Voting launches for TESCO'S Bags of Help initiative

Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Hodgson Green Children's Trim Trail project is one of three projects to benefit from TESCO'S Bags of Help initiative.

TESCO customers are being invited to help local community groups and good causes across Stratford-upon-Avon bag a share of a £12.5million carrier bag charge fund.

The supermarket has teamed up with Groundwork on 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 greenspace projects across the country. 

The District Council's project is to help towards the cost of improving an important green space in the local community by installing a trim trail, slide and swing at the green on Hodgsons Road in Stratford-upon-Avon.  The District Council is already supporting the area with other improvements including marking out a football pitch, repainting the youth shelter and repairing kerbing.

The 8 piece trim trail will include a rope tunnel, stepping logs, a frame, zig zags, climbing nets, balancing beams, wobble walkway and waterlilies balance pods.

Cllr Mike Brain, Community and Technical Services Portfolio says: “The importance of outdoor play is becoming increasingly significant in the drive to get kids more active.  Our recent consultation with local residents showed that they would like to see play equipment in this area as this was their top priority.  Hopefully with the help of TESCO we can help make this become a reality."

Voting will be open from 31 October to 13 November.

 Customers will be able to cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.

The bag charge has already raised millions for good causes across England and Wales. 

• 1,248 organisations from Tesco's 416 regions up and down the UK will receive a share of the Bags of Help fund.
• The initiative is supported by money from the five pence charge levied on single-use carrier bags.
• More than 2,800 groups up and down the country applied for grants from the scheme. These were whittled down to three in each of Tesco's regions by Tesco colleagues.

For more information please visit: www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp