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Remember the dead! Fight for the living!
A crowd of more than forty people braved the rain on Saturday at the workers’ memorial in the grounds of St Philip’s Cathedral in Birmingham. They had gathered to mark Workers’ Memorial Day. The kay note speaker was Shelly Asquith, the TUC’s national Health, Safety and Well-being Policy Officer. The event closed with the laying…
Read Morelnternational Workers Memorial Day Birmingham 2024 – Remember the Dead and Fight for the Living
Saturday* April 27* 12.30pm St Philips Cathedral grounds, Colmore Row, Birmingham, 83 2QB Join us, at the plinth erected to two workers killed building Birmingham Town Hall, to hear speakers on the horrific toll of work-related deaths, injuries and ill-health, and what can be done to make workplaces safer. Now around the world, work is…
Read MoreAndy 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…
Read MoreButterfly 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…
Read MoreRemember 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…
Read MoreThe Butterfly Group Christmas Lunch
If this image looks inviting, and you are someone from our area who has lost a loved one to an asbestos related disease, you might like to join the Butterfly Group for their annual Christmas lunch. It will take place on Monday 16 January at Browns. This in St Martin’s Square, in the Bullring, opposite…
Read MoreSponsored Walk by Thompsons in Birmingham
It’s a week until the team at Thompsons do a sponsored walk around Birmingham to raise funds for Asbestos Support Central England. We are very grateful to those who have agreed either to go on the walk for us or donate. It’s not too late to sponsor the walkers! If you wish to make a…
Read MoreA personal view of mesothelioma by Rob Harper
It seems many years ago now that I was asked by Doug Jewell, who was then the manager of Asbestos Support Central England (ASCE)), if the Clarion Choir would sing for Action Mesothelioma Day. Clarion have long been prepared to support and raise awareness of issues that affect working people and their families so they…
Read MoreMesothelioma stopped my brother from caring for his wife and riding his beloved motorbikes
Rob Harper from Birmingham shares the story of his brother Chris, who was a plumberin Lichfield. The first effects of mesothelioma came from a shortness of breath. Although 79 years old Chris had been active all of his life. He played golf and cycled regularly as well as dismantling, repairing and riding his beloved veteran…
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