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There was real cause for celebration at the Sunshine Pre-school in Bath recently when it received a cheque for £1,528 from the Coop Community Fund.

“The Co-operative has a community fund which you can apply for,” explained Sarah Eynon from the pre-school. “The money comes from customers who have a Co-op membership and have their card swiped when they shop. 1% goes to the charity and the rest goes to the customer.

“It was amazing to find out we had been chosen and we are very grateful to the Co-op for giving us this chance and its fantastic that the local community has supported us in raising this money.

“The money will go towards buying furniture and other resources, all of which will be a real benefit to the wellbeing of the children and the staff. This is particularly important to us as the Government funding that we currently receive is not enough to offer the opportunities and experience for the children that we would like, which makes donations such as this one so important to us.”