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Lancashire Mind’s elf-themed fun run has a new ho-ho-home for 2024!
Lace up your running shoes and get your best elf costume ready because Lancashire Mind’s Mental Elf Fun Run is coming to Leyland’s Worden Park. Taking place on Saturday 30th November, eager elves can get their hands on discounted tickets today for the much-loved event...
Manchester’s Contact Hostel receives £10,000 through SPAR’s Community Cashback
Contact Hostel in Manchester has received a £10,000 grand prize through SPAR’s Community cashback initiative. Since opening in 1970, Contact Hostel has provided a safe home and support to homeless teenage girls and has helped over 1,000 young women in that time. In...
Something’s brewing as Cheeky Coffee reaches 100 installations in SPAR stores
The 100th Cheeky Coffee machine installation has taken place at SPAR Scale Hall in Lancaster. The milestone figure was celebrated with a community event at the store which is owned by Lawrence Hunt & Co. Ltd. Free coffees were given out to SPAR customers on the...
BrewDog partners with SPAR to launch exclusive ale
The number one craft beer brand, BrewDog, is uniting with the UK’s leading convenience store group, SPAR, to create an exclusive beer, in a partnership that is influenced by storytelling, adventure and fun. On shelf from 26th September, Sprucy Lucy is a 4.5% highly...
SPAR City of Preston 10K Race Returns for 2024
The SPAR City of Preston 10K will return to the heart of Preston city centre on Sunday 22nd September at 9.30am. Sponsored by SPAR for a third year in a row, through its association with James Hall & Co. Ltd, the SPAR City of Preston 10K will start and finish in...
Heartbeat nets £2,737 from James Hall & Co. Ltd’s staff Euro predictor
A Euro score predictor game for staff at James Hall & Co. Ltd has helped net £2,737 for Heartbeat North West Cardiac Care. Funds were raised across the course of the men’s European Championship tournament this summer as 335 members of staff from the business...
SPAR UK kicks off support for Marie Curie’s Blooming Great Tea Party
SPAR and Marie Curie are encouraging people to bake their favourite cakes, hold a tea party and raise vital funds to help ensure more people, whatever their illness, get the end of life care they urgently need. From the 8th-28th of August, participating SPAR stores...
SPAR North of England suppliers collaborate on fresh ideas
More than 20 fresh food suppliers for SPAR North of England stores came together for a day of inspiring ideas, company updates, and networking opportunities. Held at James Hall & Co. Ltd’s SPAR Distribution Centre at Bowland View in Preston, the comprehensive...
Over one million rewards issued in SPAR’s Win With Every Goal campaign
SPAR’s hugely successful Win With Every Goal digital campaign saw 1.1 million instant rewards issued during the biggest football tournament of the year. SPAR wholesalers and distributors James Hall & Co. Ltd and CJ Lang & Son Ltd put English and Scottish...
Mannin Retail announces SPAR sandwich donations to support Hospice Isle of Man
SPAR IoM has announced that, for every SPAR sandwich or wrap sold within their stores, a contribution will be made to Hospice Isle of Man. It’s an initiative which mirrors SPAR UK’s partnership with Marie Curie, but with a special focus on the Isle of Man. On the Isle...
One thousand children enjoy SPAR Lancashire School Games finale
Around 1,000 children enjoyed celebratory finale events as the SPAR Lancashire School Games concluded for an 18th year. A Party in the Park in Burnley, a Blackpool Zoo Orienteering Festival, and a Central Festival in Preston saw the games that SPAR has sponsored since...
Inspirational Durham SPAR retailer wins Special Recognition Fed Award
A SPAR independent retailer from County Durham has won an award for their community support. Raju Sundavadra, who runs SPAR Belmont together with her husband Ram, has won a Special Recognition accolade at the Fed Awards run by the Federation of Independent Retailers....