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Shopping trolleys for children with special needs have arrived at The Channel Islands Co-operative Society’s Grand Marché St Helier with more on order for Grand Marché St Peter.
Mark Cox, the Society’s chief operating officer, said the trolleys, which have seats suitable for older children, were ordered to help parents and families when out shopping. Two specialist trolleys are already in use at Grand Marché St Helier with two on order for the store in St Peter.
‘We’re a community retailer and pride ourselves on listening and responding to our customers. It is clear there was demand for these trolleys and so we believe the investment is worth it to help those families who have children with special needs. As part of our commitment to meeting our customers’ needs, we have already introduced a number of other measures to help disabled members of our community from mobility scooters to on-shelf magnifiers and hearing loops,’ said Mr Cox.
The news comes after Jersey mum Jane Renouf, whose son Jayden has autism, started an online campaign asking local supermarkets to introduce them.
‘We’ve already used the new trolleys and we have found them to be a godsend. I’m delighted that The Channel Islands’ Co-operative Society is helping families in this way. The feedback from other parents has also been very positive. These trolleys will benefit children with all sorts of special needs,’ she said.
Autism Jersey’s Fundraising and Marketing Manager Caroline Moody said: ‘We welcome anything that makes life easier for parents, and we’d like to thank the Society for responding so quickly.’
