A BUDGET supermarket is bringing back a popular socks appeal in the run up to New Year.

Aldi's "Not Socks Again?!" campaign will run again for the second year in a row. Last year, 2000 pairs of socks were donated to good causes. The initiative encourages customers to donated any unwanted pairs of socks to charities helping those in need across Scotland.

Sock amnesty boxes will be placed in stores so that people can donate their unwanted Christmas socks from January 3.

Three charities are involved this year’s initiative: Aberlour Children’s Charity, Simon Community Scotland, and Bethany Christian Trust.

SallyAnn Kelly, CEO of Aberlour Children’s Charity, said: “We are so pleased to be participating in the Aldi Socks Donation campaign. Right now, thousands of families across Scotland are trapped in poverty, struggling to pay their bills and keep their children and young people warm. The socks donated will make a real difference to the families Aberlour works with, and on behalf of them, I would like to thank Aldi and their customers for their kind donations”.

Richard Holloway, Regional Managing Director for Scotland, said: “Following an immensely challenging year, the team at Aldi Scotland were eager to support charities which are working tirelessly to help those in need. In winter, charities are always looking for essential items to be donated, and so we thought, why not encourage our customers to donate any unwanted gifts of socks to people who truly need them.