MAVSG: Action Mesothelioma Day 2011

Action Mesothelioma Day 2011

Action Mesothelioma Day: Dove Merseyside Asbestos Victim Support Group and Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group held Action Mesothelioma Day on Merseyside. The theme of this event was to raise awareness of Mesothelioma; HSE funding cut by 35%, HSE asbestos campaign Halted; No assessment of school asbestos risk; Lack of asbestos information for Tenants; to raise money for Mesothelioma research.

Friday 1st July 2011
Wallasey Town Hall
11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Action Mesothelioma Day Speakers:
Dr Chris Warburton, Chest Consultant from Aintree Hospitals Trust, Mr Paul Rowan, Asbestos in Schools, Mr John Tootle, Tutor in Construction and other guest speakers.
Local Civic Dignitaries including the Lord Mayor of Liverpool attended.

As part of the event a sponsored Dove release on the steps of Wallasey Town Hall was organised for 12:00 noon to raise money for the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund and the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund, two charities dedicated to raising funds for research specifically for finding a cure for Mesothelioma.

Report on Action Mesothelioma Day (AMD) 2011.

The 5th AMD was attended by over 100 victims and families effected by Mesothelioma and other Asbestos Related Diseases.

MAVS organised the event jointly with the Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group held at Wallasey Town Hall, whose excellent display of the names of victims on the scroll during the meeting was very well appreciated by all who attended the event and and served as a poignant reminder of why all present were in attendance.

A sponsored dove release was held on the steps of the Town Hall at midday doves being release by the Liverpool Lord Mayor and granddaughters of the late Mr George Edwards a mesothelioma victim.

The speakers included Dr Chris Warburton, a consultant chest physician, Mr Paul Rowan, Former MP for Rochdale and Chair of Asbestos in Schools campaign, Mr John Tootle, Tutor in Construction, Liverpool Community College.

The day focused on the latest clincal developments for mesothelioma patients, Asbestos in the Schools, the 35% cut in the HSE's budget and the abandonment (scrapping?) of their campaign on asbestos.

MAVSG and the Cheshire ASG would like to thank all Civic Dignitaries, local MP and, last but not least, all those victims and families who sacrificed their time to attend, thank you.

Event Pictures


Cheshire Stall	MAVSG Stall

Local Civil Dignitaries	Civil Mayor of Wirral, Moria McLaughlin

Dr Chris Warburton, Chest Consultant	The Conference

Andrew McDonald, Counsel.	Paul Rowan, Asbestos in Schools organisation.

Dove Release with Lord Mayor Liverpool and granddaughters of the late Mr George Edwards - Lucy and Sarah Green	Civil Dignitaries of Merseyside with Luciana Berger MP for Wavetree, Liverpool

All the people together after Dove Release

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