Locals encouraged to take part in £5,000 lucky dip for Bath school

Bath residents have the chance to give a local school a special boost to start their year by awarding a £5,000 grant as part of Tesco’s Golden Grants event.

From 12pm to 1pm at the supermarket’s Bath Weston Express store on the High Street in Weston village, shoppers will be able to take part in a special lucky dip to find a golden voting token and award a grant to one of three schools.

Among the schools hoping to secure the £5,000 are St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School, which is looking to develop a gardening and growing project that will provide a gardening area so children can experience growing their own fruit and vegetables, and learn about healthy food choices.

Another school is St Mark’s C of E, which aims to provide a free breakfast for students to have a healthy and energised start to their school day.

The third school is St Vigor and St John PTFA, which wants to support pupils’ social and emotional learning through a new range of sensory resources.

The team from Tesco Express in Weston village | Photo © Tesco

Megan Fraser, store manager at Bath Weston Express, said: “We are delighted to be hosting Golden Grants this Saturday.

“Our store colleagues will be creating a party atmosphere for an event which will see a lucky customer get the chance to award a £5,000 grant to a fantastic local cause.

“Tesco’s Stronger Starts programme has a fantastic track record of helping local schools, charities and community groups in the area, and we look forward to giving customers the chance to help continue that great work on Saturday.”

There are 107 specially selected Tesco stores taking part in Saturday’s Golden Grants event across the UK, which will see a total of more than £500,000 awarded to local school projects.

The event is part of Tesco’s £8 million Stronger Starts programme, which supports children and young people in local communities to access healthy, nutritious food as well as activities designed to improve their physical health.