Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range

Working with our local community to clean up the air in Whalley Range. email:[email protected]

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

We have been keen for @AndyBurnhamGM to publically speak out about the link between health and air pollution for a while so great to see he has committed to do this!

[Asthma + Lung UK @asthmalunguk]

Wonderful to meet @AndyBurnhamGM to hand in 50 stories and pictures from #OurManchesterOurAir event, and agree the importance of publicly linking air pollution and long-term health impacts. This is the beginning of collaborative working with communities fighting for #CleanAir. @greatermcr

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

New figures show since the introduction of the ULEZ, London’s air quality is improving at a faster rate than that of the rest of England https://t.co/5TujCNOMCE

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

MCR has the highest levels of pollution from cars in UK with car ownership increasing nearly 4x national average & 13% yr on yr congestion increaae. What about the prospect of higher levels of asthma hanging over our children's developing lungs? This is nothing to be proud of.

[Manchester City Council @ManCityCouncil]

Council Leader @bevcraig has welcomed today's crucial Government announcement on clean air: https://t.co/pzamkpIM87

[St Margaret's Primary School (Whalley Range) @StMargaretsWR]

For our Active Travel coffee morning, our children wrote and performed a play on the importance of walking to school. Our Walking Buses are back on in 2025 thanks to our caring parent volunteers so please join us every Friday! @talkcleanairWR #cleanair #saferstreets

[Walk Ride GM @WalkRideGM]

Greater Manchester's Clean Air Plan has been approved by Defra. It does not go anywhere near far enough.

Please share our joint statement with @foemcr, @MumsForLungs, @asthmalunguk and @talkcleanairWR: https://t.co/BvRbgcJ2G4

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

We're disappointed to hear that the government has approved GM's unambitous & risky Clean Air Plan which may possibly achieve UK compliance for NO2 levels by 2027 (2 X as high as targets for EU and 4 X higher than @WHO targets). Read out joint statement
https://t.co/OpB051RZQn

[Walk Ride GM @WalkRideGM]

We've launched a campaign to remove discriminatory barriers that prevent disabled people from accessing the cycling network across Greater Manchester

Hear from Sarah, an adapted cycle user, as she shares how these barriers impact her daily life

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

It's been a year since we met with @MayorofGM to ask for more to be done to clean up the air in GM. Since then pollution levels have increased and we're still no nearer to having a GM plan to reduce them any time soon.

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

So pleased to have the opportunity to talk #CleanAir with @MayorofGM & @CllrTR today. Thanks to @Afzal4Gorton for organising and the amazing Green Team from @StMargaretsWR for helping with our campaign.

[Mums For Lungs @MumsForLungs]

How much #AirPollution is created when you burn wood?

👉 Defra approved/#Ecodesign stove = 400 times more polluting than a gas boiler.
👉 Open fire = 4000 times more polluting than a gas boiler.

Please think twice about burning.
#WoodBurning
https://t.co/g1WxQHMTwt

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

Big names including DHL, DPD, and UPS are ditching diesel for cleaner alternatives.
The shift to electric and pedal-powered deliveries is vital to reduce air pollution.
Want to know find out more? 👉 https://t.co/1PSALBrJBv

[Walk Ride GM @WalkRideGM]

Fancy a view out of the largest green wall in the city?

Grab a ticket now

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

Exposure to air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death in children under 5, both globally and in the UK
https://t.co/fl0eT58BNq

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

This is incredibly disappointing. Millions spent already and nothing to show for it. GM has some of the worse levels of NO2 in the country and yet is still no nearer to bringing levels down to protect the health and wellbeing of its population

[Sarah Rowe @Little_Rowe]

Yesterday GM announced an update to its Clean Air Plan, effectively pushing back the date when it thinks it can meet compliance with the UK *legal* limits on NO2 (one of the most harmful pollutants) for another year.

https://t.co/8dxtuyTYj0

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

⚠️ Children are most vulnerable to the effects of toxic air, which can damage their health for the rest of their lives.
We’re supporting @asthmalunguk and taking a stand to protect our children’s lungs. You can sign here too: https://t.co/cuyNPGECDN

#ToxicAirPlaygrounds

[Walk Ride GM @WalkRideGM]

**Opportunity Alert**

We've opened up volunteer recruitment for our friendly and active Walk Ride GM Steering Group.

Please get in touch if you're interested, and/or pass it on 🙌

Details and app form via the link:

https://t.co/gJinf1p4q6

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

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[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

Celebrating all the work the group has done taking place in the garden at Ashville Surgery. We presented 200 postcards to @AngelikiStg from local residents asking @ManCityCouncil for more to be done to clean up our air

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

Great to see @AfzalKhanMCR still championing the need for clear air

[Global Action Plan @globalactplan]

Today we were joined by MPs @stellacreasy @AfzalKhanMCR @sianberry and @EllieChowns to deliver the very first petition to the new PM @Keir_Starmer, calling on the government to clean up our air by ensuring everyone can access cleaner and greener transport options👏 #cleanairday

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

It was lovely to have the chance to meet with @EllaRobertaFdn today with other local clean air activists as part of her preparatory work before she meets with @AndyBurnhamGM to lobby him to do more to clean up the air across GM

[Let's Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range @talkcleanairWR]

What another gorgeous day for our Clean Air picnic.. we even bumped into @AndyBurnhamGM!