• 25 April 2016
• Healthy Living

Many people in the Durham area  with Diabetes know Noreen Kingston (Diabetes Specialist Nurse) and Janet Turner (Diabetes Dietitian), who have both been based in the University Hospital in Durham.

These ladies are  retiring  shortly, and to mark the occasion  invited as many people as possible to join them on a walk of approximately 6 miles in and around Durham .  Around 27 people participated in the event being a mixture of hospital staff colleagues, family, friends  and patients.

The walk started from the Market Square  in Durham at  11.30 am. It extended  as far as the Brassside pond near Newton Hall and  finishing at the Court Inn in Durham,  who  provided soup and a sandwich for all participants.   The proprietor of the Court Inn  kindly donated one £1 per head to  Durham Voluntary Group of  Diabetes in support of local  diabetes initiatives.

A raffle took place after the walk and was well supported. 

Altogether the event raised about £350 .