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Merseyside Asbestos Victim Support Group and Cheshire Asbestos Victims
Support Group was hosting Action Mesothelioma Day on behalf of The British
Lung Foundation (BLF) and supporting organisations. The purpose of this
event was to hear demands for more funding to find a cure for mesothelioma
and improved services for those currently experiencing the trauma of
being diagnosed with the condition.
Everybody was welcome to attend this Public Meeting which was held on the:
Wednesday
27th February 2008
Liverpool Town Hall
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Speakers:
Dr Chris Warburton, Chest Consultant from Aintree
Hospitals Trust who answered any questions about Mesothelioma and
Treatment but did not discuss individual cases;
Local Civic Dignitaries also spoken and Andrew McDonald, Banister at
Law.
As part of the Action Mesothelioma Day Event in Merseyside, we
organised a balloon release behind the Liverpool Town Hall,
3:00 pm,
to raise money for two charities dedicated to raising funds for research
specifically for mesothelioma: the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research
Fund and the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund. If you, your
friends or family would like to sponsor a balloon for £2.00 or more please
print and complete the form in this link
(Word Document).
This year on 27 February 2008 Children from the Holy Cross Primary School with building workers and Civic Dignitaries marked Action Mesothelioma Day held at Liverpool Town Hall.
Children from Holy Cross Primary School releasing the sponsored balloons behind the Town Hall
Dignitaries, supporters and children behind the Town Hall
The Civic Dignitaries in the Town Hall