IT WAS the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd John Pritchard, wot won it - although he did have the help of his chaplain, the Revd Dr Amanda Bloor. He made a "delicious" loaf of bread that was devoured by the children of Marlborough C of E School, in Woodstock. They preferred it to the loaf with caraway seeds made by the Bishop of Buckingham, Dr Alan Wilson - although that was all eaten, too.

It was a celebratory event before Christian Aid Week, when Bishop Pritchard and Dr Wilson went to the school to show off their baking skills, although the diocesan Bishop does seem to have had an unfair advantage. "I was so determined we were going to win this," Dr Bloor said. "It was a brilliant day. The children were really engaged with the presentation from Christian Aid, with the message that it is a scandal that so many people are having to go hungry. The bread-making was fun, and the Bishops enjoyed the element of competition as well as the opportunity to connect with the children, who asked a range of questions, including "How do you get to be a bishop?"