Aldi Scotland’s Supermarket Sweep has returned to South Scotland, where one lucky local shopper has raised £525.30 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) while also taking home the same value in Aldi favourites.
Inspired by the iconic game show, the popular challenge arrived in Newton Stewart on 25 May, where competition winner Andrew Peden was selected to take part in a five-minute trolley dash in support of CHAS.
In addition to taking home a trolley full of goodies, Aldi Scotland matched the total value of Andrew’s haul, donating all proceeds to CHAS to help support over 500 babies, children and young people across Scotland with life-shortening conditions and their families. In 2026 every penny raised through the initiative will go directly to CHAS, with £10,000 pledged in support.
Aldi Supermarket Sweep winner, Andrew Peden, said:
“Huge thank you to Aldi for the opportunity to take part in the sweep, it was great fun and the matched contribution towards a charity very close to our hearts is brilliant."
“CHAS supported my wife and I throughout the life of our son Lewis who died in November 2022 aged just 17 months and provided our family with extraordinary compassion, care, and support during the most difficult time imaginable. Their kindness is something we will never forget."
“This July, to mark Lewis’ 5th birthday, I will be taking on an ultra-challenge in the Peak district hiking 100km in 24 hours to raise further funds for the hospice to support the families who need them now.”
Annabel Howell, Medical Director at CHAS said:
“CHAS teams work in partnership across Scotland to deliver the best children’s palliative care possible for those children and families where and when it is needed. Over the last year CHAS has supported 31 families in the South of Scotland. Support is available for children and families in every part of Scotland, no matter where they live."
“This exciting partnership with Aldi will help us to continue to support families in their homes, in our two hospices and through joint CHAS/ NHS teams in Scotland’s three children’s hospitals, through the terrifying heartbreak of knowing their child may die young.”
Sandy Mitchell, Regional Managing Director, Aldi Scotland said:
“Our Supermarket Sweep continues to be a highlight in the Aldi calendar, and we’re proud to partner with CHAS once again to support the incredible work they do. Congratulations to Andrew for raising an incredible £525 for CHAS while enjoying a well-earned trolley full of Aldi favourites."
“CHAS is a charity very close to our hearts which does invaluable work for families in Scotland. Through initiatives like Supermarket Sweep, we are pleased to help raise both funds and awareness so they can continue delivering care and support where it is needed most.”
This April, CHAS launched its ‘More Than A Hospice’ appeal, seeking to raise £20 million to transform children’s palliative care across Scotland and ensure no family faces their child’s illness or end of life without the right care and support.
The appeal aims to fund the crucial rebuilding and refreshing of CHAS’s hospices, as well as the expansion of care in homes, communities and hospitals, giving families real choice over where and how they are supported when they need it most.
For more information about CHAS and how to support its work, visit here.
To support Andrew’s ultra-marathon challenge, visit justgiving page.
