Cycling sisters’ award-winning event gets fundraising fuel from Barista Bar

Barista Bar, Northern Ireland’s leading retail coffee to go offering will be an official sponsor of NIPANC’s PedalThePeriphery as it returns from June 6-8, 2025 for the third annual event, created by local sisters Andrea Harrower and Cathy Booth.

PedalThePeriphery was born after Andrea’s husband and father to her two sons, Paddy Harrower, a teacher at Wallace High School in Lisburn, urged his family to do something positive to remember him and to come from his diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer in 2022.

Just 14 weeks after diagnosis, Paddy passed away. Cathy also lost one of her closest schoolfriends of 30 years, Natalie Wilson, to the disease in 2017.

This year’s event will see over 200 cyclists, across 20 teams, pedal around Northern Ireland’s periphery in just 48 hours, proudly wearing newly designed PedalThePeriphery jerseys featuring Barista Bar as a key sponsor.

Along the route, riders will make pitstops to refuel with complimentary Barista Bar coffee, giving them a much-needed caffeine boost to power through the challenge. Each cyclist will be celebrated for their efforts with a commemorative medal at the finish line.

Meanwhile, retailers along the route will have donation buckets for shoppers to give any spare change. Staff will also be cheering the cyclists on and showing their support by taking on their own in-store cycling challenges, all in aid of NIPANC.

Shoppers throughout 460 SPAR, EUROSPAR and ViVO branded stores will also have the opportunity to contribute, with special QR codes displayed on Barista Bar machines, making it easy to donate and learn more about PedalThePeriphery.

Keavy O’Mahony-Truesdale, Brand Manager at Barista Bar commented: “As we celebrate 10 years of Barista Bar, we couldn’t think of a more meaningful way to mark the milestone than by supporting Pedal the Periphery and the incredible work Andrea and Cathy have done in raising awareness and funds for NIPANC.

“What they have created out of some of the worst times in their lives is truly inspirational, and we could not be more proud to support their challenge event for 2025.

“Since 2022, they have created a globally recognised and award-winning event, they have grown their participants and are actively making a difference to those diagnosed or living with pancreatic cancer thanks to their awareness and fund raising for NIPANC.

"Good luck to all with the challenge this year, and congratulations to Andrea and Cathy for their diligent planning and execution of what we’re sure will be another successful year.”

Andrea Harrower, co-founder of PedalThePeriphery, commented: "I am so delighted that the team behind Barista Bar feels so strongly aligned to our vision. “Barista Bar’s enthusiasm and passion will no doubt take NIPANC’s Pedal The Periphery to a whole new level again, beginning in 2025 and evolving to help us reach the magical million.

"Aside from fundraising, to advance research and treatment and provide critical support services to patients and families, the awareness raising boost that Barista Bar gives this event means countless lives will be saved from this silent killer in future years."