpenter to Ashton Gate Primary School to talk about the Frys (Cadbury) chocolate factory at Somerdale. Steve worked in maintenance at the factory from 1975 until 1981. The children were eager to know how chocolate was made. Of particular interest was what do you do with waste chocolate and exactly how much chocolate were Fry’s workers allowed to eat. Although Frys merged with Cadbury in 1919, the factory at Somerdale did not change its name until 1981.

Thank you to Rachael Herbert who has an award winning history curriculum at the school. The children have been learning about the history of Fry’s chocolate.