SHOPPERS do not have long to wait now as a new Flintshire town centre supermarket nears completion.

The new Aldi store on King Street will replace the existing store and will be run by Store Manager Wayne Hubbard - along with a team of 31 colleagues from the local community.

As part of Aldi’s investment in local communities across the UK, the store will bring 12 new job opportunities to the area and offer more customers access to Aldi’s high quality, low-price products.

Ahead of its grand opening in August, Aldi Mold arranged for Olympic gold medalist Katherine Copeland to deliver a virtual assembly for pupils at Bryn Coch Primary School, as part of the supermarket’s ‘Get Set to Eat Fresh’ initiative.

The Leader: Team GB rowing star Katherine delivered an inspirational virtual assembly before Ysgol Bry Coch.

Katherine speaks to Ysgol Bryn Coch pupils virtually.

Team GB rowing star Katherine delivered an inspirational assembly before the summer holidays which focused on the benefits of eating healthy food and the importance of exercise and believing in yourself.

Katherine also talked to pupils about her experience of competing as an Olympian and shared her challenging training regime.

Katherine said: “I had a fantastic time speaking with the children at Bryn Coch Primary School.

"It was great to talk to them about the importance of eating healthily and how it can be fun to plan and prepare meals as a family. Hopefully I’ve also managed to inspire the pupils to keep active and try different sports.”

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In addition to the virtual assembly, Aldi Mold offered pupils at the local primary school the opportunity to win a £20 gift voucher to spend at the new store.

Children at Bryn Coch were tasked with creating a poster to show what healthy eating means to them.

Katherine Copeland announced Amelie Knight as the competition winner during the virtual assembly and the pupil was presented with her £20 voucher.

The Leader:

Here is Amelie's design that won the voucher

Aldi’s Specialbuys will also be available in the middle aisle, every Thursday and Sunday, offering extraordinary value on a wide range of products, from electrical items to garden tools.

Aldi Store Manager Wayne Hubbard said: “We’re really looking forward to opening the new Aldi store here in Mold. It’s set to be a great day and it’ll be lovely to welcome local customers into the new store and provide them with access to affordable, high quality food.”

Additionally, the new Aldi store is calling on local charities and food banks in Mold to register with Neighbourly, a community engagement platform that links businesses to charitable organisations in the local community.

Local charities that register will be able to collect surplus food and perishable products, such as fruit, vegetables and baked goods, up to seven days a week.

Any charities in the area that would like to partner up with the new Aldi store should email aldi@neighbourly.com.

The new store is set to open on Thursday, August 12, at 8am. It will be open:

• Monday - Saturday: 8am till 10pm

• Sunday: 9.30am till 4pm