Tomorrow marks the start of the Easter weekend with its two precious bank holidays.

The bank holiday weekend is also a busy one so whether you need a last minute dash to the supermarket or your planning to do some DIY here is what you need to know about shop opening times.

Supermarkets

Lidl - Abbots Road and Gosbecks Road

The store will be open as usual on Good Friday and Saturday from 8am to 10pm. It will be closed Sunday and open 8am to 8pm on Easter Monday.

Sainsbury's - Stanway, town centre and Layer Road

The main superstore at Stanway is open 7am to 9pm on Good Friday, 6am to 11.59pm on Saturday and closed on Sunday. It will be open 8am to 7pm on Easter Monday.

Both the town centre store and the Local in Layer Road will be closed on Sunday.

The Layer Road shop will be open 7am to 11pm on all other days.

Waitrose, St Andrew's Avenue

The store will be open 8am to 8pm on Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday and open again 9am to 6pm on Monday.

Tesco - Highwoods, Hythe, Magdalen Street, St John's, Bromley Road, Crouch Street

The superstores at Highwoods and Hythe will be open 24 hours a day on Friday and Saturday. They will be open 9am to 6pm on Easter Monday.

The express stores in Bromley Road and St John's strores will be open from 6am to 11pm across the whole weekend.

Magdalen Street will be open from 7am to 11pm across the weekend and the Crouch Street store from 7am to 10.30pm.

Asda - Turner Rise

Asda will be open 24 hours on Good Friday, will close at 10pm on Saturday and be closed on Easter Sunday.

It will be open from 7am to 8pm on Easter Sunday.

Aldi - Cowdray Avenue, Magdalen Street, London Road

Aldi will be open 8am to 8pm on Good Friday, 8am to 10pm on Saturday, closed on Sunday and open from 8am to 8pm on Easter Monday.

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DIY

B&Q - Lightship Way

The store will be open from 7am to 8pm on Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Monday. It will be closed on Easter Sunday.

Homebase - Tollgate

The store will be open from 8am to 8pm on Good Friday and Easter Monday. It will be open from 7am to 8pm on Saturday and closed on Sunday.