A LYME Regis supermarket has launched a fundraising campaign to support a youth music charity.

Staff at the Co-operative store, Broad Street, have nominated B Sharp as their new local community charity of the year - with events planned throughout the year.

Community pioneer at the store, Bex Kentfield, said: "We have chosen B Sharp as our local charity of the year because of the good work they are doing locally with children, young people and the community.

"We know that a great percentage of local families will have benefited from B Sharp. We will be providing support by helping to raise awareness of the charity and running regular events such as raffles, cake sales and seasonal activities.

"We will also be holding a weekly saving stamp draw with a prize with £10. This is a great way to get your saving for Christmas up and running."

Tickets will cost £1, with the prize draw taking place every Friday at 7pm.

Director of B Sharp, Fran Williams, said she was grateful for the funding ahead of big events scheduled for this year.

She said: "We are very pleased to have been selected by the local Co-operative and their team.

"We are very grateful to the Co-op for their support in this way - this will help raise the profile of B Sharp and crucially help raise funds towards our three community events and concerts we have planned for 2015.

"We are very lucky to have grant funding from Youth Music for a lot of our regular activities in The Hub, in schools and an ongoing training programme for young people and a local workforce.

"The grant funding does not pay for our festivals and events. We rely on the support of our local community for this. B Sharp has established a new and vibrant culture of music opportunities and community events for which there is a groundswell of local and regional support."

B Sharp's Busking Festival will take place on Saturday, May 30, before the Big Mix Festival on Saturday, July 4.