A group of Tesco trainee managers from across the country put the superstore's slogan Every Little Helps into action by spending a day helping to clear the churchyard at SS Mary and John Church, in Cowley Road, East Oxford, as part of the annual Tesco community day.

Sarah Hamill-West, who arranged the event, said: "Our stores are at the heart of the community so as a company we want to give something back to the communities we live and work in.

"We needed something that all 14 of us could do which fits with everybody's needs and also we wanted to make a big impact on the community.

"It is a beautiful church and a lot of people walk through the church grounds."

The team spent five hours on Tuesday working with the group of volunteers in charge of the upkeep of the church grounds, building a beehive, painting compost boxes, strimming, planting, and polishing the lanterns inside the church.

Annie Blackburn, pictured, a regional training manager based in Torquay, Devon, said: "It was a lovely day and I think we actually made quite a difference.

"Doing something like that, which really needs the work, is something worthwhile."