Big Bus drives cancer services to Ballymena & Kells

THE Action Cancer 'Big Bus' tour will stop off in Ballymena and Kells next month as part of its ongoing tour.

The cancer charity’s mobile unit, which is the first of its kind in Europe, will be hosted by Harryville Partnership Initiative and located at B&Q, in Ballymena’s Braidwater Retail Park, on June 10, and it will then be parked at the SuperValu store on Main Street, Kells, the following day (June 11).

The 18 metre-long articulated vehicle with expanding side pods, houses cancer prevention and early detection services and staff on the unit also provide information about support services.

The mobile clinic, whose main sponsor is retail group SuperValu and its independent retailers, was launched in 2006 to help Action Cancer save lives and support people.

Services provided on the Big Bus, which is fully accessible for people with disabilities by means of a wheelchair lift, include digital breast screening for women aged between 40 and 49 and over 70, and health promotion and MOT health checks for men and women.

Anyone interested in making an appointment for the Big Bus should telephone Action Cancer in advance on 028 9080 3344.

Appointments will be available from 10am-3pm each day. Bookings are taken on a first come first served basis as there are a limited number of appointments for all services.