Sainsbury’s Omagh serves up a £5,000 breakfast boost for five local primary schools

Hundreds of children across Omagh will start the school day with a nourishing breakfast thanks to Sainsbury's, which has committed £5,000 to sponsor breakfast clubs at five local primary schools in the town it has just opened its brand-new store.

Omagh County Primary School, Holy Family Primary School, Arvalee Primary School and Omagh Integrated Primary School have each received £1,000 to put towards their daily breakfast clubs. Each club welcomes an average of 30 to 60 children every morning, many from families who may struggle to afford breakfast or whose parents need to leave early for work.

At St Conor's Primary School, the £1,000 donation will help cover the cost of its annual breakfast event for P1 pupils and their families, an occasion that brings the school's newest pupils and their parents together at the start of their primary school journey.

For working families, a breakfast club offers far more than a morning meal. It gives parents the reassurance that their children are fed, settled and ready to learn before the first bell rings, and it gives children a sociable, positive start to the day. The Sainsbury's sponsorship will help each school keep that support in place for the pupils who rely on it most.

The breakfast club funding is the latest in a series of community commitments from the new store, which has been putting down roots in Omagh well before welcoming its first customer. Sainsbury's sponsored the town's Hocus Focus Halloween celebrations on Saturday, October 31, when families enjoyed free entertainment across Oasis Plaza and Omagh Community House before the town's first Halloween fireworks display since 2019. Earlier that day, runners at Omagh Parkrun refuelled with refreshments and snacks provided by the store.

Em Morris, Sainsbury's Omagh Store Manager, said: "Opening our doors in Omagh is a hugely exciting moment for our team, but being a good neighbour matters just as much to us as being a great place to shop. Breakfast clubs make a real difference to children and families and we're proud to be backing five brilliant local schools before we've even served our first customer. We see this as the beginning of a long and meaningful relationship with the people of Omagh and look forward to embedding ourselves in the local community."

Sainsbury's first ever Omagh store opened at 9am on Thursday, November 12 at Great Northern Retail Park. It is the retailer's 13th supermarket in Northern Ireland and represents a £12million investment in the local economy.

The 30,000sq ft store employs 135 colleagues, including 21 young people aged 16 to 18. It will offer great value, high-quality food alongside 4,500 lines of Tu Clothing for women, men and children, and around 10% of its stock is Northern Irish produce. A Click & Collect service will let customers order from Argos, Habitat and Tu Clothing and pick up in store.

In the weeks after opening, the store will begin serving Sainsbury's Groceries Online customers across 20 new postcodes. For the first time, every customer in Northern Ireland will be able to use the retailer's home delivery service.

Nectar is transforming the way that customers can maximise value at Sainsbury's, and customers in and around Omagh who may not already have a Nectar account can register for one in advance here, ensuring they have access to the best deals available.

Anyone interested in joining the Omagh team can keep an eye on the Sainsbury's Jobs website for further opportunities as the store begins trading.