Bangor woman, Lesley Heaney has decided to take on the Diabetes UK Swim 22 challenge which will see her complete the 22 mile equivalent distance of the English Channel in her local swimming pool, Bangor Aurora.

Rebekah Reid, from Omagh, will be getting 12 inches of her hair cut off in aid of two charities. Her hair will be donated to the Litte Princesses Trust, who help children who've lost their hair to cancer treatments, and the money she raises will go to our local Northern Ireland branch as her younger sister was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. 

Chris Jelly is hosting a 6-week golf ball speed challenge from 11 May until the 16 June. He's celebrating the two loves of his life, his wife Millie and golf, by raising awareness and funds for us.

Local fireman, Garth Belshaw, is taking on the Ballynahinch 10k on Saturday 21 April to help raise awareness of diabetes in Northern Ireland. The only difference is that Garth will be doing the 10k in his fireman’s uniform and full breathing apparatus, weighing an extra 12.2kg.

Members of the Omagh Diabetes UK Support Group recently held a ‘pre-loved sale’ in the Hospital Road Community Centre, Omagh, with all proceeds going to Diabetes UK Northern Ireland.

The Tullywhisker Regeneration Association is delighted to announce its very first Whisker Way Walk which will take place on Saturday 21 April from Tullywhisker Hall at 2pm. It hopes to welcome families from far and wide to join in this fun walk in beautiful countryside surroundings. The Association has selected Diabetes UK Northern Ireland to receive all donations from the event.

Diabetes UK Northern Ireland, in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast and the Making Insulin Treatment Safer research team, held a special event with BBC Radio 4’s JP Devlin at Malone House in Belfast on Friday 2 March.

We are excited to announce the launch of our 2018 Inspire Awards with Click Energy to celebrate the many ways in which people from right across Northern Ireland go above and beyond to help the local diabetes community.

Local band, ‘US 2’, recently held their farewell gig in the Rising Sun Bar in Greysteel to a sell-out crowd of 300 people. Kevin Martin and Pearse McKeever of ‘US 2’ decided to choose two local charities and raised a fantastic £1,610 each for Diabetes UK Northern Ireland and the Alzheimer’s Society.

The Seven Towers Male Voice Choir is holding their ever popular annual concert on 23 and 24 March and has selected us as their charity to collect donations on both nights.