A BLACK Country supermarket is urging customers to come together and celebrate being part of their community at a drop-in event this weekend.
Sainsbury’s Amblecote is hosting the event from 10am until 4pm on Saturday (June 17) as part of The Great Get Together campaign – which is taking place across the UK.
Created to encourage communities to get to know each other and to embrace their similarities as well as their differences, the initiative is designed for shoppers to slow down and take a break from their busy lives to get to know their neighbours.
Customers can pop in to the Sandringham Way supermarket for drinks and nibbles while taking a selfie with friends, family or neighbours which they can share on social media using #GreatGetTogether.
There will also be a message board in the store where shoppers can share stories of their favourite thing about their community.
The Great Get Together is a weekend of community celebration taking place across the country after being set up by the Jo Cox Foundation to mark the first anniversary of the MP’s murder. It is inspired by her maiden speech to parliament where she discussed themes of togetherness.
A Sainsbury’s spokesman, said: “We’re really proud to play our part in this nationwide event by bringing people together from the area and encouraging our customers to join the community spirit.
“As a values-led business, being part of the local community is extremely important to us and we look forward to bringing local people together as part of this event.”
Iona Lawrence, director of the Jo Cox Foundation, added: “I’m delighted that Sainsbury’s is taking part in The Great Get Together and hosting some of the 110,000 events taking part across the UK.
“The important thing is that it will be a lot of fun and will hopefully play its part in reminding us all of the values that make this country such a great place to live.”
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