A SUPERMARKET in Govan has teamed up with a foodbank to collect items for local people facing hunger.

Colleagues at Asda Govan have helped launched the campaign as part of a nationwide drive by the supermarket chain.

Shoppers will be able to donate much-needed supplies, which will go to Glasgow SW Foodbank, at dedicated in-store collection points.

The foodbank distributes goods to people across Govan, Hillington, Cardonald and Ibrox, and last year supported 7,500 people in crisis. With Asda's help, the charity hopes to be able to feed even more people this year.

The initiative is part of Asda's new three-year Fight Hunger Create Change programme, working in partnership with foodbank charity The Trussell Trust and food redistribution charity FareShare, to invest at least £20 million to try to lift one million people in the UK out of food poverty.

The partnership is part of the supermarket chain's commitment to help tackle hunger across the country and will be funded by sales of Asda’s Bags for Life.

The investment will also enable FareShare and The Trussell Trust to develop their infrastructure so they can transport and store more fresh food.

Locally, the initiative is being led by Asda’s in-store community colleagues, who have been working closely with their local foodbanks at stores across the country to ensure they receive donations of the items that make the most difference.

Wilma McHardy, who is a community colleague at Asda Govan, said: “Our customers and colleagues are always very generous and we’re really pleased to be getting behind the wider Asda Fight Hunger Create Change campaign, which will make a difference on a very local level as well as on bigger scale across the country.

“Over the next few weeks we'll have food collection points in-store, with donations going to local food banks and the donations we’ve received so far are already making a difference with those who need them.”

Find out more about the initiative at corporate.asda.com/blog/2018/02/08/asda-fight-hunger-create-change-our-new-partnership-to-help-one-million-people-out-of-food-poverty