A rediscovered love of the outdoors is good for diabetes charity idea TV licence used to pay the sky-high salaries of many BBC presenters

MANY people have rediscovered their love of walking in the great outdoors in recent months – and now we’re asking them to join us for the Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge, to raise funds and help make a huge difference to the lives of people with diabetes across the UK.

It’s simple – take one million steps over three months and get sponsored for every stride.

You don’t have to limit yourself to walking to complete the challenge, you could choose to jog, or even dance the steps away.

But however you choose to move, take at least 10,000 steps a day for three months and you’ll reach your million step goal.

Additionally, this year sees the introduction of two new distances: the half a million step challenge, perfect for those short on time or for anyone who may find taking 10,000 steps a day difficult, and the longer 1.7 million step challenge, for those who really want to test themselves this summer.

The Diabetes UK One Million Step challenge is free to register and there is no minimum sponsorship target.

The event runs until September 30. Find out more and sign up at www.diabetes.org.uk/ step

Peter Shorrick,

Diabetes UK

WOE, woe and woe. So the BBC are stopping the free TV licence for our senior citizens. They can not afford it.

Well I am surprised at that statement. So let’s compare it to the salaries of their presenters and news readers, which requires two people to read.

Presenters start at £8-plus million working downwards to £230,000 per year. What would they say when they reach the age of 80 and the government increases their pension by 25p per week ?

Frank Leeming, Alvaston