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The Forum takes our Cape campaign to Parliament
On Monday 10 July the National Forum of Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups took the Cape campaign to Parliament. Our manager, Neil Bishop, is pictured with our Cape Must Pay banner on Parliament Square in front of Big Ben. A number of members of Parliament came out to meet us and others signed the Early Day…
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Cape killed our loved ones!
Some of our supporters were pictured with our #capemustpay banner on Action Mesothelioma Day in #Birmingham by Fozia Hussain from the Asbestos Law Partnership. The banner reads, “Cape’s asbestos products killed our loved ones. Shame on Cape. Cape must pay.” Why not demonstrate outside Cape’s head offices? If you feel strongly about this it’s not…
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Andy Street joins us for Action Mesothelioma Day
Action Mesothelioma Day in the West Midlands was a big success. More than sixty people gathered at the Priory Rooms in Bull Street, Birmingham, where we were joined for part of the afternoon by the region’s mayor, Andy Street. A full report and more photos will follow, but for the time being we wanted to…
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Andy Street’s Message to ASCE’s Supporters
Andy Street, the West Midlands Mayor, will be joining supporters of the West Midlands charity, Asbestos Support Central England, for an event on Action Mesothelioma Day, Friday 7th July, at the Priory Rooms in Bull Street Birmingham. The event begins at 1pm but Andy will be calling in at about 3pm and will speak briefly…
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Butterfly Group Canal Trip
Our Butterfly Group for those who have been bereaved by an asbestos related disease meets regularly for coffee and cake in Birmingham. However, once or twice a year members of the Group venture on an outing. This year found them enjoying a canal trip on the canal network around Birmingham. They enjoyed a fish and…
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Have You Got An Access Card?
One of our service users, Sue, drew our attention to the Access Card. For those old enough to remember them, this is not a sort of bank card. Access Cards are issued by a social enterprise company called Nimbus which was set up by disabled people in 2006. Any profits that Nimbus makes are donated…
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Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor, will join us on Action Mesothelioma Day, Friday 7 July
Andy Street, West Midlands Mayor, will join us on Action Mesothelioma Day, Friday 7 July in the centre of Birmingham at The Priory Rooms on Bull Street We wanted to let you know the exciting news that Andy Street has agreed to join us for part of the afternoon on Friday 7 July. We want…
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The Heart of England Community Foundation
The Heart of England Community Foundation helps people in Warwickshire and the West Midlands conurbation to lead happier healthier lives. To do this they connect generous donors with groups like ours who need help. They have arranged for three donors to fund an expansion of our work. Who the funders are The donors who will…
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Remember the dead, fight for the living!
International Workers’ Memorial Day 2023 was commemorated today at the Workers’ Memorial in the grounds of St Philip’s Cathedral. There were speakers from the Central England Hazards’ Trust, Asbestos Support Central England, the regional TUC, Birmingham Trades’ Council, Unite, Unison and Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, as well as a song with new words specially written for…
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Join us on International Workers’ Memorial Day
An invitation to the annual commemoration of those who have died in our region from worked related injuries. The commemoration will be held at the workers’ memorial in the grounds of St Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham on Friday 28 April at 12.30pm. Remember the dead. Fight for the living. photo by Christophe.Finot (CC BY-SA 3.0) modified
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