NEW furniture has been donated to Launceston Cricket Club, to be placed in its new pavilion, thanks to a donation from the town's Tesco branch.

As part of the re-fit at Tesco Launceston, the previous restaurant is being replaced with a Costa Coffee.

When the store community champion Shelley Vanstone realised that the furniture in the restaurant was no longer required, she set about finding a local community group that would benefit from it.

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