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Diabetes UK have launched a new peer
support & education service called
Type 2
Together
. Diabetes UK has joined forc-
es with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Clinical Commissioning Group to set up a
network of peer support groups for adults
with Type 2 Diabetes.
The new groups will connect people who
have diabetes in their local areas. The
relaxed and informal group sessions will
be led by volunteers who themselves are
living with diabetes and are trained to
share their advice and experiences. Type
2 Together will also include materials fol-
lowing different themes relating to the con-
dition. The service is completely free and
those that attend group sessions will be
given information leaflets to take away
with them to help people live well with their
Type 2 diabetes.
Available to anyone living with Type 2 dia-
betes in these areas, they aim to set up to
25 peer support and education groups, so
if you live locally you’re bound to find one
near you. The groups will give you the
chance to meet others with Type 2 diabe-
tes, to support each other and make
friends, and share experiences and infor-
mation.
If you are interested in joining a group you
can email
Type2Togeth-
er@diabetes.org.uk
or call 0345 123 2399
to speak with your regional Co-ordinator
about how to get involved.
If you would like more information on the
project visit the Diabetes UK website:
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/How_we_help/
Talk-to-someone/Type-2-Together/
“Buckden – A Huntingdonshire Village”
The book is now available on-line
This 224 page A4 hard back book about the village was published in
2010 by a company (now wound up) set up by the Buckden History
Society. A thousand copies were printed.
Of those remaining, a number are reserved for prizes for children at
the village school and a few remain for sale at the library or through
the society. Reference copies are held by local libraries and muse-
ums.
The society has decided that the book should be made available for
reference on the internet and the Buckden Roundabout editorial
team has offered to host the book on the Roundabout website. A
complete digital copy of the book is now available on the Rounda-
bout website.
You can read the book by going to this web address:
www.buckdenroundabout.info/community/buckden-book