Children from Holy Cross Primary School releasing sponsored balloons behind the Liverpool Town Hall to mark Action Mesothelioma Day 2008. Picture courtesy of Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group.
Action Mesothelioma Day 2010
We are pleased to announce that the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Michael Wilkes, and the Deputy Lady Mayoress of Birmingham, Mrs Vivienne Wilkes will open this years Action Mesothelioma Day Event in the West Midlands.
Ceremonial Dove Release
3pm on Friday 2nd July
St Philips Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2QB
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the pleura (the lining of the lungs) or the
peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen). It’s only known cause in this
country is exposure to asbestos and the numbers of people suffering
continues to rise year on year.
Yet many people remain unaware of the misery mesothelioma causes and of
the danger of exposure to asbestos.
Action Mesothelioma Day was established by the Asbestos Support Groups
and the British Lung Foundation to change this.
In 2010 it will take place on the 2nd July and the theme of this year’s
event will be better palliative care for all (see the latest news
column for more details). In order to mark the occasion Asbestos Support
West Midlands is hosting a ceremonial release of doves in the grounds of
St Philips Cathedral in central Birmingham at 3.00pm.
We are pleased to announce that the Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham will
be attending this year’s event and that there will be a reception for
people in the Birmingham City Council House afterwards. If you would
like to attend the event, and especially if you would like to attend the
reception, please let us know. You can either telephone us at the number
above or email us by clicking
here.
We are also appealing for people to sponsor Action Mesothelioma Day. All
sponsorship money will be used to fund research into mesothelioma and
will be donated to the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund and the
Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund. A copy of the sponsorship form
can be found here.
Action Mesothelioma Day is our chance to remember those we have lost and
to pledge our support for better treatment in the future, so please come
along.
The Great West Midlands Fun Run 2010
This year twenty-two people took part in the Great Midlands Fun Run to raise much needed funds for Asbestos Support West Midlands.
The heroes of the hour were: Christine, Sarah, John, Louise, Justin, Gareth, Lynette, Dave, Stephen, Lydia, Sara, Kirsty, Satinder, Nick, Julie, John, Joe, Lisa, Eveline, Harvey, Laura and Kelly.
They joined over
five thousand other runners (and walkers) in Sutton Coldfield town centre and after 8.5 gruelling
miles on one of the hottest Sundays of the year so far they all passed the finish line
to the cheers of the crowd.
So a big thank you to all!
Asbestos Support WM would like to thank the staff and management at Alcoa, Kitts Green, Birmingham. Their generous donations made this website possible.