Thirty mums from across Northern Ireland will be honoured at a prestigious ceremony at Stormont in October.

The inaugural SuperValu SuperMums campaign sponsored by P&G, launched in March and received over 200 nominations of inspiring, gutsy and much-loved mothers and 30 finalists have been chosen from SuperValu stores in Northern Ireland.

SuperValu Downpatrick’s winner Carol Campbell, from the town, was nominated by her daughter Catherine, for her fearless attitude over the past two years surviving two heart attacks. Carol has a positive outlook on life and has worked tirelessly for charity Tickled Pink. Carol will now go on to attend the celebration event at Stormont on October 1.

The grand final will be hostedby TV personality Claire McCollum who will crown the overall SuperValu SuperMum 2014 and the winner will take home a family holiday to Malaga, courtesy of Jet2.com, with each finalist receiving a pamper hamper.

Donna Morrison, Marketing Manager of SuperValu, said: “The standard of entry for the SuperMums competition was overwhelming. There are so many inspirational mothers out there taking life’s challenges, opportunities and issues in their stride and the people who nominated them gave us so much to think about when it came to choosing them as our finalists.” “I’d like to congratulate Carol on being chosen as SuperValu Downpatrick’s SuperMum and wish her all the best for the grand final!” Donna added.

Jo Vaughan, Brand Manager of P&G, said: “Judging the entries for the first SuperValu SuperMums was certainly not easy as there are so many inspiring mums in Northern Ireland. We’re delighted to be involved in such a fantastic initiative which rewards mums across Northern Ireland and I’m looking forward to the winner’s announcement in October!”

For a full list of finalists log onto www.supervalu.co.uk or visit www.facebook.com/SuperValuNI

Pictured - SuperValu SuperMum... Carol Campbell from Downpatrick has been announced as SuperValu Downpatrick’s finalist in the inaugural SuperValu SuperMums campaign. Pictured with finalist Carol is her daughter Catherine Heatley and Barry Hanna and Elaine Shervin of SuperValu Downpatrick.