0161 258 0166
info@gmavsg.org
70 Alexandra Road
MCR. M16 7WD
Monday - Friday
09:30 - 16:00

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2nd July 2021

The report from our 2021 Action Mesothelioma Day event can be found here: https://gmavsg.org/amd21/. This includes videos of our speakers this year: Kate Green MP, Tony Lloyd MP, Janet Newsham of the Greater Manchester Hazards Centre, and Mairead Dixon of Mesothelioma UK. So far, £8,037 has been donated. Donations will be split equally between the...

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26th May 2021

Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group Asbestos Victims Support Group Worker3 to 5 days / 21 to 35 hours per week (number of hours per week flexible, by negotiation)£31,346 per annum for 35 hours per week.25 days annual leave, plus public holidays, for 35 hours per week.Permanent contract: NB: The charity is financially secure for...

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19th May 2021

Every year, on the first Friday in July, asbestos victims hold events across the country to commemorate all those who have lost their lives to mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive type of cancercaused by asbestos. Our 2021 event, at 10.30am on Friday 2nd July, will need to be held by Zoom due to COVID-19. For...

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30th April 2021

The Living Well group's for people with mesothelioma and those who care for them. It's meeting by Zoom until August at the earliest due to the pandemic.  Our next meeting is at 1.30pm Monday 10th May 2021. There's no meeting next Monday due to the bank holiday. Some people will sometimes struggle, emotionally, with their diagnosis of...

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30th March 2021

The Living Well group is for people with mesothelioma & those who care for them. It's meeting by Zoom for the forseeable future due to COVID-19. For this meeting, Adrian Budgen of Irwin Mitchell will be talking about women with mesothelioma, and their struggle to get justice. For details of how to join the meeting,...

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23rd February 2021

Our Living Well group (for people with mesothelioma) is meeting by Zoom 1.30pm next Monday, the 1st March 2021. Mairead Dixon of Wythenshawe hospital is speaking about how to manage breathlessness. Due to COVID-19, the group will be meeting by Zoom until May 2021 at the earliest. Email info@gmavsg.org for details of how to join. ...

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16th December 2020

The Living Well group (for people with mesothelioma & those who care for them) is meeting by Zoom at 1.30pm on Monday 4th January 2021. Joanne Gordon from the Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team will be doing a session on exercising at home. Keeping active can help quality of life during and after treatment. However, many...

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11th December 2020

All of us at the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group would like pay tribute to John 'Jack' Green who sadly died from an asbestos-related disease in 2020. Our thoughts are with his friends and loved ones. “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” (Thomas Campbell, 'Hallowed Ground', 1825). ...