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Mon Nov 9th 2009
Simon Barrett, who was representing the British Heart Foundation, commended the Club at its weekly meeting, for its organisation of The Wensleydale Wander and the James Herriott Run.

 These events, which raise money the Club offers to local charities, most importantly encourages people to exercise – essential if you wish to maintain a healthy heart. Heart and circulatory disease are major killers. It is a frightening statistic that every 6 minutes someone dies of a heart attack in the U.K. We know we should not be overweight and have our blood pressure checked regularly as well as our cholesterol, should try and give up smoking, reduce our alcohol intake and exercise more. It is important to act and not put off till tomorrow to do something about it. Tomorrow may not come. The Foundation spends £100 a minute on research in addition to funding specialist nurses and consultants.

Tickets for the Pie and Pea evening on the 27th. November at the Crown Inn, Askrigg in aid of Rotary Foundation, which organises Polio Plus and International service projects like water wells, medical care and essentials to people in need, were made available for sale generally.