CHARITIES are being urged to contact supermarkets for festive food donations.

Clwyd South MP Susan Elan Jones and AM Ken Skates want to make organisations such as soup kitchens and foodbanks aware of an annual Aldi giveaway.

Charities must apply by Sunday November 18 and successful applicants will need volunteers to collect the food at 5.30 pm on Christmas Eve.

The aim is for food that would otherwise be wasted during the closure of stores throughout the Christmas period to be given to charities to help those that need it most.

Interested parties should contact christmas@aldi.co.uk with their name, charity number (if applicable), a description of what they do (e.g. soup kitchen, foodbank etc), their contact details and, if possible, the postcode of their three nearest Aldi stores.

An Aldi spokesman said: “All our UK stores will close from 6pm on Christmas Eve until Thursday, December 27 to give our colleagues a well-earned break.

“So, we will be donating unsold fresh food to good causes in the local community.

“Each of our UK stores will select one charity from their local area.”

Ken Skates AM added: “Last year, Aldi donated almost 500,000 meals from over 300 participating stores.

“Hopefully we can help make it even more this year. If you would like any more information, contact Lee Wright on 020 7300 6343 or email lee.wright@bm.com.”