A PRIMARY school in Kidderminster is looking for help from a town supermarket’s customers to support their bid for a new sensory garden.

Sutton Park Community Primary School has made it into the shortlist of the second round of Tesco’s Bag of Help initiative, which could see them awarded cash for their project.

The scheme is an initiative between the supermarket giant and Groundwork and sees grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to environmental and greenspace projects.

Three groups in each of Tesco’s 416 regions have been shortlisted to receive the cash award.

And this month shoppers are being invited to head along to Tesco stores to vote for who they think should take away the top grant.

The school is hoping to install a sensory garden which will regenerate a disused piece of ground and provide an exciting and stimulating area for the local community to enjoy.

If they receive enough public votes they will also be able to involve more of the community and create a vegetable garden.

Head teacher Angela Crawley said "We are absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for one of the grants.

“The sensory garden will make a huge difference to our children and their families. We are only a small primary school and would ask that as many people as possible vote for our fantastic project.”

Lindsey Crompton, Head of Community at Tesco, said: “The first round of the Bags of Help initiative was a fantastic success. In total 1,170 community groups were awarded £8,000, £10,000 or £12,000 - that’s a massive £11.7 million being invested into local projects".

“We are already seeing some great results from groups transforming their own environmental and greenspace areas".

Groundwork’s national Chief Executive, Graham Duxbury, said: “Bags of Help is giving our communities both the funding and the support to create better, healthier and greener places for everyone to enjoy.

“We’ve been thrilled to see the diversity of projects that have applied for funding, ranging from outdoor classrooms, sports facilities, community gardens, play areas and everything in between.

“They’re all fantastic projects that make a real difference in our neighbourhoods.

“We’re looking forward to learning the results of the customer vote and then supporting each group to bring their project to life.”

People can vote for Sutton Park Community Primary School in local stores from September 26 to October 9. Customers will cast their vote using a token given to them at the check-out in store each time they shop.