Volunteers Is Bidding To Bag A Cash Boost From The Tesco Bags

Cosmeston Countryside Volunteers is bidding to bag a cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch the monthly funding scheme, which sees grants of £5,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to local outdoor community projects. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Three groups in every Tesco region have been shortlisted to receive the cash award and this month shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

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Nominee: Cosmeston Countryside Volunteers ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cosmeston Countryside Volunteers help to complement the ongoing development of Cosmeston Lakes Country Park first opened to the public in 1978 and designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2013. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Cosmeston Countryside Volunteers are involved with habitat management, woodland work, grassland cutting and raking, footpath resurfacing and installing gates and stiles. The requests to join this popular volunteer team have escalated over the past year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Volunteers who attend the site come from varying backgrounds, skills and abilities. With volunteer numbers increasing there is a need for additional equipment to enable the team to continue with their valued work for many years to come. The volunteers have all commented on how being part of the team has helped to, improve their physical activity, gets them out of the house enabling them to meet other people and make a visible difference in their local community. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

How to Vote ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Voting is open in stores from 02 January to 28 January 2017. To vote, you will need to make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one token per transaction and it’s not necessary to purchase a carrier bag in order to receive a token. Customers can cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

You can vote for Cosmeston at any of the following stores: Whitchurch, Cardiff / Yn Y Parc, Cardiff / Maes Y Coed, Cardiff / Cardiff Extra / Cardiff North Road / Cardiff City Road / Salisbury Road, Cardiff / Cardiff Clifton / Cardiff Pengam Extra / Cathays Terrace, Cardiff / Cardiff Wellfield / St Mellons / Cardiff Countisbury / Cardiff Roath / Cardiff St Marys / Cardiff Capitol Metro / Mermaid Quay / Cardiff Tredegr Street / Corporation Road / Cardiff Canton Metro / Culverhouse Cross / Dinas Powys / Penarth Express / Ely Cardiff Express / Rhoose Express / Cowbrdge Express / Canton Express / Barry / Barry Holton Road Express / Barry Road Express / Penarth ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £24 million to more than 2,400 projects up and down the UK. Tesco customers get the chance to vote for three different groups each month. At the end of each month, when votes are collected, three groups in each of Tesco’s regions will be awarded funding. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​