Kennington Tesco now open

As part of the oval village development from Berkeley, the new kennington lane tesco is now open.

When the development began works in 2018, the existing Tesco superstore was demolished and a temporary site was installed onsite.

The brand new Tesco on Kennington Lane opened on 20 August, and has been built with sustainability and community engagement as key priorities.

The new Kennington Tesco opening hours are 7am - 10pm Monday - Sunday.

Susan Micael, the store’s manager, thanked the local community for their patience while the store traded from a temporary site.

She said : “We’re looking forward to welcoming our customers and to enable them to enjoy a new shopping experience which not only features a wide range of products but our latest sustainability initiatives including LED lighting, water saving measures, energy-efficient refrigeration, ample cycle parking and electric vehicle charging points.

She added: “We’re also excited about encouraging our customers to take part in our community initiatives too by voting in store for local good causes that can benefit financially from our Tesco’s Community Grants scheme and donating to our Food Collection running until August 28th.”

Local groups are invited to apply for community funding through the scheme which sees three local projects voted on by customers in store every three months, with first place awarded £2,000, second place £1,000 and third place £500.

The store will also donate surplus food via the Tesco Community Food Connection scheme run in partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare.

The new Tesco is part of Oval Village, which will create more than 1,300 new homes, 35% of which are affordable, as well as shops, restaurants, green spaces and office space.