A NATIONAL supermarket chain has split £1,500 between two East Lothian groups.

Aldi Scotland has invested £7,000 in eight local sports clubs across Edinburgh and the Lothians as part of its annual Scottish Sport Fund initiative.

Among those benefiting are Muirfield Riding Therapy, which received £1,000, and Haddington Community Football Club, which received £500.

Muirfield Riding Therapy, based at West Fenton, near Gullane, provides pioneering equine facilitated therapy.

Aldi Scotland introduced its Scottish Sport Fund in 2016 to motivate and encourage individuals of all ages and skill levels to participate in physical activities within their local communities and improve access to sport.

To date, nearly 600 clubs across Scotland have benefited from the fund, which has now amassed more than £400,000. 

Graham Nicolson, regional managing director for Aldi Scotland, said: “Since 2016, Aldi’s Scottish Sport Fund has given a wide range of sports clubs the chance to benefit from essential funding to help them invest in much-needed equipment and resources.”

For more information about Aldi’s Scottish Sport Fund, go to aldi.co.uk/scottishsportfund