Launch of pioneering kidney disease project in Peterborough

Deputy Mayor, Cllr Fitzgerald, met with representatives of Kidney Research UK  to raise a flag and awareness for World Kidney Day. Video: PCC

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00:00So welcome everybody to our flag raising ceremony outside the Town Hall today for

00:06World Kidney Day which is actually tomorrow and we've got the team from

00:10Kidney Research with us today and we've been upstairs in the parlour having a

00:16cup of coffee and talking about what it actually means to have kidney disease

00:21and how it affects the UK's population. So we are about to raise the flag but

00:26Sandra would you like to say a few words about why we're here today as well?

00:31So we're here to recognise World Kidney Day tomorrow and that's great to have the flag going up for the flagpole

00:36but we're also here to mark the beginning of a really important project

00:41here in Peterborough to raise awareness of kidney disease, to enable people to

00:46stay healthy, keep their kidneys healthy and we're working with people across the

00:51city and we're very open to working with anyone else who wants to join us to make

00:56sure more people think about their kidneys. So Think Kidney is the big message from today

01:02so that we can all live with healthy and happy kidneys for longer.

01:07That's fantastic. So Daisy's also been involved in the committee as has Edwina.

01:12Either of you want to say anything before we do the big thing?

01:14No we're fine.

01:15Oh you're happy?

01:16I can say a few words.

01:17Oh yes, come on Daisy.

01:18I'm really proud to be part of the Peterborough project. It's going to be great

01:23and hopefully we can raise awareness about kidney disease and prevention within Peterborough.

01:28Thank you Daisy.

01:29Okay, I think Ernest and I did see Dennis somewhere.

01:34Feel the people.

01:36We've not made them redundant yet.

01:38They still got me next year.

01:40So I think Ernest if you do the honours aided by Dennis and let's celebrate

01:46I think you will kidney date for tomorrow and be very happy.

01:50Hopefully.

01:51It's going well, it's okay.

01:52Do I not go on to the next one?

01:54Yes.

01:57Ah, here we go.

01:59You can come and have a go now Dennis.