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A Tesco store has impressed shoppers by offering free fruit for children to eat while their parents shop.

The Lincolnshire store put a notice up by a crate full of bananas, oranges, apples, berries and other fruit, saying it wanted to encourage healthy eating.

Shopper Vicci Skinn posted a photo of the sign on Tesco's Facebook page. It said: “Hi parents. Please feel free to take a piece of fruit on us for your children to eat whilst you shop.

'We would like to encourage healthy eating and make your shopping trip that bit easier.

'Enjoy your day and thank you for shopping at Tesco Brigg!!”

Skinn wrote under the post: 'I just wanted to say how wonderful it was to see this display in our local Tesco today. After seeing all the sweets out for Hallowe'en this made a refreshing change.'

Tesco responded to the post to say: 'Hi Vicci. This is fantastic to see! I'm glad you appreciate the free fruit our store offers.”