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Liz Godfrey

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Campaigning for clean air and healthy kids

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Environmental Audit Committee chooses air pollution for its next inquiry — Mums for Lungs 8th January 2026 We’re delighted to have contributed to ensuring that the Environmental Audit Committee chose air pollution for its next inquiry.

There are 4 days left to submit evidence to the @commonseac.parliament.uk #AirPollution inquiry. You have until 3rd March to submit evidence. 🙏

27.02.2026 09:01 👍 11 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Really excited to be a part of this campaign. Kids need Clean Air! @mumsforlungs #CleanAirCrowd

28.02.2026 09:10 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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'Working hard used to get you a house, a nice life, holidays' The Green Party secured a big win in the Gorton and Denton by-election

Congratulations to Hannah Spencer!

We were pleased to hear Hannah speak about #AirPollution in her acceptance speech. As a candidate, she committed to working to clean up the air for GM's children, and we look forward to working with her as an MP on this. 👏

27.02.2026 15:23 👍 39 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
Coloured paper on a table, with pens spread around. A piece of red card has hearts drawn on it, and letter tiles spell out the words "Love your lungs".

Coloured paper on a table, with pens spread around. A piece of red card has hearts drawn on it, and letter tiles spell out the words "Love your lungs".

Happy #ValentinesDay! We've been doing some crafting 😍 .

If you love your lungs, and are interested to know how dirty air affects them, then come along to our introduction to #AirPollution session on Tuesday 24th Feb at 8:15pm.

Book your free spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...

14.02.2026 11:00 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Idling — Mums for Lungs Idling is a frustrating and unnecessary source of air pollution. Many parents in our network have repeatedly witnessed it happening outside schools, in town centres, playgrounds and at hospitals.

NEW: We've revamped our idling flyer with updated facts and statistics.

Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling

12.02.2026 20:01 👍 16 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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Responding to the DEFRA wood burning consultation — Mums for Lungs Read our guidance on how to respond to DEFRA’s wood burning consultation - deadline 19th March. This is a critical moment to get your voice heard by the government.

NEW: Have your say on DEFRA’s solid fuel burning consultation.

If you're affected by #WoodBurning, this is a critical moment to get your views across to the government. We've created some guidance to help you respond - the deadline is 19th March. Please share far and wide!

#AirPollution #Health

10.02.2026 17:04 👍 28 🔁 21 💬 0 📌 2
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💚 Join the #CleanAirCrowd! 💚

We’re bringing people together across the country to take part in a 7-day #AirPollution challenge, from Sat 28th Feb to Fri 6th March.

With one daily action, it couldn't be easier to get involved and share the #CleanAir love!

Sign up now: bit.ly/clean-air-cr...

05.02.2026 11:21 👍 17 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 2
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Clean air grants failing to electrify Manchester’s taxis Less than a third of taxi drivers receiving grants from Greater Manchester’s Hackney Support Fund are to use the money to buy a zero emission vehicle, Clean Cities have found. In an update on their in...

How does this ensure GM meets NO2 requirements in the fastest way possible? Only a third of taxis so far approved to be upgraded will be zero-emission. These petrol/diesel taxis will be on the road for years to come. GM's leaders are failing to protect children’s lungs. @andyburnham.bsky.social

04.02.2026 13:33 👍 16 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
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Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones

"No parent wants their kids in daily danger, yet we’re allowing these trucks to become normal on our streets.”

Registrations of the most commonly sold pickup trucks have risen by 92% in just over a decade, an extremely worrying trend. #AirPollution #Carspreading

27.01.2026 13:08 👍 16 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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This #CleanAirNight, a reminder that wood smoke isn’t a “nuisance”—it’s a serious public health issue.

22.01.2026 18:47 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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Childhood smoke exposure linked to cognitive decline in later life - AirQualityNews A new study suggests that growing up in households reliant on solid fuels such as coal, wood and plant waste may have lasting consequences for brain health, with measurable cognitive impairment…

A new study has examined the long-term relationship between early childhood exposure to indoor #AirPollution and cognitive performance in adulthood.

"Individuals exposed to indoor air pollution from solid fuels during childhood performed significantly worse on cognitive tests later in life".

20.01.2026 17:01 👍 10 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school? #SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution - win!

We're keen to hear from people in #Bury, #Oldham, #Rochdale & #Tameside who are interested. Get in touch with Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if that's you!

16.01.2026 20:01 👍 15 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

59 hours, 43 minutes and 18 seconds! What an incredible achievement - congratulations Alice. We hope you enjoyed a LONG sleep after smashing the Spine Challenger North yesterday! 💪 🥳

15.01.2026 08:39 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A pink poster with white text that says "#CleanAirNight. If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution". There is a green Mums for Lungs logo bottom right and a QR code bottom left. Small text at the bottom says "For information on how air pollution from burning damages our health, see: Royal College of Physicians: A Breath of Fresh Air report".

A pink poster with white text that says "#CleanAirNight. If you can smell wood burning, you're breathing in harmful air pollution". There is a green Mums for Lungs logo bottom right and a QR code bottom left. Small text at the bottom says "For information on how air pollution from burning damages our health, see: Royal College of Physicians: A Breath of Fresh Air report".

We're running a poster campaign for this year's #CleanAirNight (next Thursday, 22nd!).

Let's create a buzz about the #AirPollution & #Health impacts of burning wood by putting a poster up on 20th Jan, then sharing a photo with us on 22nd!

Deadline to order: Thurs 15th, 6pm. bit.ly/m4l-canposte...

13.01.2026 10:11 👍 17 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
A white woman wearing glasses and a Mums for Lungs t-shirt, standing in front of a wood-panelled backdrop. She is holding a card with the number 609 on it, representing her number for the Spine Challenger North race.

A white woman wearing glasses and a Mums for Lungs t-shirt, standing in front of a wood-panelled backdrop. She is holding a card with the number 609 on it, representing her number for the Spine Challenger North race.

The amazing Dr Alice Willson is taking part in the Spine Challenger North, raising funds for us, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social & Oldham Foodbank. Alice is currently on the Pennine Way - go Alice!

Track the route: live.opentracking.co.uk/spinechallno...

Donate: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

12.01.2026 12:00 👍 21 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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Wood Is Not a Carbon-Neutral Energy Source Treating it as such – and supporting it with subsidies, as the UK and many other EU member states do – is a flawed path to climate action.

Burning wood damages our #Climate.

👍 Planting a new tree is great but...
👎 ...it takes decades of growth before that new tree is mature enough to absorb the carbon emitted from the one burnt last night.
#WoodBurning #AirPollution

09.12.2025 17:05 👍 25 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 1
Three posters about the air pollution impact of wood burning. "Like smoking cigarettes, burning wood damages our health". "Wood burning harms". "A wood burning stove is six times more polluting than an HGV".

Three posters about the air pollution impact of wood burning. "Like smoking cigarettes, burning wood damages our health". "Wood burning harms". "A wood burning stove is six times more polluting than an HGV".

If you're concerned about wood burning, join us in putting up posters in your area to help inform people about the #AirPollution impacts of burning.

#WoodBurning is still a vastly underestimated and misunderstood source of pollution.

Order your free posters here: bit.ly/wbposterform

08.11.2025 13:00 👍 15 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
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ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims - AirQualityNews The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertising claims by the Stove Industry Association (SIA) after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of…

The @adstandards.bsky.social has found claims made by the Stove Industry Association about wood burning stove emissions to be "misleading and unsubstantiated".

There is so much misinformation out there about #WoodBurning and #AirPollution. We're very pleased to see the truth come to light.

05.11.2025 12:55 👍 21 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1
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The areas of Greater Manchester where you're at risk just by breathing MEN INVESTIGATION: Although strides have been made to improve air quality in Greater Manchester, a number of areas are still masked in dangerous emissions. One campaign group has called it a 'public h...

Greater Manchester’s children are still breathing some of the most polluted air in the UK. Meanwhile, car ownership continues to rise in #Manchester. This is a public #Health emergency, and we need a clear plan to bring #AirPollution down in line with @who.int recommendations.

27.10.2025 16:14 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Make polluters pay for poisoning our children 10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions…

Help us get this to 20,000 and beyond!

#Dieselgate car manufacturers have never properly been held to account in the UK.

Let's change that. Sign and share!

20.10.2025 19:03 👍 20 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0

👏 Cardiff is leading the way by introducing higher parking fees for SUVs - a proactive step for #saferstreets! Children are three times more likely to be killed in collisions with SUVs.
Let’s see this in every city!
#CarSpreading
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org

16.10.2025 11:56 👍 32 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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'Dieselgate': Five carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims The trial is the latest chapter of what has become known as the "dieselgate" scandal.

Yesterday's #Dieselgate trial opened with this from Thomas de la Mare KC:

"Each player in the industry basically took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important" than preventing #AirPollution.

It is time the car manufacturers paid.

14.10.2025 19:01 👍 14 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0

Diesel is making kids across the country sick. We need these cars off the road and manufacturers held to account.

13.10.2025 10:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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‘Little lungs are paying’: why the Dieselgate scandal is still running hot Carmakers accused of cheating air pollution rules have faced little punishment in UK but trial brought by 1.8m motorists is about to begin

Action on #Dieselgate is taking an “outrageous” amount of time, leaving more than a million dirty diesels still on the road today. This isn't just a corporate scandal, but a #Health scandal as well. It's time the car manufacturers paid. #AirPollution

10.10.2025 12:52 👍 30 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 1
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If you're a councillor or a council officer, please come along to our #SchoolStreets webinar, two weeks today! We will share insights and practical steps on how to deliver School Streets effectively.

Sign up below to join us on Friday, 17th October at 12pm.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mums-for-l...

03.10.2025 13:08 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
A group of people stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice holding a banner that says "Diesel makes kids sick".

A group of people stand outside the Royal Courts of Justice holding a banner that says "Diesel makes kids sick".

Our #Dieselgate petition is growing. Let's get this even higher, before the trial begins on October 13th. Have you signed yet? #AirPollution

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

23.09.2025 16:00 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Engaging meaningfully with your MP on Air Pollution Top tips for building a relationship and engaging with your MP on air pollution.

📣 Join us at our online workshop with Hope for the Future, on Monday (8th) at 1pm.

Find out how to:
🔹 Have a constructive meeting with your MP about #AirPollution
🔹 Make clear policy recommendations that lead to real change
🔹 Frame your story to make the biggest impact.

Register now!

05.09.2025 16:03 👍 2 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2
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Judge rules car makers must release Dieselgate documents The High Court has today ruled that unredacted legal documents in the £6 billion ‘Dieselgate’ litigation against several major car manufacturers must be made public. Environmental campaign groups Mum...

BREAKING: We won! 💪 🙌

We are absolutely delighted at the decision the High Court has made, making documents in October’s #Dieselgate class action publicly available due to the high level of public interest in this case.

25.07.2025 15:41 👍 86 🔁 36 💬 2 📌 2
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Mums for Lungs calls for public transparency in Dieselgate hearing — Mums for Lungs As part of our ongoing Dieselgate campaign, we attended the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation hearing at the High Court this week. This is the next stage in our campaign to ensure public transparency...

As part of our ongoing #Dieselgate campaign, we attended the Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation hearing at the High Court this week. This is the next stage in our campaign to push for public transparency and #OpenJustice in the upcoming £6 billion Dieselgate trial, scheduled for October.

10.07.2025 13:14 👍 33 🔁 26 💬 1 📌 1
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One of our all-time favorite, discreet air purifiers is on sale at Amazon, but only for Prime members – don't worry, here's how to get it anyway A free trial membership will help you secure the deal

Ah, nothing like an interiors magazine promoting air purifiers while continuing to publish articles on #WoodBurning, which pollutes the air in your home as well as that of your neighbours and community. #AirPollution @homesandgardens.com.web.brid.gy

07.07.2025 16:01 👍 17 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0