Communities for Healthy Air
We all have the right to breathe clean air. Use the map below to find out if there is a community group near you that you can join to take action on air pollution. Or perhaps you want to start your own local group and find like-minded people to work with? Or maybe you want to learn from what other people are doing, share your experiences and even provide support to each other. Mossley Environmental Action Group Healthy Air Leicester and Leicestershire Alliance Maxine Hubbard The Battersea Society Soho Housing Association Kensal Rise Residents Association Mabley Green Users Group
Mossley Environmental Action Group (MEAG) have now undertaken independent dust testing in several communities across the country and further undertaken a Citizen Science Investigation, due for release by August. This highlights the contradictions in existing legislation and inadequacies of monitoring techniques which do not quantify or identify toxic dust emissions, therefore there is no proof of no harm.
Healthy Air Leicester and Leicestershire is an alliance of local groups and individual campaigners with an interest in improving the air quality in Leicester and Leicestershire. We aim to work together to raise awareness of the problem of air pollution and the link to health and wellbeing, encourage people to make smarter travel choices, and influence policy-makers to take action to reduce air pollution.
Since moving to our flat in the housing association 10 years ago there was a redevelopment of the local Tesco supermarket where they expanded the car parking and retail area. The fumes from the traffic make it intolerable to be in the house due to the smell, bad air and the fact that we can’t open the windows or have a source of fresh air to let in. Our house is covered in diesel spots which was confirmed by the council’s housing officer.
Transport is a major concern – and we have long agitated for improvements to Clapham junction station and improvements to local bus services. We are now finding out about the air quality in our area and the connection with road transport. We are working with LSx who are supporting us in measuring local air pollution. We hope to identify hot spots and a plan of action to tackle these.
A lot has changed in the past 40 years and London is a busy city with lots of traffic. We are concerned about the impact that the traffic might be having on the quality of life and health of our tenants and ourselves. We’d like to explore ways to reduce the flow of traffic and reduce air pollution emissions.
Over the years we have noticed the steady increase in traffic from Chamberlain Rd. Kensal Rise Residents Association has been in touch with Brent Highways Committee in March this year, and the rationale for this was to ask the Council to develop a traffic management strategy to address the long-standing problems of congestion, poor road safety, noise and air pollution in Kensal Rise.
Our park is bordered on the south by the busy A12 and on the north by Homerton High Street. So air and noise pollution are a problem for park users and residents. We are at early stages of awareness but would like to see how we can help improve air pollution in the area and see what the council can do to help.
Put yourself on the map!
Are you an individual or group interested or taking action on poor air quality? Get in touch with us to share your experience and add yourself to the growing community of groups and individuals that are helping to make our air healthy for all. You will benefit from becoming part of a network of groups which the Healthy Air Campaign will support by providing a stream of useful resources, updates and the opportunity to attend networking and training events.