Aldi opens first North Yorkshire store in Norton

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 18:19 · Archive

Aldi opened its first store in Norton, North Yorkshire, with Olympic judo medallist Chelsie Giles cutting the ribbon.

Aldi opened its first store in Norton, North Yorkshire on Thursday morning, with Team GB judo bronze medallist Chelsie Giles officially opening the Commercial Street premises at 8am. Pupils from Norton Community Primary School attended the ceremony to cut the ribbon alongside the Olympic athlete.

The store will employ 24 colleagues from the local community and be managed by Store Manager Fiona Piercy. Chelsie gave away complimentary bags of fresh fruit and vegetables from Aldi's Super 6 range to the first 30 customers in the queue.

The opening formed part of Aldi's 'Get Set to Eat Fresh' initiative, a partnership with Team GB. Chelsie delivered an assembly to the schoolchildren focusing on healthy eating, exercise and self-belief, sharing her experience as an Olympian and her training regime. The supermarket offered pupils at the primary school the chance to win £20 gift vouchers by creating posters about what healthy eating means to them. The Get Set to Eat Fresh scheme has already inspired over two and a half million school children aged five to fourteen to learn about cooking fresh, healthy food with their families.

How it is being reported

• First Aldi store opens in major North Yorkshire town todayA NEW Aldi store opened its doors to customers this morning (Thursday) with school children joining an Olympic medallist to cut the ribbon.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 8 Oct, 17:32
• First Aldi store opens in major North Yorkshire town todayA NEW Aldi store opened its doors to customers this morning (Thursday) with school children joining an Olympic medallist to cut the ribbon.York Press · 8 Oct, 17:32

In this story: Chelsie Giles · Aldi · Norton Community Primary School · Norton · Team GB · Fiona Piercy

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