A SUPERMARKET is offering a cut of £150,000 of funding to community projects in Maldon.

As part of its centenary celebrations, Tesco has launched its Bags of Help campaign, where in total £3.3m in funding will be dished out across the country.

So far, 44 projects in Maldon have received a piece of the total £150,714 in funding.

Alec Brown, Tesco’s Head of Community, said: “In 2019 we are celebrating a century of delivering great value for our customers.

"And what better way to celebrate this occasion than by using our flagship community grant scheme Bags of Help to support even more groups and organisations who are helping to make a difference across Britain.”

Applications have now opened to all community groups in the area.

Once they are all in, Tesco colleagues are involved in shortlisting three applications in each area.

Customers then vote for which group they’d like to receive grants of £25,000, £15,000 and £10,000, casting their votes using blue tokens handed out at checkout points.

The scheme will run in partnership with community charity Groundwork. Groundwork’s National Chief Executive, Graham Duxbury, said: “This is an exciting time for Bags of Help, with many more communities given the opportunity to apply for larger amounts of funding that can make a positive, long-lasting legacy where they live.

"We look forward to seeing a wide-range of innovative projects that boost the health and wellbeing of our communities spring to life.”

To find out more, go to www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp