Manchester Friends of the Earth | Archive of website content

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Our website contains a variety of items dating back to 2001. You can use this archive to explore by year, campaign theme, specific campaign, and category. See also our new releases, our media appearances and our newsletters.

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All I want for Christmas is Clean Air – send a Christmas Card to your council leader!

transport

18th Dec 2018

Greater Manchester will soon be deciding on its Clear Air Plan and we need urgent action to reduce air pollution and help us breathe more easily. Manchester has the highest rate of hospital admissions for asthma in the country and …

Revealed: The Impact of Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor Fires on Air Quality in Greater Manchester (IPPR North)

transport

news release

17th Dec 2018

The devastating fires at Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor are likely to have had a shocking impact on the air breathed by people in Greater Manchester, according to new analysis by the leading think-tank for the North of England.

Chorlton Cycle Way Plans (Manchester City Council)

Show your support for the Chorlton to Manchester Cycle Way!

transport

news release

5th Dec 2018

Love Your Bike, Manchester Friends of the Earth’s cycle campaign, have launched a simple online action to encourage people to show their support for the Chorlton to Manchester Cycle Way. [1]

Levenshulme parents air pollution investigation reveals shocking results (Levy Clean Air)

transport

news release

3rd Dec 2018

An investigation by a group of Levenshulme parents into air pollution across the Manchester suburb has revealed shocking levels of air pollution, either approaching or over illegal levels.

Chorlton Cycling and Walking Way (Manchester City Council)

Support the Chorlton Cycling and Walking Route

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take action

Manchester City Council are leading a consultation on a 5km, £13.4 million proposed cycling and walking route from Chorlton to Manchester. You can show your support with this simple email action, created by Love Your Bike.

Time is running out to save Wales’ Amazon rainforest.

transport

2nd Dec 2018

The Welsh Government wants to bulldoze through the Gwent Levels – Wales’ equivalent of the Amazon rainforest for their diversity of wildlife – to build a new 14-mile-long six-lane motorway. Gwent Wildlife Trust urgently needs your help to stop their destruction.

Bike Friday: Support the Chorlton – Manchester Cycle Way!

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news release

29th Nov 2018

On Friday 30th November, Love Your Bike are encouraging people to join the Chorlton Bike Friday route and show their support for the proposed Chorlton – Manchester Cycle Way.

Sign the petition for Better Buses in Greater Manchester

transport

11th Nov 2018

Right now, bus companies do what they like and it’s afree market wild west scenario. We need public control.

Special Report: How air pollution is cutting life expectancy in Manchester (Granada ITV)

transport

12th Oct 2018

Manchester has at times the dirtiest, most polluted air in Western Europe and people living in the city could have their lives shortened because of it.

Call for sustainable transport and healthy air for the city centre!

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take action

8th Oct 2018

Transport for Greater Manchester are seeking views on the development of the city centre. They are working with Manchester City Council and Salford City Council. You have until Wednesday 17th October to give your views on how you find getting …

Toxic air slips under the radar of parents, despite the huge risk it poses to children’s lungs

transport

news release

19th Sep 2018

Survey data released today by Friends of the Earth found that only 10% of parents with a child of school age (4-16) were worried about their child breathing dirty air while on schoolgrounds, or on their way to or from …

Imagine Different: Re-designing Manchester – one parking space at a time!

transport

news release

18th Sep 2018

On Friday 21st September, Manchester Friends of the Earth is inviting people to join them to help redesign a car parking space in Manchester city centre into a picnic park complete with “grass”, plants, deckchairs, tea, cupcakes and sparkling conversation …

Remove the A6-M60 Bypass from SEMMMS plans: lift the threat to our valleys and fields (Goyt Valley SOS!)

transport

6th Sep 2018

Please sign the petition, calling for the A6-M60 Bypass to be removed from Stockport Council’s SEMMMS Refresh transport strategy. The final version of SEMMMS Refresh is likely to appear soon for approval by councillors. It is yet another attempt to …

Can you help the Station South Restoration and Cycle Café crowdfunder ?

transport

29th Aug 2018

We’re restoring an old railway station to its former glory and need your help to transform it into a destination cycle café, bar, co-working space and permaculture inspired garden!

Interviews with women for PhD project on air pollution – can you help?

transport

15th Aug 2018

My name is Maria – I am a PhD student at Manchester Metropolitan University. My PhD focuses on promoting the voices of citizens when it comes to air pollution and designing future clean urban environments. Specifically, I am focusing on …

News release: Get animated about air pollution!

transport

news release

14th Aug 2018

Today, Tuesday 14th August, Manchester Friends of the Earth are launching a powerful animation to highlight the damage caused by air pollution in Greater Manchester. The animation, created by Hannah Langfield a Manchester-based motion designer, vividly shows the dangers of …

Our response to DEFRA’s Clean Air Strategy consultation

transport

13th Aug 2018

DEFRA recently consulted on the Government's draft Clean Air Strategy. Here's an introduction to our response and why we need both national and local government to take urgent action to clean up our toxic and illegal air.

Yorkshire and the North East’s air pollution epidemic: nearly 300 locations breaching limits

transport

news release

24th Jul 2018

Data revealed by Friends of the Earth demonstrates the scale of air pollution across Yorkshire and the North East.

Stop the destructive Arundel Bypass! (Campaign for Better Transport)

transport

22nd Jul 2018

Help us protect National Parks and ancient woodland from new roads. On 11 May 2018, Highways England, the Government’s road building company, announced its preferred route for the A27 Arundel Bypass. All three options included in the public consultation were …

Get more people out of their cars and give them better public transport (Campaign for Better Transport)

transport

news release

19th Jul 2018

Campaign for Better Transport responds to new Department for Transport (DfT) provisional road traffic estimates which show that motor vehicle traffic is still on the rise. In the year ending March 2018 car traffic increased by 0.5 per cent to …

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