TESCO customers in Burnham-on-Sea have donated 3,310 meals this summer to families in need.

The shoppers have been thanked for their 'incredible compassion' after they donated the food as part of the special summer food collection at the supermarket giant.

Across the UK, 900,000 meals were collected and distributed by the Trussell Trust and FareShare.

Julian Mines, CEO at FareShare South West, said: “We are incredibly grateful to everyone who volunteered and every customer who donated items during this year’s Tesco Summer Food Collection. It was wonderful to see so many passionate people lending a hand to support.

“The donations we receive through the food collection are vital and will be redistributed by FareShare to charities and community organisations working with people across the UK.”

The food collected will help the Trussell Trust provide emergency food parcels to families in crisis and help FareShare support frontline groups working to feed children and families across the country.

Tesco has topped up all the customer donations with an extra 20% in cash to help the charities in their work.

Emma Revie, chief executive at the Trussell Trust, thanked the customers for their 'incredible compassion and generosity'.

“Now, food banks in our network have been able to offer emergency food parcels to thousands of families in crisis throughout the summer months, while we work in the long term to build a hunger free future," she added.

“We have been truly humbled to see how much people have been willing to give to food banks this summer, as our nationwide network of food banks do all they can to help families meet the extra financial pressures of the holiday period.”

Customers can continue to support FareShare and the Trussell Trust by donating at permanent collection points at all large Tesco stores, or by donating Tesco Clubcard points to help them in their work.

Tesco’s head of community, Claire De Silva, said: “Having seen the pressures that both charities are facing we know that food donations are more vital than ever.

"We know every single meal donated will make a difference to someone’s life, so we are glad we have been able to support with an additional collection this year.

“Our customers in Burnham-on-Sea have shown amazing support once again, and we will continue to work closely with both charities to help them in the crucial work they do across the UK.”