MONEY raised from the sale of carrier bags at Tesco in Bordon has benefited community projects.

Tesco community champion Fiona Edwards said the Tesco Bags of Help scheme takes the 5p charge for plastic carrier bags and puts it towards grants of £8,000, £10,000 and £12,000, which people can apply for to fund community projects.

The recent winner of the £12,000 bid was Woodlands Hall, in Headley Down, for a land-clearing project, delivered by East Hampshire District Council, which aims to welcome wildlife back to a rejuvenated area.

The £10,000 was granted to Four Marks Parish Council for a teenager activity area at the recreation ground and the £8,000 went toward a sensory and eco garden at Greatham Primary School.

The next round of applications is open until June 3, and details can be found at

groundwork.org.uk/sites/tescocommunityscheme.

Groundwork community enabler Elizabeth Hodgson, Janet Foster from Four Marks Parish Council, Catherine Grant from the Friends of Greatham School with pupils Lottie Bowden and James Grant, Bordon Tesco’s community champion Fiona Edwards, Liz Panton from East Hampshire District Council representing Woodlands Hall and Sarah Goudie from Four Marks Parish Council are pictured. Picture order no: BD21-114-16.