AN ARMY of excitable school children cut the ribbon to Chelmsford's new Tesco this week after their seven-year-old artist won a city-wide competition.
Molly Jones, of Moulsham Junior School, created the design which is now printed on the Springfield Road store's free-of-charge hessian-made 'bag for life'.
She received £1,000 worth of community donations, half of which will go to her school and the other to go to her chosen charity, ActionAid.
Moulsham Junior School head teacher Linda Hughes said: "Everyone at the school was delighted to hear that Molly had won the competition.
"Molly and her classmates couldn't wait to cut the ribbon and re-open the store; they have really enjoyed the event."
Molly chose ActionAid, which works across 40 third world countries in a bid to fight poverty, because she already sponsors a child through it.
Store Manager, Natascha Jesuvant, said: "We're delighted that Molly and her classmates came to re-open the store.
"Molly chose a charity that is really important to her and it is a pleasure to be able to support both the school and ActionAid UK as part of our re-launch celebrations."
The Tesco store, which cost £6million to install with the new food-to-go section, is creating 70 new jobs.
