Fenland groups can apply for Tesco cash

Tesco has extended its £500 grant scheme to support community groups in Fenland impacted by COVID-19.

Groups in need of support can apply for an emergency £500 grant from the superstore, which has branches in Cromwell Road, Wisbech and March Industrial Estate.

The extension means an extra £2million nationally and forms part of a £52million overall package of support to help local communities tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

Keith Jackson, Bags of Help manager at Tesco, said: "Due to the sustained need for the emergency support we're seeing from local community groups, we took the decision to extend the scheme's deadline beyond the original 12-week mark.

"We're already working with all kinds of groups up the length and breadth of the country, all of whom are in urgent need of a cash boost in order to go on providing local people with vital services, but we've widened this even further.

"Whether you are from a homeless charity, a foodbank, or a support network for vulnerable individuals, you could qualify for some immediate financial support."

To apply for funding through Bags of Help, visit www.tescobagsofhelp.org.uk