A team of 7 of us from the Financial Times Belfast office are participating in the 7 Peaks challenge for Action Cancer. This should be quite the challenge but for a great cause which is very close to my heart after losing both my Mum and Uncle to cancer. Any donations would be greatly appreciated and the FT have kindly agreed to match donations up to £500. Thank you in advance!

For that last 50 years, Action Cancer, Northern Irelands leading, local cancer charity was founded in 1973 by Dr George Edelstyn and since then it has continued to grow and evolve as the demand for its cancer prevention, detection and support services has increased over the last five decades.

Our mission is to save lives and support local people at risk or impacted by a cancer diagnosis and the services that Action Cancer provide to do this are free to the user but come at a cost to the charity of £4 million every year. These services include an early detection breast screening clinic, early detection skin cancer screening clinic, therapeutic services for people living with a cancer diagnosis as well as people supporting a loved one with a diagnosis and a range of health improvement services.