Centra Retailers Present Action Cancer Bikes


6th May 2010

Local Centra retailers have presented bicycles to five local schoolchildren, won in a competition run by Centra and charity Action Cancer. The bikes were the main prizes in a draw organised as part of Action Cancer’s Health Action health programme for young people, which is sponsored by Centra and its independent retail partners across Northern Ireland.

The programme aims to educate young people on healthier lifestyles, including exercise, healthy eating and the dangers of smoking and alcohol. Children all over the province have the chance to win a prize each term by taking part in the programme.

Pupils fundraise for the charity by either completing a workbook or taking part in a fundraiser at school – they are then entered into a draw at Action Cancer head office and a winner is selected at random.

Action Cancer and Centra have had an award-winning partnership since 2003, to advance the local cancer charity’s health promotion service for schools and colleges and reduce cancer risk among young people. 300,000 young people have attended Health Action sessions and Centra has donated over £600,000 to the programme.

Ashling Armstrong (10), a pupil at St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Primary School, Dungiven and her mum, right, were presented with the bike by Josephine O’Kane from Centra Dungiven, centre, and Amanda Steele from Action Cancer.


Lee Buick (9), Groggan Primary School, Randalstown received his bike from Amanda Steele from Action Cancer, right, Ian Murray, Centra Toome, left, and school principal Pearl Campbell, centre.


Auron Cull (7), St. Mary’s Primary School, Banbridge picks up his bike from Alan McKibben, Centra Scarva Street, Banbridge, left, school principal Des O’Hagan and Amanda Steele from Action Cancer.


Beechfield Primary School, east Belfast pupil Dylan Leetch (P7) accepts a bike from L-R Mark Crawford, Centra Chichester Street, Amanda Steele, Action Cancer and school principal Maureen Blacklaw.


Sarah-Louise Johnston (4), Kircubbin Community Nursery School accepts her bicycle from Declan Watson, Centra Portaferry, Amanda Steele, Action Cancer, right, and Lisa Hickson, Principal of Kircubbin Community Nursery School.