Project stories

Tesco helps to jazz up the afternoon for Barton’s Upon Humber older residents
Older people in a North East Lincolnshire town are benefiting from a series of music concerts thanks to funding from Tesco Bags of Help.

Elusive Shropshire pine martens caught on camera
Thanks to Tesco funding and the hard work of volunteers, it’s been confirmed that the rare pine marten has made a comeback to the woodlands of Shropshire.

Lunchboxes and games beat holiday hunger
It’s a shocking fact that children are going hungry in the holidays – something a foodbank in Redcar helped to tackle with Tesco Bags of Help funding.
Tesco funding kicks off Martial Arts in the Park
Martial Arts in the Park aimed to provide an easily accessible way for Uxbridge youngsters to give the sport a try.
Liverpool’s platform for art and gardening
At the world’s oldest active passenger railway station, a transformed garden is helping new thinking about art and sustainability to blossom.
Spindleberry’s playful dragon fires the imagination
In a nature park in Oxfordshire, there’s a new addition to the wildlife thanks to the Tesco Bags of Help scheme… an enormous, 150 metre long dragon – and it’s alive!
Centre for homeless grows new community bonds thanks to Bags of Help
A centre for homeless people in Derby had the bright idea of using the outdoor space to grow food, giving residents new skills and helping to break down barriers with neighbours in the surrounding streets.
Children take the bus to a world of literature and imagination
A double decker bus is transformed into a magical library in this gripping tale of a school’s plan to encourage reading with the help of Tesco funding…
Tesco-funded allotment makeover is big hit with local schools
When an allotment’s paths were washed away by a series of floods, the allotment association turned to Tesco for help.
Blooming back alleys bring neighbours together in Middlesborough
A Tesco Bags of Help funded project in Middlesborough is transforming back alleys into blooming gardens for residents
Tesco grant inspires Dundee youngsters to get learning outdoors
A Dundee-based project which helps young people learn about the environment, sustainability and food justice has received funding from Tesco.
Hartlepool sees the wood for the trees
Summerhill in Hartlepool has been awarded a cash boost from Tesco, to help transform a Scandinavian themed outdoor space.
Tesco grant gets cycling charity rolling
Youngsters in and around Glasgow will be on a roll in a specially designed bike zone thanks to a grant from Tesco.