The Childcare & Community Centres, Ashton & District calls out for votes to get a share of Tesco’s Stronger Starts fund

The Childcare & Community Centres, Ashton & District are bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Stronger Starts initiative. Tesco works with community charity Groundwork to run its community funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £1,500, £1,000 and £500 awarded to local community projects, with a particular focus on children and young people.

Three groups in every community have been shortlisted to receive the cash award and shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant.

The Childcare & Community Centres, Ashton & District is one of the groups on the shortlist.

The Childcare & Community Centres, Ashton & District I Am Music Ashton-in-Makerfield Musical sessions and equipment for 2 year olds to aid and improve development, gross motor skills and concentration. Providing exposure to different instruments at a young age.

“We’re in the customer vote for a Tesco Stronger Starts. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. Tesco customers will now vote in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hindley Green Express, Poolstock Lane Wigan Express and Hindley Extra large store, starts October 2023 to mid January 2024, we can receive £1,500, £1,000 or £500 for our to decide how much funding we get, so please vote for our “I am music” project for 2 year olds. Please, please support us next time you shop at Tesco!”

Voting is open in all Tesco stores from early July until the end of September and customers will cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out each time they shop.

To boost funds for extra food and activity equipment, Tesco is introducing a £5m grant programme, in partnership with Groundwork UK, to give children across the UK a stronger start in life. The grants will help schools and children’s groups provide nutritious food and healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing, such as breakfast clubs or snacks, and equipment for healthy activities.

Tesco’s Stronger Starts – previously Tesco Bags of Help and Tesco Community Grants – has already provided over £100 million to more than 50,000 projects across Britain.

Jason Tarry, Tesco UK CEO, said: “Helping schools and children’s groups access the food and resources they need is vitally important in getting children a stronger start in life. Children with enough food have more energy, better concentration, and ultimately achieve more too.”

Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, said: “As a community charity, we have seen first-hand how schools and other groups supporting young people have been playing a much bigger role in ensuring children are getting a healthy start to the day and getting access to spaces and services to support physical activity and mental health. Family budgets are tight and school budgets are tight, but it’s so important that children stay fed, fit and