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Vote for us! Tesco Bags for Help Scheme

We are delighted to have been shortlisted as one of three projects for the Tesco Bags of help scheme in Kensington and Chelsea.

Urbanwise.London are bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative.  The scheme sees grants of £4,000, £2,000 and £1,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to local community  projects.

Voting opens on 1st July and finishes on 31st August.  Customers can vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.

Through active local heritage tours exploring the local area, Urbanwise.London’s Local Outdoor Discovery Project will see participants learn about their local environmental quality, including air and noise pollution; take part in healthy guided walks, take steps to reduce their exposure to pollution and put forward ideas to improve the local environment and their own well being.

Funds will support Urbanwise.London with planning and delivery of education sessions, guided community walks and a celebration event bringing the participants together to share their experiences and ideas.

One local teacher recently said of the importance of experiences that Ubranwise.London provide ‘It’s great to give children a practical opportunity to learn outside the classroom and look at their every-day surroundings in a different way!’

Voting opens on 1st July – you can vote for us at one of the following locations

  • 248 FULHAM ROAD EXP   SW10 9NA
  • 82 HOLLAND PARK EXP    W11 3RB
  • 87 GLOUCESTER RD EXP   SW7 4SS
  • CHELSEA EXPRESS  SW10 9UZ
  • KENSINGTON          W14 8PB
  • LADBROKE GROVE EXP     W10 6HH
  • NORTH KENSINGTON EXP            W10 6QH
  • NOTTING HILL GATE MET W11 3QE
  • PORTOBELLO ROAD METRO       W11 1LJ

Tesco’s Bags of Help project has already delivered over £30 million to more than 4,600 projects up and down the UK. Tesco customers get the chance to vote for three different groups every time they shop. Every other month, when votes are collected, three groups in each of Tesco’s regions will be awarded funding.

To find out more visit www.tesco.com/bagsofhelp