We were delighted to nominate Adam Harris, Manager of the Walton Court Somerfields store in Aylesbury for a special Shining Stars award.

The “Messiest Fundraising Event” award was presented to Adam by Sir Steve Redgrave, at a special luncheon in the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham .  This marked the end of the year in which Somerfields stores across the UK raised £2.8million for their charity of the year, The Association of Children's Hospices.

The Aylesbury store organised a number of events including a trolley dash, tombola and a sponging in which Adam was placed in the stocks outside the store.  Members of the staff, customers and some other local traders paid £1 for three soaking wet sponges or £5 for a full bucket to throw at Adam.  Adam told us “It was a very cold day, the water was very very cold and most people opted to throw a whole bucket.  But we all had great fun and the staff enjoyed it. We would definitely do it again but on a warmer day!”.