26/05/2004

Poster competition highlights Council’s anti-drugs message

Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Martin Morgan has hosted a special prize giving ceremony for Primary Seven pupils today following an anti-drugs poster competition.

More than 200 children entered the competition which aimed to raise awareness of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse among young people across the city.

Twelve winning entries are to be featured in a 2005 calendar, commissioned by the Council’s All Party Working Group on Drugs Misuse, as well as used in a postcard campaign following the competition.

The entries tackled a wide range of drugs and other substances, including smoking and alcohol.

The winners came from four schools – Cranmore Integrated and St. Anne’s in south Belfast, Harding Memorial in Cregagh and St. Therese de Liseux on the Antrim Road.

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