Two lucky children, Sean Mason from St Michaels CP School and Zakiyyah Ahmed from Sunninghill CP won the Islam Awareness competition and rode away with a cool new mountain bike!

Not only do they get a new bike, but their schools St Michaels and Sunninghill School will also get a computer, kindly sponsored by Cohen's Chemist and Spot On Computers Ltd.

The Bolton Council of Mosques held a special prize ceremony on Friday 14th December 2007 where the schools and the children were given their prizes by the Mayor of Bolton.

This competition was part of a series of events to promote cultural awareness and increase interaction between people of different faiths which took place in Bolton, one of which was a competition for primary school children. Over 3500 entry leaflets were sent out and the winners were picked out of a prize draw.

Islam Awareness week is a national event that has taken place for the last 14 years in the UK. Its aim is to increase cultural awareness of Muslims in the UK and to address misconceptions. For more information visit http://www.iaw.org.uk. This years theme was One World: Our Children, Our Future.

Please contact the BCOM on 01204 363680 for further information.