STAFF at city Asda stores have been working with local schools to help clean up their local communities. 

The Maryhill and Toryglen workers are taking part in the Big Help Out initiative which runs on June 7 and 9.

Two Glasgow Asda stores however have already started to make improvements to their local schools and communities ahead of the nationwide days of action. 

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Asda Maryhill’s community champion Ryan Rooney visited Cadder Primary to help clean the school grounds and paint flower boxes with the pupils.

He said: “Myself, along with my colleagues, really look forward to getting involved in these amazing community projects as part of the initiative.

“It’s always a pleasure being involved, especially to get that feeling of community spirit.

“The kids really enjoyed the day out in the lovely weather doing all these activities, so it was a really nice experience for them too."

Asda has set the goal of encouraging more people to volunteer with their local grassroots clubs. The goal was set after the supermarket's community tracker report found that 43% of its customers would likely get involved in local volunteering opportunities.

Toryglen’s Asda store staff also supported a litter pick with 10 of the local primary schools, which consisted of 100 pupils.

After the litter pick, the pupils were able to take part in a tour of Hampden Park and enjoy a snack and sandwich provided by the supermarket brand.

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Liz Arbuckle, the store’s community champion, said: “Myself and my colleagues are proud to help make a positive difference in our surrounding areas and are delighted to partner with the Big Help Out to help encourage volunteering in communities.

“If our local clubs and organisations haven’t got the people to make them work, we could lose them and the invaluable work they do, so by getting involved in volunteering, you could be saving a whole community."

Across the UK, Asda is holding over 350 litter picks with grassroots groups to support volunteering drives, connect communities, build resilience, and remove barriers to health and wellbeing.

Details on local groups and Big Help Out events will be advertised on Asda store community boards and the Big Help Out app is also available to download for more information.