CHARITIES and community groups in Ealing are invited to sign up to receive surplus food from Tesco.

Across the UK, the supermarket distributes hundreds of thousands of meals to good causes each week as part of its Community Food Connection scheme, in conjunction with food redistribution charity FareShare.

Almost 7,000 charities and community groups already receive surplus food, including older people’s lunch clubs, school breakfast clubs and charities working with vulnerable and homeless people.

More food is available and Tesco is reaching out to groups in Ealing to encourage them to find out more about how they could receive it.

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It includes fresh produce such as fruit, vegetables, bakery products and chilled food like meat, cheese and ready meals.

Groups registered with Community Food Connection are given scheduled collection days and receive a text alert to tell them what food is available at their local Tesco store. They can then choose from what is on offer.

If you are a charity or community group that could benefit, visit www.fareshare.org.uk/fareshare-go