Supermarkets help the needy

ASDA in Biggleswade has set up a donation shopping trolley at the front of the store. The company will give half of the donations – such as food and gifts – to our appeal and the other half to Bedfordshire Housing Link. The charity supports homeless people and it is also one of the store’s current token donation charities.

Budgens in Sandy has donated lots of items to the appeal including mince pies, tubes of sweets and boxes of chocolates.

Peter and Sylvia Wicks of Langford have donated 50 packets of biscuits, Sandy’s Norman Cub Pack is supplying the hamper boxes and Cheryl McDonald of Sandy will wrap the gifts.

All food, new toys and quality toiletries will be welcomed but the organiser, Ken Lynch, has said that the hampers particularly need tins of ham, tins of fruit and toys to make them complete.

Donations can be taken to the Biggleswade Chronicle offices in Biggleswade High Street between 9am and 5pm on weekdays until Thursday, December 20.

They can also be taken directly to Ken at 4 Pyms Way in Sandy. Sandy Town Council also has a collection point in its Cambridge Road offices.

Make sure you pop into Biggleswade ASDA next Friday (December 7) between 10am and 2pm as we have a cracking offer for Chronicle readers! Simply buy your Chronicle there and show it to our staff. You’ll get a cracker – and several will be winners. The top prize is a £100 ASDA hamper!