AN EVENT to raise awareness of blood pressure as a significant health threat if undetected will be held in Chipping Sodbury next month.

Each year the Rotary Club of Chipping Sodbury organise a Know Your Blood Pressure Day with this year’s event taking place on Saturday April 11.

The main purpose of the annual event is to raise awareness of blood pressure as a significant health threat if undetected and therefore untreated.   

Rotarian Dr Tony Sarafian said: “If you have never had your blood pressure checked, or it has been over five years since your last check, then the message is clear, check your blood pressure now before it becomes a problem.

“The emphasis this year is on checking people that have not been checked in the last five years and that are not already being monitored by their GP, the service is free and it could save your life.”

The event aims to raise awareness that undetected high blood pressure is a major factor in causing strokes and heart attacks and is almost always without symptoms.

The event will take place at 61 Broad Street, next to the Town Hall, where a team of doctors and nurses will offer a free blood pressure check and advice to any member of the public between 9.30am and 3.30pm.