Help bag a share of Tesco fund for Rotherham

The supermarket has teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative, which sees grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 — all raised from the 5p bag levy — being awarded to environmental and community projects in Rotherham.

Shoppers are now being invited to head along to their local store and vote for who should scoop which grant award.

The groups set to benefit from the Tesco grant in Rotherham are Phoenix and Parkgate Angling Club, Treeton CofE Primary School and The Rowan Centre Pupil Referral Unit.

Voting is open in store from February 27 until March 6 and customers will be able to vote using a token given to them at the checkout at the Tesco Extra branches in Rotherham and Wath.

The bag charge was introduced in England on October 5, having already raised millions for good causes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Nominations and applications for the next round of Bags of Help funding will open in April.

As well as applying direct, groups can also be nominated by people living in their local communities.