Community Games

Thornton’s Budgens and Hornsey YMCA are delighted to join forces to bring Community Games to Crouch End and Belsize Park. A national initiative, the Community Games are inspired by the 2012 Olympics are designed to encourage communities to gather and participate in sports and cultural activities.

If you are a organising a street party, school fair or community event then why not bring the spirit of the Olympics to your event by making it a Community Games?

Our local slant on the community games idea has two dimensions:

1. Lets Party!

Designed to encourage and support people having street parties and other community events in our area, Thornton’s Budgens Pennies for Plastic Trust Fund has donated £4,000 to provide a resource pack that people running street or community parties can access. This will include…

Bouncy castle

Tug of War

Medals

Cones

Limbo kit

Finish line tape

Podiums

Sacks

Rubber eggs

Batons

Scoreboard

3 legged race ties

Bunting

Hula hoops

Whistle

Adult space hopper

Short tennis

Crazy catch upstart

High jump

Bean bags

Kwik cricket

Football goals mini

Monster goal

Balls

Basket ball hoops

Basket ball hoop junior

Hurdles cones

Hurdle sticks

Speed hurdle

Hoopla

Quoits

Event markers

Starter horn

Starter clacker

Foam javelin

Bibs

...so it’s real easy for you to arrange your own Community Games right on your doorstep.

In addition, the YMCA and ProActive have produced a Community Games toolkit guide for holding events, which covers all aspects, including planning, ideas for activities, promoting your event, etc. The YMCA’s Community Games Co-ordinator will be able to assist with your planning a preparation to make sure that yours is a safe, fun and memorable event. To complete the picture, Thornton’s Budgens can provide your food and drink to make a really memorable event!

All you have to do is contact the Hornsey YMCA to book the resources and food you need for your event. Please speak to either Hayley Ballard or Jim Shepley on 020 8342 5112 (option 1).

2. Your own Community Games

Fancy organising your own larger scale community games or developing a sporting idea that will have a lasting impact in your community?

Thornton’s Budgens Pennies for Plastic Trust have allocated £10,000 towards funding these events in the boroughs of Camden and Haringey.

To qualify, the event or idea needs to be a new one and take place in one of these boroughs. We will contribute up to a maximum of £500 per idea/event. To apply please follow the instructions here.

The closing date is the final day of the 2012 Olympics, 12th August.

Thousands of prices have fallen!

People have said we’re too expensive, and they were right. So we have permanently dropped over 3,000 prices.

Firstly, we’re matching 350 family favourites against Tesco Superstores. As Tesco Express stores are about 5% more expensive than their Superstores (not a lot of people know that!), it means we’ll be cheaper than Express on these lines.

Secondly, we’ve dropped a further 2,700 prices of products where frankly our prices have been very out of line with other supermarkets.

You Said, We Did.

Andrew Thornton

Our Vision

I really believe that food stores should be a central part of our community, just as food is such a central part of our lives. For me, being a more sustainable retailer involves embracing your community and being environmentally aware.

We believe that what we offer is unique. Where else can you walk to a local independent store, get (pretty much) everything you need under one roof, have it delivered (free) and walk home… our mix of local food/wonders from small producers and the big brands means we cover the whole spectrum of needs. Our ‘Made in London’ range includes almost 30 suppliers from London, almost half of them from Haringey or Camden – you can’t get more local than that!

Our vision at Thornton’s Budgens is:

“Truly serving the heart of the community by promoting a more positive approach to life through the celebration of great food and inspiring business practice”

With Food from the Sky, we were the first retailer in the world to grow its own fruit and veg on its roof; through Pennies for Plastic we have saved over 12.5 million carrier bags and raised £125,000 for over 45 local charities and community projects. We were the first supermarket to put doors on our chillers and are now inspiring others to follow.

It is only you who can tell us whether we deliver on our vision and values, and indeed whether we deserve the title ‘Your community supermarket that really cares’. Do let me know!

I love to get feedback, good or bad, so if you have any please e-mail me: andrew@thorntonsbudgens.com and let me know!

Warm Wishes

Andrew Thornton 2011

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