The Group was invited to set up a stand in Waitrose supermarket in Cheltenham as part of their Healthy Living Week.  Mike Broome and Graham Terret duly attended on Friday 20 May and were asked to set up  by the entrance to the shop cafe – perhaps to give customers pause for thought on what they might eat!!

We were also joined by a representative from the British Heart Foundation.  The day was fairly busy with quite a few people stopping to enquire about diabetes and how best to avoid it or how they are controlling their diabetes.  There was also quite a number on time we referred people to the British Heart Foundation or vice versa.

Also whilst we were there we were presented with a cheque for £242.00 as a result of us being selected as one of the local charities selected by the store to be part of their Community Matters Collection scheme earlier in the year.  A big thank you to Waitrose for choosing us and to its customers for raising such a sum.

All in all the day was a success with not only raising awareness of diabetes but also the Group as well.