Independent retailer Dike & Son have now donated over £100,000 to local community causes
through Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity.
An award-winning, independent supermarket in north Dorset, proudly family-run since 1851, have
contributed to a range of community initiatives since partnering with Nisa in 1999 with many local
sports clubs, community centres and hospices benefitting from the retailer’s generosity.
Recently, Dike & Son have made donations to Abbey 104 Community Radio, Stalbridge Primary
School and Stalbridge History Society alongside contributions to sports teams Templecombe Rovers
FC and North Dorset U13 Boys Football.
MADL is part of Nisa’s commitment to giving back to the communities it serves. Since its inception in
2008, MADL has donated over £17 million to local charities and community organisations.
MADL raises funds in Nisa partner stores from sales of all Co-op own-label products, with a
percentage going into a virtual fund for retailers to donate. Additional funds can also be raised via instore collecting tins and clothing banks.
Harold Dike first started delivering groceries in Stalbridge in 1851. Five generations on, Andy Dike is
on the shop floor daily in the same village, in a much bigger supermarket that opened in 2007.
Independent and still-family run, the store also incorporates an active Café at the heart of the
community, named after Andy’s father William.
Kate Carroll, head of charity at Nisa, said: “Dike & Son have made a significant impact on many
charitable causes and community groups over a very long period of time. The difference they have
made to the lives of many people right across Dorset cannot be understated and MADL looks forward
to continuing our work with Dike & Son for many years to come.”
Andy Dike, managing director at Dike & Son Ltd, added: “We are so proud to have reached £100,000
in donations through our long-standing relationship with Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally charity.
We truly have community at the heart of what we do and working with MADL gives us the
opportunity to build up a fund to distribute back into the community. Our work with MADL has
supported thousands of people in Dorset and it is so important we continue that work moving
forward.”
