Join us next Tuesday, 17th March at 8:15 PM on Zoom for our March volunteer meeting!
We'll share updates on our campaigns - including wood burning, the #LocalElections, the #Dieselgate trial and the #CleanAirCrowd - and explore ways you can get involved.
Register your spot at the link. 💚
We're hiring!
Mums for Lungs is expanding our work to West Bromwich, and we're seeking a dynamic, community-minded Spokesperson to lead local campaigning efforts.
Apply by 13th April.
#WestBromwich #Campaigning #Jobs
There are 4 days left to submit evidence to the @commonseac.parliament.uk #AirPollution inquiry. You have until 3rd March to submit evidence. 🙏
Really excited to be a part of this campaign. Kids need Clean Air! @mumsforlungs #CleanAirCrowd
Congratulations to Hannah Spencer!
We were pleased to hear Hannah speak about #AirPollution in her acceptance speech. As a candidate, she committed to working to clean up the air for GM's children, and we look forward to working with her as an MP on this. 👏
Coloured paper on a table, with pens spread around. A piece of red card has hearts drawn on it, and letter tiles spell out the words "Love your lungs".
Happy #ValentinesDay! We've been doing some crafting 😍 .
If you love your lungs, and are interested to know how dirty air affects them, then come along to our introduction to #AirPollution session on Tuesday 24th Feb at 8:15pm.
Book your free spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...
NEW: We've revamped our idling flyer with updated facts and statistics.
Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling
NEW: Have your say on DEFRA’s solid fuel burning consultation.
If you're affected by #WoodBurning, this is a critical moment to get your views across to the government. We've created some guidance to help you respond - the deadline is 19th March. Please share far and wide!
#AirPollution #Health
💚 Join the #CleanAirCrowd! 💚
We’re bringing people together across the country to take part in a 7-day #AirPollution challenge, from Sat 28th Feb to Fri 6th March.
With one daily action, it couldn't be easier to get involved and share the #CleanAir love!
Sign up now: bit.ly/clean-air-cr...
How does this ensure GM meets NO2 requirements in the fastest way possible? Only a third of taxis so far approved to be upgraded will be zero-emission. These petrol/diesel taxis will be on the road for years to come. GM's leaders are failing to protect children’s lungs. @andyburnham.bsky.social
"No parent wants their kids in daily danger, yet we’re allowing these trucks to become normal on our streets.”
Registrations of the most commonly sold pickup trucks have risen by 92% in just over a decade, an extremely worrying trend. #AirPollution #Carspreading
This #CleanAirNight, a reminder that wood smoke isn’t a “nuisance”—it’s a serious public health issue.
A new study has examined the long-term relationship between early childhood exposure to indoor #AirPollution and cognitive performance in adulthood.
"Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".
#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school? #SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution - win!
We're keen to hear from people in #Bury, #Oldham, #Rochdale & #Tameside who are interested. Get in touch with Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if that's you!
59 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds! What an incredible achievement - congratulations Alice. We hope you enjoyed a LONG sleep after smashing the Spine Challenger North yesterday! 💪 🥳
A pink poster with white text that says "#CleanAirNight. If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution". There is a green Mums for Lungs logo bottom right and a QR code bottom left. Small text at the bottom says "For information on how air pollution from burning damages our health, see: Royal College of Physicians: A Breath of Fresh Air report".
We're running a poster campaign for this year's #CleanAirNight (next Thursday, 22nd!).
Let's create a buzz about the #AirPollution & #Health impacts of burning wood by putting a poster up on 20th Jan, then sharing a photo with us on 22nd!
Deadline to order: Thurs 15th, 6pm. bit.ly/m4l-canposte...
A white woman wearing glasses and a Mums for Lungs t-shirt, standing in front of a wood-panelled backdrop. She is holding a card with the number 609 on it, representing her number for the Spine Challenger North race.
The amazing Dr Alice Willson is taking part in the Spine Challenger North, raising funds for us, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social & Oldham Foodbank. Alice is currently on the Pennine Way - go Alice!
Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...
Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Burning wood damages our #Climate.
👍 Planting a new tree is great but...
👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
Three posters about the air pollution impact of wood burning. "Like smoking cigarettes, burning wood damages our health". "Wood burning harms". "A wood burning stove is six times more polluting than an HGV".
If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.
#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.
Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform
The @adstandards.bsky.social has found claims made by the Stove Industry Association about wood burning stove emissions to be "misleading and unsubstantiated".
There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.
Greater Manchester’s children are still breathing some of the most polluted air in the UK. Meanwhile, car ownership continues to rise in #Manchester. This is a public #Health emergency, and we need a clear plan to bring #AirPollution down in line with @who.int recommendations.
Help us get this to 20,000 and beyond!
#Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK.
Let's change that. Sign and share!
👏 Cardiff is leading the way by introducing higher parking fees for SUVs - a proactive step for #saferstreets! Children are three times more likely to be killed in collisions with SUVs.
Let’s see this in every city!
#CarSpreading
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Yesterday's #Dieselgate trial opened with this from Thomas de la Mare KC:
"Each player in the industry basically took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important" than preventing #AirPollution.
It is time the car manufacturers paid.
Diesel is making kids across the country sick. We need these cars off the road and manufacturers held to account.
Action on #Dieselgate is taking an “outrageous” amount of time, leaving more than a million dirty diesels still on the road today. This isn't just a corporate scandal, but a #Health scandal as well. It's time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution
If you're a councillor or a council officer, please come along to our #SchoolStreets webinar, two weeks today! We will share insights and practical steps on how to deliver School Streets effectively.
Sign up below to join us on Friday, 17th October at 12pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mums-for-l...
A group of people stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice holding a banner that says "Diesel makes kids sick".
Our #Dieselgate petition is growing. Let's get this even higher, before the trial begins on October 13th. Have you signed yet? #AirPollution
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
📣 Join us at our online workshop with Hope for the Future, on Monday (8th) at 1pm.
Find out how to:
🔹 Have a constructive meeting with your MP about #AirPollution
🔹 Make clear policy recommendations that lead to real change
🔹 Frame your story to make the biggest impact.
Register now!
