Caring sisters doing their bit to help others

The girls, from Reilly Street, recently took part in the Northern Irish Beauty 2023 pageant, where they both won titles in their respective Teen and Junior categories.

As part of the pageant, the kind-hearted pair raised funds for Headway, the NHS and Helping Hands.

Now, they want to continue their fundraising efforts by volunteering to help other charities.

Over recent weeks, 12-year-old Lucy has been collecting donations for Cancer Fund for Children at the Dromore Road Spar, where her mum Kirsty is the Community Champion.

Kirsty told the Chronicle: “Following the pageant, Lucy said to me ‘mummy, I’d still really like to help fundraise’.

“So, that’s where it started and she has been helping me in the shop ever since.

“We support different charities in the shop every month. Over the last few days, alone Lucy has lifted nearly £400.

“A customer had put a comment on the ‘Saints and Sinners’ Facebook page about how pleasant Lucy was. It was nice to see someone acknowledging her.

“Aimee wants to do it as well, but she’s younger - she’s only 9 - so she’ll have to come down on a day I’m not working, so I can collect with her.”

Kirsty said the girls’ involvement in the pageant had really helped develop their personalities.