Olympic medalist Lauren Irwin opens new Aldi supermarket in Amersham

Lauren Irwin, who claimed a bronze medal at the Paris Games, was on ribbon cutting duty to open Aldi’s first store in Amersham.

Located in London Road West, the store which opened to the public yesterday, is said to have created 36 new jobs in the area.

Irwin who was part of Team GB’s women’s eight rowing team at the last Olympics helped with the launch event to celebrate the retail chain’s links to the UK’s Olympics squads and individuals.

Aldi revealed that vacancies are still available at the new site and the supermarket will be run by incoming manager, Ben Cope. Details on job postings can be found on the international shopping giant’s website here.

Ahead of launch day Mr Cope said: “We can’t wait to open the doors to the new store in Amersham. It’s set to be a special day and having Olympic hero Lauren Irwin join us will make it a morning to remember.”

Aldi provides food vouchers to Team GB athletes as part of a partnership which was set up in 2015. As well as ribbon-cutting, Ms Irwin was tasked with handing out complimentary bags of fresh fruit and vegetables to the first 30 customers.

She said earlier this month: “I’m so excited to be opening Aldi’s new store; it will be great to chat to customers and a lovely way for me to thank Aldi for its support of Team GB.”