Optometrist Denise Pinnell to run triathlon in aid of kidney cancer research

South Gloucestershire optometrist Denise Pinnell of Norville Opticians is to compete in a sprint triathlon later this month to raise awareness of kidney cancer.

Pinnell said she would undertake the 400m swim, 24km cycle ride and 5km run after her husband was diagnosed with the condition last September. ‘With some help from the Hogweed Trotters Running Club in Chipping Sodbury I am trying to raise some badly needed funds for research into this awful condition,’ she said. ‘The Bristol Urological Institute, a leading research unit, is local to us here in the South West and every penny raised goes straight into the research without any being diverted towards admin.’