Alice steers way to bike win

Published July 29, 2010.

A ‘canny’ guess helped a Bishop Auckland youngster ride off with the top prize in a competition.

Alice Parsons correctly identified the exact number of cans in a glass tank to win a brand new BMX bike.

The 11-year-old entered the competition at the launch of the Environment Partnership in Millennium Place, Durham.

Almost 7,000 people attended the event, which saw partner organisations offering advice and information about their services.

Natalie Davies, Durham County Council civic pride officer, said: “The launch day was extremely successful with lots of people coming along to find out more about the partnership.

“We received hundreds of entries for the bike competition but Alice was the only one who correctly guessed that there were exactly 2,614 cans in the tank.”

The Environment Partnership aims to help and support residents right across the county make their communities greener and cleaner places to be.

The launch day also saw activities ranging from free dog microchipping to graffiti removal in the 14 Area Action Partnership locations around the county.

The prize presented to Alice was donated by Direct Car Parts, Framwellgate Moor.

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