The next meeting of the Mesothelioma Support Group will be at 10.30am on Wednesday 7th November 2018 at the Methodist Central Hall (Oldham St, M1 1JQ). The Mesothelioma Support Group is for people who have lost a loved one to mesothelioma. For more information please ring 0161 636 7555....
The next meeting of the Living Well With Mesothelioma support group is from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Monday 5th November 2018 at the Lincoln 1 room of Methodist Central Hall (Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JQ). Jason Addy will be speaking about Spodden valley, the site of the Turner's asbestos textile factory in Rochdale. The Living Well With...
This year’s Gordon Marriott Memorial Golf Day took place at Blackley Golf Club, Middleton on Friday 7 September.
The day has been held annually since 2011 in memory of the late Gordon Marriott who passed away from mesothelioma in 2010.
His daughter and son-in-law, Natalie and Chris Hazelhurst, set up the annual golf day to raise awareness of mesothelioma and raise money for the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group (GMAVSG).
This is a free drop-in event for patients with mesothelioma or lung cancer. Information stalls covering complimentary therapies, breathlessness, fatigue & nutrition will be up from 12 noon to 3pm on Friday 21st September 2018 at the Education & Research Centre (Entrance 15) of Wythenshawe Hospital (Southmoor Rd, Manchester, M23 9LT). ...
The next meeting of the  Living Well With Mesothelioma group is at 1.30pm on Monday 1st October 2018 in the Lincoln 1 room at Methodist Central Hall (Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JQ). This group is for people with mesothelioma and their carers. For more information, please ring 0161 636 7555....
The next meeting of the Living Well With Mesothelioma group is at 1.30pm on Monday 3rd September 2018 in the Lincoln 1 room at Methodist Central Hall (Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JQ). This group is for people with mesothelioma and their carers. For more information, please ring 0161 636 7555....
The Court of Appeal today ruled (see Cape and Dring Approved judgment) that the Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum (‘the Forum’) has a legitimate interest in obtaining documents that will shed light on the true knowledge of the dangers of asbestos products held by Cape Intermediate Holdings, formerly one of the largest manufacturers of asbestos products in the UK.
The Forum must be given access to numerous documents which were disclosed in an earlier case in which Cape were a defendant.
The next meeting of the Living Well With Mesothelioma group is at 1.30pm on Monday 6th August 2018 in the Lincoln 1 room at Methodist Central Hall (Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JQ). This group is for people with mesothelioma and their carers. For more information, please ring 0161 636 7555. The group's canal boat trip, which would...
Thank you to everyone who supported Action Mesothelioma Day in Manchester last Friday.
The aim of Action Mesothelioma Day is to raise awareness of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, and to campaign on issues affecting mesothelioma victims, for example by calling for more funding for medical research.
Thank you, once again, to everyone who supported this very important event!