Groups have a chance to bag some funding from Tesco

Community groups and charities in Caithness are being invited to apply for funding through the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.

Applications are officially open for 2020, with more than £1million to be shared across Scotland during the coming year.

Anyone can nominate groups and charities which benefit the community, and three groups will be awarded grants of £2000, £1000 or £500 every three months in the Wick and Thurso funding areas.

The scheme sees money raised from the sale of reusable Bags for Life in Tesco stores across the country used to fund local projects. And customers decide where the money goes, casting their votes for short listed charities using blue tokens handed out in stores.

Keith Jackson, Bags of Help manager at Tesco, said: “From projects to improve community spaces to groups looking for support with community events, purchasing new equipment and funding coaches, we encourage people 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 local community projects to date, and there is so much more we want to help groups to achieve.”

Emma Halliday of Greenspace Scotland, a partner in the Bags of Help scheme, said: “We encourage community groups to apply for Bags of Help funding to help improve places and spaces in local communities. We are pleased to be able to be a part of the journey and provide support and encouragement to help local communities thrive.”

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