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Election canvasser’s questions

If you’re anything like us, your mind goes blank when the doorbell goes, especially if the dog is barking or your kids are yelling. So we’ve written up some short questions about air pollution to help you engage with canvassers - we’ve done the thinking so that you don’t have to!

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New wood burning flyer

It is an uncomfortable truth that wood burning creates a huge amount of air pollution in the UK. Please join us in raising awareness of this difficult-to-talk-about issue by downloading our flyer…

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Let's keep air pollution on the political agenda

With a General Election approaching, the issue of air pollution and its impact on our children's health must be placed high on the agenda.

With the Labour Party’s apparent backing away from their £28bn a year commitment to green investment, we need to make our voices heard and urge Sir Keir Starmer to stay strong on the environment.

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Wood burning: government failings

Our new research reveals the inadequacy of the Government’s legislation in tackling air pollution from wood burning. Only three fines have been handed out in Smoke Control Areas since Jan 2022, despite 10,000 complaints.

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We’re hiring!

We are excited to announce that in 2024 we will be expanding our reach across London and beyond, and are therefore looking for an experienced Volunteer Coordinator.

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Christmas Cards

This year we have created our first ever Christmas cards. Join us in sending season’s greetings while also sharing simple ideas on reducing air pollution in our everyday lives.

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Wood burning posters

Our new poster campaign is live! It’s wood burning season and we want to help spread the word, as national Government still refuses to do, about the air pollution impact of burning wood in open fires, stoves and firepits.

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Primary school air pollution assemblies

We have written two primary school air pollution assemblies, one for Key Stage 1 (age 5 to 7) and one for Key Stage 2 (age 7 to 11), to help inform the next generation about the impacts of air pollution.

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Clean Air Carnival

On Thursday June 8th, we held a Clean Air Carnival, as the culmination to our Spring Science Fest!

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ScienceFest! A celebration of clean air

Mums for Lungs are proud to present … our first ever ScienceFest! In this celebration of clean air we've collaborated with some of the most prestigious scientific organisations in the UK to create an army of junior citizen scientists, who are learning about, measuring and assessing the air around us.

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Air Pollution Alerts

In light of the recent high air pollution alerts in London, we're setting up a network to ensure information gets passed more easily to schools and parents & carers ahead of future air pollution episodes.

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School Streets camera costs research

Our new research shows that using Automatic Number Plate Reinforcement (ANPR) cameras to enforce School Streets means they are also self-funding within their first year, with London’s existing 500+ school streets in London currently creating a £31m revenue stream.

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Updated wood burning flyer

We originally launched our wood burning flyer in June 2021 on Clean Air Day. Since then, new data has been published on the amount of air pollution that wood burning produces, and so we felt it was time for an update.

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Make the school run your superpower!

Whichever way you look at it, the school run will take up a significant amount of your life over the next seven years. But it doesn’t have to be a horror story.

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We’re hiring!

We are excited to announce that Mums for Lungs is expanding our ever-growing network of activists and supporters to Greater Manchester.

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