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Mums for Lungs
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We are a UK network seriously concerned about #AirPollution’s impact on children’s health. All welcome, not just mums.

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❤️ We love creative alternatives to fireplaces.❤️

Tag us in a picture of yours if you've found things to do with it other than burn stuff. We want to inspire people to find different ways to enjoy their fireplace or stove ❤️ .

Change is possible! #FireplaceFlip #AirPollution

📸: Jenny K
A brick fireplace that is filled with board games.
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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#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!
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Thanks to @josiah.writes.news for covering the #AirPollution funding scandal. The Conservatives provided £225 million in 2020/21, yet last year Labour allocated just £1.5m, despite saying they'd spent £575m.

We hope to see the Air Quality Fund reinstated today.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/t...
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Join us and AWAIR on Sunday (30th) for a free Walk & Talk exploring local #AirPollution displays in Gipsy Hill.

Meet at 5pm at the Gipsy Hill Taproom, SE27, and join our friendly chat about how pollution affects our health & daily lives.

Book your spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-talk-...
A flyer for a walk and talk event. Text says "Awair Walk and Talk, Sun 30th Nov. 5pm walk, 6pm talk. Come and meet the Awair Community Champions and Mums for Lungs".
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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A month today, Father Christmas will be busy squeezing down chimneys.

Did you know that burning wood produces benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, mercury (& more)?

Help us protect Father C's lungs; please don't burn if you don't need to 🙏 .

www.dsawsp.org/health/wood-...
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Have you been looking around primary schools recently?

When looking, have you thought about #AirPollution and the impact of how you travel to a particular school?

Can you choose a school you can walk, scoot, cycle or wheel to? You'll be making that journey around 2,730 times over the next 7 years!
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Join us and AWAIR next Sunday (30th) for a free Walk & Talk exploring local #AirPollution displays in Gipsy Hill.

Meet at 5pm at the Gipsy Hill Taproom, SE27, and join our friendly chat about how pollution affects our health & daily lives.

Book your spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-talk-...
A flyer for a walk and talk event. Text says "Awair Walk and Talk, Sun 30th Nov. 5pm walk, 6pm talk. Come and meet the Awair Community Champions and Mums for Lungs".
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Are you looking around primary schools at the moment? Can you ask a question about school travel and #AirPollution?

Here are some facts about why an active school run is the way to go:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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We’ve written to @london.gov.uk and @metecoban92.bsky.social as we are seriously concerned about the year-on-year increase of PM2.5 at many locations across London.

We’re urging the Mayor to speak up about #WoodBurning in London, right now.
The first page of a letter to the Mayor of London, detailing the year-on-year rise in PM2.5 air pollution, and asking him to urge Londoners not to burn wood right now. The second page of a letter to the Mayor of London, detailing the year-on-year rise in PM2.5 air pollution, and asking him to urge Londoners not to burn wood right now.
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Lambeth Council's #AirQuality Action Plan consultation ends tomorrow. The plan contains many good actions, but ambition needs to increase. #Lambeth should be working towards achieving the WHO interim #AirPollution standards by 2030. Respond by tomorrow:
haveyoursay.lambeth.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
White text on a blue background says "Air Quality Action Plan 2026-2028"
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school?

#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if you want this at your school!
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Join us and AWAIR on Sunday 30th Nov for a free Walk & Talk exploring local #AirPollution displays in Gipsy Hill.

Meet at 5pm at the Gipsy Hill Taproom, SE27, and join our friendly chat about how pollution affects our health & daily lives.

Book your spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-talk-...
A flyer for a walk and talk event. Text says "Awair Walk and Talk, Sun 30th Nov. 5pm walk, 6pm talk. Come and meet the Awair Community Champions and Mums for Lungs".
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school?

#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if you want this at your school!
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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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
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".
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Are you looking around primary schools at the moment? Can you ask a question about school travel and #AirPollution?

Here are some cool facts about why an active school run is the way to go:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Happy Halloween!

#AirPollution permanently damages children's health, but it doesn't have to be a horror story.

Fewer vehicles on the school run reduces emissions around schools & makes it safer for those walking, cycling or wheeling to get to school.

www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We all want to live in a healthy, clean, thriving community. This new tool from @friends-earth.bsky.social gives people the power to hold their MPs accountable for the environmental challenges in their constituency. Get started here:
groups.friendsoftheearth.uk/near-you #AirPollution #Climate
Two text boxes overlaid on an image of a landscape. The text says: There's never been a more critical time to understand the challenges local communities face. Access a range of data bespoke to your constituency or local authority and use it to help drive positive change. Are you ready to find out more about your neighbourhood? Enter a city or postcode
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Have you been looking around primary schools recently?

When looking, have you thought about #AirPollution and the impact of how you travel to a particular school?

Can you choose a school you can walk, scoot, cycle or wheel to? You'll be making that journey around 2,730 times over the next 7 years!
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Run an effective public health campaign raising awareness of the health impacts of burning, asking people not to burn.

#WoodBurning #AirPollution
A graphic of a chimney with Father Christmas' legs poking out of the top. The text says "Don't choke Santa! Burning wood harms health. Give the gift of clean air this Christmas".
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Immediately put an end to classifying wood burning stoves as “DEFRA-exempt” or “DEFRA-approved”. This name gives consumers the false reassurance that these stoves are healthy to use.

#WoodBurning #AirPollution
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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We need the Government to:

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Phase out domestic wood burning and assist those in rural areas and those in fuel poverty to transition to cleaner heating.

Pic: Matt White
#WoodBurning #AirPollution
A fireplace that is filled with plants.
October 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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This is fantastic news. Huge congratulations to @ruthyphro.bsky.social and her fellow campaigners for working tirelessly to hold Havering Council to account, and ultimately to improve the health of everyone in Rainham. 💚 💪
A hybrid image containing part of a map and some greenery, with text overlaid. The text says "Launders Lane Updates" and "Havering Council Declares Launders Lane as Contaminated Land".
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We've been planning some #CleanAir routes using @citywestminster.bsky.social's new tool. You can map your #Walking or #Cycling journey across London to see which route is forecast to have the cleanest air. Today, it's Regent's Park to Hyde Park.

👉 cleanairroutes.org.
A map of London with three routes marked out. A red line shows the most polluted walking route between Regent's Park, a yellow line shows the next least polluted and a green line shows the least polluted.
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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We had a fantastic #SchoolStreets webinar for councils on Friday. Great to have so many council representatives contributing to the discussion. Thank you to speaker Hannah Stanton; we loved these post-it notes Hannah asks the children to write once they've experienced the joy of a School Street 🥰.
6 pink post it notes with positive words, written by children about School Streets, a scheme that restricts motor traffic around schools at pick-up and drop-off. "I can ride my bike, it is wonderful". "I like it because it keeps us safe". "I love School Street because there are no chance of us getting hurt". "It is more quiet, I feel free". "It is really fun and the air is a lot cleaner and smells better".
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Well done #Cardiff, for standing up to #Carspreading.

"This isn’t about punishing drivers – it’s about protecting children, pedestrians and our communities."

www.itv.com/news/wales/2...
A blurry car drives down a road. A woman in the background holds an umbrella in front of hoardings that say "Carspreading".
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM