A supermarket in Bexleyheath has raised £1,000 for a specialist school as it announces a new charity partnership for the next year.

Bexleyheath Sainsbury’s has spent the last year working with Shenstone School and has donated £1,000.

The group was chosen by customers and colleagues in 2016 to be supported by the store.

Mani Powar, Store Manager at Sainsbury’s Bexleyheath said: “We’ve really enjoyed working with Shenstone School over the past 12 months.

“Our customers and colleagues worked really hard to help raise vital funds for the charity and we’re really proud with everything we’ve achieved.”

Customers and colleagues took part activities to raise to buy new playground equipment.

Claire Elliment, Fundraiser for Friends of Shenstone School 2016/17 charity, added: “We’d like to thank the Sainsbury’s customers and colleagues in Bexley for their support over the past year.

“It has made such a difference to the charity and we’re extremely grateful for the donations and awareness we’ve been able to raise.”

At the end of June, customers were given the chance to vote in store and online for the store’s new charity partner with Stroke Association receiving the most votes.

The Local Charity scheme is now entering its ninth year and has raised over £13 million to support local charities since 2009.

Shenstone School is in Old Road, Crayford.