The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease has been chosen as Mayor Robert Jones’s charity for the next year.

Councillor Jones, who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease five years ago, said he knew “nothing” about the condition then and wanted to raise awareness.

Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, which are both chronic conditions, affect approximately 1 in 400 people in the UK.

The symptoms include diarrhoea, bleeding, severe pain and exhaustion.

“By choosing NACC as my charity for the year and talking about my own experience, I hope to raise
awareness of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases as well as raising money.

“Since I first told people that I’d be supporting NACC I’ve been amazed by the number of friends and colleagues who’ve told me they or a close relative have an IBD.

“I’m delighted that funds from the Mayor’s Charity collections will help support people in the region.”

Funds raised in Bradley Stoke will go to the Avon group which supports patients and their families
across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset.