Local Community Initiatives
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Local Community Initiatives
Here you can find out about all of our local community initiatives happening across the UK.
SPAR Craigyhill adapts fundraising to boost Marie Curie
A Larne SPAR store didn’t let recent Covid restrictions hinder its fundraising efforts for Marie Curie.
SPAR NI Supports Community Groups
SPAR NI is supporting the Keeping Healthy, Staying Safe initiative, a collaboration between local communities, government, and businesses, to deliver activities for young people and the wider community.
SPAR Scotland announces winners of 30,000 Community Cashback Campaign
SPAR Scotland has announced the results of the Community Cashback campaign. The campaign received nearly 7,000 votes and will giveaway 30,000 ((EURO)33,600) to community groups and charities that provide a variety of valuable services to communities around the country.
SPAR stores help deliver PPE during lockdown
SPAR’s south west regional distribution company Appleby Westward is helping to distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) to 100 nurses across the region.
SPAR Scotland donates £1000 to help Marie Curie in Edinburgh
The Marie Curie hospice in Edinburgh recently suffered severe damage to their site due to a major flooding incident. As our national charity partner, SPAR Scotland clearly wanted to help with a donation. Our £1,000 will go towards replacing lost and damaged furniture within the hospice.
SPAR partner with Too Good To Go
James Hall & Co., SPAR wholesaler for the north of England, has launched a new partnership with Too Good To Go. The initiative allows customers to access ‘magic bags’ of surplus stock at a bargain price and will be trialled across Lancashire and Merseyside, in 10 company owned stores.
SPAR stores in Lancashire support #noexcuseforabuse
James Hall & Co. and Lancashire SPAR stores are proudly supporting a new campaign by Lancashire Constabulary and the Lancashire Resilience Forum. The campaign is called #noexcuseforabuse and is designed to raise awareness of domestic abuse and signpost potential victims to the right support, through the Lancashire Victim Services.
Independent SPAR retailer donates £75K to local charities
An independent SPAR retailer in the Lancashire area has given three local charities a boost by donating £75,000. Lawrence Hunt & Co Ltd is a Lancashire based family business operating 26 SPAR stores and has donated £25,000 to Cash for Kids, St Catherine’s Hospice and St John’s Hospice, after seeing how they have suffered a loss of fundraising income following the Covid-19 pandemic.