A Day of Connection and Celebration - Tesco Community Event is a huge success

Tesco’s own Community Champion, Mukhtar Mirza, was at hand making sure everyone felt welcome.

Mukhtar said, "I would like to thank everyone who took part in our event and helped to make it such a huge success. It was absolutely amazing to see our store buzzing with activity with an overwhelming sense of community spirit.

This event wasn't just about fundraising. It was about meeting neighbours, making new friends, and discovering the hidden gems of our community, and yes, even a boogie or two as live music echoed through the aisles and artsy crafts filled the air with colour.

A massive thank you to the Veterans in the Community choir for their amazing performance that kept the good vibes rolling."

Keith Jackson, a member of the Burnley and Pendle District Freemasons and a local community ambassador, who also held an information stall at the event, said:

"Well, what a great day we had that was organised by Burnley's Tesco store.The entrance at both ends of the store was full of various organisations that work in the community, making lives better for other people. The event was busy from the beginning until the end. It was good to see the Mayor from Burnley and the Mayor from Pendle who visited every stall. I am sure some networking was done on the day. I was there on behalf of the Freemasons and had quite a few enquiries.

May I also thank Mukhtar, the stores Community Champion, who organised the event, and I am looking forward to the next one later in the year."

Burnley based Healthier Heroes CIC, who provide award winning services tackling homelessness, rehabilitation, and mental health within the Veterans community, were also present at the event.

The CEO of Healthier Heroes, Andrew Powel, had this to say:

"We had an incredible time at Tesco's community event. It was a brilliant opportunity to connect with fellow local organisations and engage with the wider community. A special highlight for the residents that ran our stand was meeting the Mayor of Burnley, Councillor Paul Reynolds and the Madam Mayoress Nya Reynolds, along with the Mayor of Pendle, Councillor Mohammed Ammer - it was an honour to share our mission with such dedicated community leaders.

Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand and to the fantastic organisers for delivering such a warm, inclusive, and well-run event."

Speaking about the event, Tesco's Store Manager Ben Swift said, "The community event at the weekend was a great success. I am pleased that we were able to provide a space for local and regional charities to raise awareness within the Burnley area.

Being a new manager to the store, I personally was able to hear how our store has partnered these charities over the years. Many have started from the ground and have built up to provide the local community with additional support and resources.

If Tesco can help, then that can only be a good thing. Our Community Champion Mukhtar, over time, has forged strong relationships within the local area, and his passion and commitment are valued by us and the community."

Due to the success and popularity of this event, Tesco is already planning for the next one later in the year. So if you are a charity or a community group operating in and around the Burnley area and your organisation would like to take part in the next event, you can get in touch with Tesco Community Champion, Mukhtar Mirza at [email protected]