A GIANT shopping trolley visited Duloch’s Tesco Extra store on Thursday to mark the launch of Tesco’s Neighbourhood Food Collection in Dunfermline.

Shoppers are being asked to donate food in Dunfermline by tomorrow to benefit West Fife charities. Items needed include rice, tea, tinned meat and fish, tinned vegetables, coffee, UHT milk and tinned fruit.

The supermarket’s biannual charity drive aims to support a wide range of people in times of crisis. Last year, shoppers in Dunfermline donated 42,303 meals to help people in need.

The campaign will use the hashtag #everycanhelps to get people talking about the collection and remind shoppers that just one can of food makes a difference to people without food in their cupboards.

Paul Gallagher, store manager at Tesco Extra Dunfermline, said: “We’re delighted to see all the Dunfermline stores join together and run the Neighbourhood Food Collection in Dunfermline. Our customers were extremely generous when we held our last collection at Christmas and we’re hoping they rise to the challenge once more. It’s a fantastic cause.”

Now in its fifth year, the Neighbourhood Food Collection is run by Tesco in partnership with charity partners FareShare and the Trussell Trust. It is held twice a year, once in summer and once in the winter. Tesco will financially top up donations to its collection by 20 per cent.