Know Your Blood Pressure 2019 - II

Invited back by Waitrose as part of its “Wellness Week” to do a further KYBP testing session for the staff.


Carry On Nurse... No pressure?

The Know Your Blood Pressure campaign helps people to understand the link between high blood pressure and stroke.  Working with the Stroke Association, Rotary offers free blood pressure information and holds free blood pressure testing events across the UK. 

Our Rotary Club completed just such a KYBP event at the Waitrose store in Billericay High Street in April when we tested over 100 members of the public (as reported in last month’s Newsletter).  The store was so impressed by our efforts they invited us back as part of its “Wellness Week” to do a further testing session for the staff.

All Ready To Go

This happened on May 20 in an upstairs  meeting room behind the scenes. The room was all laid out ready for us. Equipment assembled and tested, documents ready, pen poised, and nurse Faith Purkiss ready for her first candidate. We started 20 minutes ahead of schedule.

Non-stop from then on.   A steady stream of staff and managers ushered in by Waitrose co-ordinator Samantha Townsend kept nurse Faith busy.

We managed 24 tests in two hours, with many having excellent blood pressure levels and only three needing referrals to see their doctor within a month, but one recommended to see the GP within a week - a problem hopefully nipped in the bud.

No Spare Seats

A big vote of thanks to Faith, who was brilliant; providing one-on-one counselling not only to those whose tests advised “follow up” visits to their G.P.s, but also to anybody with queries. No seat was left spare all morning and, with the time taken for counselling,  we were close to the maximum number of tests that can be carried out by one nurse in two hours.

Waitrose have a healthy eating specialist who had laid on a presentation of healthy food for the partners to look at, and leaflets on healthy eating and good diets to follow. Not surprisingly, she had excellent blood pressure!

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We supported the ORBIS's fund-raiser Orbithon, with a mile

A Walk on the Blind Side

more Our Club supported the charity ORBIS and its fund-raiser Orbithon, with a "Blind" walk for a mile by President Elect Keith Woods. This walk as also supported by other clubs in our District. Keith's walk was a front page feature in the Billericay Gazette

Christmas Celebration 2012

more A Christmas Celebration with Carols, Verse, Festive Food and drinks. And .... Santa Claus

Christmas Market 2012

more Following the success of the 2011 Christmas Market, with over 25,000 visitors, The Rotary Club of Billericay gave wholehearted support to the Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower who organized the event again this year, raising over £30,000 for charity.

Fireworks Display 2012

more Rotary Club of Billericay supported this very successful event, organised as in previous years, by the Billericay Round Table.

Autumn Musicfest

more A wonderful evening of music by the popular Harmony Brass. Music for all tastes - Big Band, Show-time & Pop with guest violinist Joanne Davies. In aid of St Luke’s Hospice, Remus Horse Sanctuary and other Rotary Charities.

Blues at Burstead - June 2012

more This open-air music event featuring the Grapevine Blues Band was held at Ivy Cottage, Little Burstead in aid of Little Havens Childrens Hospice.

Christmas Market 2011

more The highlight was our excellent value-for-money Gluwein Bar supplemented by the best Live Band on the High Street. Our exhibits included an "Aquabox" demonstration and a full Shelterbox display. Over £2000 was raised for our charitable causes.

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Community Service

back Our club contributes to the community by holding or supporting projects which encourage our young people to stretch their capabilities, and supporting projects which enrich the life of our town.