30 August 2021

Tesco colleagues are ready to welcome customers to their new superstore in Kennington | London Post

Tesco colleagues are ready to welcome customers to their new superstore in Kennington | London Post
... The brand-new store on Kennington Lane opened its doors this morning and in addition to serving the local community with a wide range of fresh food and other supplies, the store team will also be working hard to support local charities and good causes. ...
... Since 2019, 49 local groups in Kennington have received £108,725 through Tesco Community Grants (previously known as Bags of Help). Projects that have benefited from the scheme include Family GenerAid Foundation’s ‘Eradicate Stigma Over Infertility’ project and Ashmole Primary School’s Counselling Service for Children. ...
... Ellie Wormald, Advice Centre Coordinator at Waterloo Foodbank, said: “We’ve been working with Tesco Kennington since we started Waterloo Foodbank, in 2011. Over the last decade Tesco customers have been hugely generous, donating many tonnes of food which we’ve distributed to local people in need. We look forward to continuing this partnership in the new store.”

40,947 meals have already been donated in the Kennington area through Community Food Connection. ...

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