Team GB Olympian helps launch new Aldi Gemini store

THE brand new Aldi store at Gemini in Warrington opened its doors with Team GB skeleton hero Laura Deas cutting the all-important red ribbon alongside pupils from Callands Community Primary School.

The Europa Boulevard store is the newest Aldi to open in Warrington and will be run by Store Manager Phil Stockton, along with a team of 43 colleagues from the local community. Applications and more information on all of Aldi’s store positions can be found here.

Team GB bronze medallist Laura Deas gave away complimentary bags of fresh fruit and vegetables from Aldi’s famous Super 6 range to the first 30 customers in the queue, before delivering an inspirational assembly for pupils at Callands Community Primary School as part of the supermarket’s initiative, Get Set to Eat Fresh – which has already inspired over two million school children aged 5-14 years to learn more about the benefits of cooking fresh, healthy food with their families.
As Aldi has been fuelling Team GB with fresh, healthy food since 2015 through monthly vouchers, the bronze medallist from PyeongChang 2018 Winter games and Beijing 2022 games focused on the benefits of eating healthy food and the importance of exercise and believing in yourself. She also talked to pupils about her experience of competing as an Olympian and shared her challenging training regime.
Aldi Gemini also offered pupils at Callands Community Primary School the opportunity to win a £20 gift voucher to spend at the new store. The children were tasked with creating a poster to show what healthy eating means to them. Laura Deas announced the winner during the assembly and the pupil was presented with their £20 voucher.

Store Manager Phil Stockton said: “It’s been a wonderful morning here at the opening of Aldi Gemini. It was lovely to welcome our new customers into store, and I look forward to meeting more of the community in the coming weeks. I’m also thrilled that we’ve been able to support Callands Community Primary School through our partnership with Team GB.”

Team GB star Laura Deas added: “I’ve had a fantastic time opening the new Aldi this morning. It was an honour to officially open the store and welcome customers inside for the first time.
“It was great to speak with the children at Callands Community Primary School about the importance of eating healthily and how it can be fun to plan and prepare meals as a family. Hopefully I’ve also managed to inspire the pupils to keep active and try different sports.”

The new Aldi store offers large chillers and freezers dedicated to fresh, British meat products, a ‘Food to Go’ section at the front of the store, and an exclusive section full of health and beauty products.

Warrington customers can also take a walk down the ‘Aisle of Aldi’, where they will find legendary Specialbuys which are available every Thursday and Sunday. During opening week, the store will be offering a range of children’s books and toys, including Escape Activity books for £2.99 each, extra large Fantasy Squishees toys for £19.99 and animal Squishees toys for £6.99 each.
Additionally, the new Aldi store is calling on local charities and food banks in Warrington to register with Neighbourly, a community engagement platform that links businesses to charitable organisations in the local community.

Local charities that register will be able to collect surplus food and perishable products, such as fruit, vegetables and baked goods, seven days a week. Any charities in the area that would like to partner up with the new Aldi store should email [email protected].