SHOPS in Chard are taking part in an innovative scheme the town team is sponsoring in the first two weeks of December.

Customers who spend more than £10 get a raffle ticket, with prizes to be drawn on December 14 – at the same time as the Christmas raffle drawn by Mayor Cllr Jenny Kenton – in the Guildhall foyer.

First prize is £30 and second and third prizes are £25, in the form of vouchers which can be spent in the shops taking part.