The Sustrans ‘Big Pedal One Day Challenge’ winners

The staff, parents and pupils at Culmore Primary School were absolutely delighted to achieve first place in Northern Ireland for The Sustrans Big Pedal One-day Challenge.

Culmore PS Sustrans winner

The news that the school was also awarded second place in the UK was a bonus.

The school has been actively involved in the Sustrans programme over the past number of years and has already achieved their Bronze Award. The school was delighted to take part in The Big Pedal Challenge again this year. The competition entered was for the “One Day Challenge” however the families of the school went a step further by “ditching the car” to walk, scoot, cycle and even skateboard to school over a two week period. 

Clare McMenamin, Principal, Culmore Primary School added,

“We believe that becoming more active and choosing healthier lifestyles positively impacts upon the health and wellbeing of our children. I myself walked to school every day over that fortnight as I always feel it is important to ‘practice what you preach’ so to speak.

“We want to express our sincere thanks to all of our Culmore Primary School families and friends for taking part in this fantastic challenge. We would also like to express our gratitude to Richard Farrow from Sustrans who has motivated and guided us along the way. We were delighted with our wonderful trophy, bike rack and the amazing selection of prizes for our school.”

 

20 July 2021