Community groups and charities across Ellesmere and beyond are being invited to apply for funding through the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.

Applications are officially open for 2020, with more than £600,000 to be shared across the area throughout 2020.

Anyone can nominate groups and charities benefitting communities, with three groups awarded grant amounts of £2,000, £1,000 or £500, every three months in over 50 funding areas.

The scheme sees money raised from the sale of reusable Bags for Life in Tesco stores across the country used to fund projects around the towns of Ellesmere and Oswestry further beyond.

And customers decide where the money goes, casting their votes for shortlisted charities using blue tokens handed out in stores.

Keith Jackson, Bags of Help Manager at Tesco, wants as many groups to get involved as possible.

He said: “From projects to improve community spaces to groups looking for support with community events, purchasing new equipment and funding coaches, we encourage you to nominate and apply, and get involved in this fantastic scheme.

“Bags of Help has provided more than £80 million of funding to more than 27,000 community projects to date.

"There is so much more we want to help groups to achieve.”

Find out more at www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp