Morrisons will be giving away free hot cross buns today (15 April) – and these are the East Lancashire where you could get hold of one.
The supermarket will be giving away more than 10,000 free hot cross buns in stores nationwide and the buns will be made in-store from scratch by Morrisons expert bakers, so customers can enjoy them fresh from the oven.
Thousands are set to be handed out at random throughout the day by Morrisons Bakers in 450 stores across the UK.
According to recent research conducted by Morrisons, four in five (82 per cent) customers plan on purchasing hot cross buns this week with 39 per cent saying they couldn’t imagine Easter without them.
More than three-quarters (87 per cent) of those polled also said that receiving something free of charge would make a positive difference to their day, with more than half (59 per cent) saying they would be likely to pay forward this act of kindness to a friend or family member.
Jacob Cox, Bakery Manager at Morrisons, says: “Easter is a time to share and celebrate and we wanted to do something that would put a smile on customers’ faces.
"We know hot cross buns are a favourite at this time of year, which is why we’re giving away our traditional Market Street version for customers to enjoy on us.”
Morrisons bakers start their shifts at 5am and are set to bake more than eight million hot cross buns in store over Easter.
The initiative will hope to inspire customers to pay forward acts of kindness throughout Easter so that everyone can experience some joy this period.
Here are the East Lancashire Morrisons branches taking part in the free hot cross bun scheme:
- Morrisons Daily West End, Preston New Road, BB2 6PN
- Morrisons Daily Blackburn, Openshaw Drive, BB1 8RH
- Great Harwood, Queen Street, BB6 7AL
- Harwood, Lea Gate, BL2 3HN
- Railway Road, BB1 5BE
- Morrisons Daily Nelson, Colne Road, BB9 5NS
- Nelson Pendle Street, BB9 7UZ
- Bacup, Lee Street, OL13 0AR
- Pendle Street, BB9 7UZ
Customers can find their nearest store at https://my.morrisons.com/storefinder/.
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