Tesco is giving away £5,000 in grants to 100 stores this weekend
LUCKY shoppers could be in with a chance of winning £5,000 for their local school this weekend.
On Saturday between 12pm and 1pm, shoppers can take a lucky dip in 100 Tesco supermarkets across the country in search of a golden token.
The token will then allow the winner to choose one of three local schools or community groups and receive a £5,000 gold grant, which they can spend on equipment or healthy food.
Recipients of a Tesco Golden Grant last year included Tornedale Infant School, which was able to replace worn-out play equipment, build a new sandpit and create a community space to support new families.
Farms For City Children, based in Newham, was able to take even more children from disadvantaged areas of London to their three farms to experience the benefits of food, farming and outdoor learning.
Claire De Silva, head of communities at Tesco, said: “Schools and local projects are vital to supporting our children and our communities. We are giving customers who visit these 100 stores the opportunity to make a difference to a school or group doing great work on their doorstep.”
Golden Grants are awarded twice a year as part of Tesco Stronger Starts, a £5 million grant program in partnership with Groundwork UK.
Tesco stores taking part in the Golden Grants lucky dip are:
- Aberdeen Castlegate Express
- Ashtead Craddock Express
- Aston Lane
- Atherstone Superstore
- Balderton Express
- Baldok
- Ballygomartin
- Basingstoke
- Battle Express
- Beckenham Chinese Garage Express
- Bedford Harpur Express
- Belmont Road Express
- Berkhamstead
- Bilsthorpe Express
- Birmingham Road Sut Express
- Bognor Regis Express
- Bridgewater Express
- Bristol Canons Express
- Broadstairs
- Broken cross Macclesfield Express
- Bushbury Express
- Cambridge Newmarket Road
- Carfin Express
- Caversham Express
- Chafford Hundred Express
- Cirencester Express
- Clapham oval
- Coleraine
- Commercial Street
- Coventry main street
- Cramlington Express
- Crosby Coronation
- Croxted Road, Dulwich
- Dumfries Extra
- Dunfermline Extra
- East Calder, Hoofdstraat 242
- East Molesey
- Eastleigh Express
- Enfield Lock Express
- Exwick Express
- Felixstowe Express
- Gatwick
- Glasgow St Enochs Express
- Glenmore Road Express
- Gloucester Churchdown
- Gravesend Riverview Express
- Grimsby
- Harpenden Luton Road Express
- Hartley Wintney Express
- Heath Street, Hampsted
- Hendon Beaufort Park
- Highgate-Hoofdstraat
- Inverness Extra
- Islington Express
- Leah Valley
- Leeds Bond Street Express
- Leicester Beaumont Leys Extra
- Leicester Fosse Express
- Leyland
- Little Sutton Express
- London Fulham Reach Express
- Lowestoft Road Express
- Lymington Express
- Marton Blackpool Express
- Melksham Express
- Mossley Road Express
- Newcastle
- Nieuwmarkt Extra
- Northenden Express
- Old Portsmouth Express
- Oxford Cowley Express
- Perth extra
- Peterborough Express
- Prestwich Bury Express
- Rainham Extra
- Renfrew
- Rhoose Express
- Rusholme Express
- Scarborough Castle
- Scisset
- Seaham Stockton Road
- Seven kings
- Sheffield Savile Street
- Shirley Dickens Heath Express
- Saint Austel
- Saint Mellons
- Stockport
- Swansea Llansamlet
- Swansea Stlen Road Express
- Telford Extra
- Victoria Express
- Watford Leavesdon Express
- Wembley Watford Road Express
- West Hallam Express
- West St Horsham Express
- Weston Favell Extra
- Weston SuperMare
- Widnes
- Wimbledon Centrecourt Express
- Winchester
- Woolwich
- Wycombe South Express
How can I save on my supermarket shopping?
There are plenty of ways to save money at your grocery store.
You can look for yellow or red stickers on products, which indicate when they are discounted.
If the food is fresh, eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money because you’ll be less likely to make hasty purchases when you go to the grocery store.
Choosing your own brand can be an easy way to save hundreds of dollars a year on your food bill, too.
This means ditching the ‘best’ or ‘luxury’ products and instead opting for ‘own’ or value-for-money lines.
Many supermarkets have shaky fruit and vegetable programs where you can get cheap prices if they are misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering 5kg boxes of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you could potentially get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers, which you can also use at the supermarket.
In addition, many municipalities offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.