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Islington Clean Air Parents

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Campaigning for clean air in Islington and London to protect all children against the damaging health effects of toxic air pollution 💙💙💙islingtoncleanairparents.co.uk

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Families for Clean Air @healthyair.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08...
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Air pollution induces changes in the oral mucosa and may worsen periodontal disease
Air pollution can affect oral health. A study conducted in Brazil by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP) and the University of São Paulo (USP) demonstrated for the first time that expo...
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Research in London and Luton shows an ambitious clean air zone can drive pollution levels down, rapidly restoring children's stunted lung growth. 💙 Interested to hear parents views on this 💙 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🫪 There are currently 7 UK regions with High (Index 7,8,9) air pollution Eastern South East South Wales East Midlands Greater London West Midlands Yorkshire & Humberside
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Smart Air @smartairfilters.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A useful website for tracking global wildfire emissions: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio...
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
New episode up! We talk with transit planner Jarrett Walker, author of the recently reissued classic Human Transit, about why buses are so great, how we can make them better, & how advocates should fight for public transit in a hostile federal funding environment. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
A headshot of Jarrett Walker, wearing glasses and with a smile, standing in front of some greenery
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Celebrating 200 followers!! 🥳🥳🥳 It’s slow going on Bluesky, the algorithm may not be showing our content in many feeds or provides us a great feed. But even more reason to celebrate our 200th follower!!
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
How to improve indoor air pollution in schools free webinars Led by experts at University of Surrey www.greenin.uk/webinar-series
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RECLAIM Webinar Series — GREENIN
These webinars will share best-practice and encourage knowledge exchange between practitioners, researchers, policymakers, businesses, charities and individuals interested in using green-blue-grey inf...
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Considering?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo
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These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Wood burners seem so family friendly but every time you or your neighbours light a fire it is damaging the health of your family Share and save the video link @mumsforlungs.bsky.social gumlet.tv/watch/6a54de...
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Do you know the hidden cost of wood burning?
ResearcherDrMathySannasiandgrassrootsairpollutioncampaigngroupMumsforLungshavecreatedthisshortanimationonwhathappenswhenwoodorsolidfuelisburntinastoveoropenfireplace.Beforeyoustartburningorconsiderins...
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What do you think hundreds of postcards on a Prime Minister's desk looks like? Have you sent yours yet? What about your kids? #AirPollution #CleanAirAct
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Send our new Prime Minister a postcard — Mums for Lungs
23rd July 2026 As Andy Burnham settles into office, we want to send him a strong message: it’s time to deliver a Clean Air Act that protects everyone’s health. Join us in sending him a postcard as...
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The diesel scandal lives on. The judgment in the diesel emissions trial is baffling. There are still 7 million diesel cars on UK roads emitting excess #AirPollution, and almost nothing is being done about it. Email our leaders, via the link, today! #DirtyDiesel
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The diesel judgment - and our response — Mums for Lungs
14th July 2026 On Friday 10th July, the judgment in the diesel emissions trial was handed down. Read the result and our response here.
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Today I asked the Mayor of London to introduce a clear “red alert” health warning system for dangerous ozone pollution As heatwaves become more frequent, we need proper public communication that makes pollution warnings clear and easy to understand.
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Another Green Flag Park for Islington. That’s 19 in total 👏👏👏 Parks are vital safe, clean air spaces for children to play. See the full list here to find your nearest green flag park: islingtonlife.london/discover-isl...
Barnard park in Islington.
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Playing out - should kids be able to play in their street? Comedian Tony Hawk’s meets co-founder of Play Streets Ingrid Skeels 💙 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #islington #playstreets #cleanair
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Should Camden High street remain closed to vehicles? Hell yeah! The air is cleaner: Overall, the pedestrianised area and surrounding roads saw 11.6% lower levels of harmful NO2 pollution after the trial was implemented compared to the same months in the previous year,
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Islington Council smashing it again with their efforts to make our streets healthier. Not to be confused with actually being m healthy because road side air quality is still dangerous and toxic and there’s so much to be done Good we have a proactive council www.islington.media/news/making-...
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Islington tops the charts again for sixth year in a row | Islington Council News
Islington has been named the Healthy Streets champion for inner London for a remarkable sixth consecutive year.
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
82 people die every day from air pollution and yet air quality measures show it’s still getting worse. Air pollution is the second highest death factor for children under five. Why are we still ignoring this silent killer? youtube.com/watch?v=Z4WR...
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Westminster Hall debate: Government plans to tackle air pollutions | 2nd July 2026
YouTube video by Chronic Illness Channel
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Temperature highs recorded outside Islington primary school gates today. Recorded by a mum whilst on an early evening walk with her son around 6pm. Thankfully the school closed but the playground would have been uninhabitable today 🫠🌞🤬
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Heatwaves mean… MODERATE air pollution forecast for Islington. Health effects are unlikely to require action. If unwell, contact GP. Unsubscribe www.airtext.info
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Air pollution forecast - airTEXT
airTEXT is a free service for the public providing air quality alerts by text, email and voicemail and 3-day forecasts of air quality, pollen, UV and temperature.
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This image never seems to grow old 💙 Without trees. With trees. #heatwave #shade
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Prepare for ❌ code red air pollution ❌ episode this week #airquality #islington
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
ULEZ linked to direct drop in hospital admissions in particular nearly 10% drop in cardiovascular admissions 💙💙💙 www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
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London’s ULEZ and T-charge linked to reductions in emergency hospital admissions
New analysis from Imperial researchers has found that measures to cut air pollution from vehicles in central London are associated with a fall in hos...
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Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London @cleanairlondon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
#CodeRed #AirPollution alert | @cleanairlondon.bsky.social is issuing an unprecedented long range forecast for CODE RED HIGH OZONE on #CleanAirDay Thurs 18 June 2026 - 10 days ahead. Major episode powered by #ElNino. Ozone is the most-irritant gas for humans cleanair.london/health/pollu...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/06/2026
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
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SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced Drivers who are told about the safety risks posed by SUVs to cyclists and pedestrians are very unlikely to be deterred from buying one, a new study has found. The findings indicate that if governments want to reduce the number of large, dangerous vehicles on the roads, it is likely to require financial penalties, according to the psychologists at Swansea University who led the research. Continue reading...
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Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃 @kirstendevos.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social Birmingham supported the council’s #CleanAirDay event this week. On our stall, children wrote to councillors with clear, urgent ideas: School Streets, safer crossings, less traffic and less smoke. Thoughtful, direct messages - a reminder of the air they breathe every day.
Auntie Duck mascot stands in front of a large presentation screen displaying colourful logos, as adults and children sit in a grand hall with high ceilings and ornate décorA handwritten card with a drawing of two birds, captioned "Lift Percy Shurmer," and a note urging a councillor to make a change for cleaner air.Handwritten colourful note: “Dear councillor,” “We need clean air,” “Dirty Air stinks,” “I cough when I breathe in smoky air” From Aisha,” school message.Children holding cards pose with the Cabinet Member for Transport and three Mums for Lungs volunteers wearing campaign T-shirts.
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Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃 @kirstendevos.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Card with handwritten note:

“Dear Councillor

Innocent people have to live with bad air pollution. This is wrong!

Sahar
St John’s CE Primary School Sparkhill”Card with handwritten text : “Dear councillor
Dirty air is terrible for everyone (especially ) people with asma We need to stop driveing. Please provid a School Bus for people how can’t walk wheel bike or scoot to School
Lucy 
Deanery School”

An image of a pair of lungs outlined to the left hand side and words “keep our lungs clean”Card with handwritten text:

“Dear Councillor,

I am writing to you because around our school there is lots of Lorries and cars and industries which is terrible for our school So I’m asking you to provide our School with zebra crossings.”Card with handwritten text: 

“We need to have less construction sites or use less cars because many people with asthma could have asthma attacks and could get in serious danger. Please can you make our school a School Street

Adderley Primary School”
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Cycle Islington @cycleislington.uk · 16/06/2026
Still a few tickets left for a fab evening of dancing to 🎶 The Muckers 🎶! Nab yours before we sell out - only available in advance ! @carlafrancome.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social @greenbenali.bsky.social @fincraig.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Not sure how to engage with your new councillors about #AirPollution, #Climate & nature? On Monday at 8pm we're running a free session with Hope for the Future. Join us to get top tips on how to engage with your councillor, incl if they have different views to you. Sign up now!
hopeforthefuture.beaconforms.com
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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
MODERATE air pollution forecast for Islington. Health effects are unlikely to require action. If unwell, contact GP www.airtext.info #airpollution #islington #cleanair
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airText
airText - Air pollution forecasts for Greater London
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
On hot days this teasel is a natural watering hole for insects and small birds at our Forest for Change rewilding space 🐝🍀🐦‍⬛
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
And clean air is thrown in for free when cities are cycle friendly
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Family-friendly Gardening Activities Sow & Grow Saturday 23 May, 10am-2pm, Angel Central Shopping Centre Enjoy Islington! Thanks @nationaltrust.org.uk
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
100% of Islington lives with air pollution above WHO guidelines. #hiddeninplainsight We urgently need a fit for purpose Clean Air Act.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/05/2026
Congratulations to Arsenal - the first London club to win the league in almost a decade and 22 years in the making 👏🏽
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Arsenal win first Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draw
Man City draw at Bournemouth to end Gunners’ long title drought
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Family-friendly gardening activities at the Angel Central Shopping Centre on 23 May. Part of National Trust’s Sky Gardening Challenge happening in Islington. See thread for more food growing and gardening workshops 🧵 @nationaltrust.org.uk
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We are proud to have signed this letter to Kier Starmer calling for the urgently needed #cleanair act
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You wait ages for a story, and then three turn up at once 😊. The @bmj.com reveals that UK ministers dropped a ban on wood burners in new homes after stove industry lobbying. Polluting business wins over public #Health. Again. www.bmj.com/content/393/...
Image shows a screenshot of a British Medical Journal article about stove industry lobbying. UK governments dropped plans to ban wood burning stoves in new homes after lobbying.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
As I was just saying in #HouseofLords #KingsSpeech debate, the terrible state of our #PublicHealth is heavily affected by our polluted environment www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
livescience.com
Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests
A growing body of research is showing how long-term exposure to air pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, raising new concerns about the unseen toll of dirty air.
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Please sign the campaign to save Crumbles castle. It is a safe zone for children to play, away from roads and traffic, with trees and nature for children to explore away from toxic air pollution. There’s not many places like it in Islington! c.org/WQj2m9WCqt
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Sign the Petition
Save Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Severe mental impact on babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #cleanair #toxicair #airquality
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Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds
A KCL study has found that exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy delayed speech development
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Doctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 12/05/2026
“A study released today has found a direct link between air pollution and hospitalisations in Australia. It has recommended banning wood fires and phasing out the sale of new diesel vehicles.”
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Diesel cars, wood fires contributing to pollution sending people to hospital
A new study has found a clear link between air pollution exposure and the risk of ending up in hospital. It's a battle Julia Ovens knows only too well.
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Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London @cleanairlondon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
CODE YELLOW ALERT | Please @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social @london.gov.uk initiate your protocols for MODERATE ozone and particle AIR POLLUTION in London on Friday and Saturday (8 and 9/5/26)
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Healthy Air Coalition UK @healthyairuk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Toxic air is linked to cognitive decline + increased risk of dementia. Now a new report from HAC colleagues @alzheimersresearchuk.org says the government should lead a national dementia risk reduction campaign, with air pollution recognised as a risk factor. 🔗https://bit.ly/4tkCmin #AirPollution
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
We 💙 trees. They improve air quality, boost our wellbeing and a ton of other flipin clever stuff. So here’s a bit of fun from Trees Direct. What’s your Celtic birth tree?
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The Big Buzz is on 12-4pm on May 23. Wray Crescent Friends invite you to join the fun, visit the cake stall! And a there’s even a stilt walker!! #islington #familyfun #beehappy
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Register here for your place on the Islington community heatwave workshop www.tickettailor.com/events/volun... @islingtonclimate.bsky.social
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Select tickets – Community Climate Resilience Workshop: Extreme heat and power outage action planning – Voluntary Action Islington, Second Floor, 200A Pentonville Road, London
Community Climate Resilience Workshop: Extreme heat and power outage action planning – Voluntary Action Islington, Second Floor, 200A Pentonville Road, London, Thu 14 May 2026 - Join us for a practica...
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Go Jauntly: walks & nature trails @gojauntly.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
It’s launch day! The London Walking Festival starts today. There are over 50 events to choose from plus our new Walk London challenge which invites you to walk a mile a day in May! ❤️ Find an event here nationalparkcity.london/london-walki... @nationalparkcity.bsky.social ❤️
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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Free Islington event ideal for schools and colleges managers, parent governors, PTAs managing schools and playgrounds reaching 40 degree heat. Heat and air pollution are strongly linked, often both increasing together 🪡🧵@islingtonclimate.bsky.social @islington-council.bsky.social
Islington community climate resilience workshop Tuesday 14th May
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
And again we find ourselves thinking: London, please hurry up and be more Paris.
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