COPD & Emphysema Support Group
COPD is a progressive disease characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, destruction of structures supporting the alveoli and of capillaries feeding the alveoli. Both have symptoms that include shortness of breath, among other respiratory troubles. If you are a COPD or Emphysema sufferer, join...
This all the places in the UK that is supporting
copd day.There's only a few in Scotland but they are too far away for me to go too.
World COPD Day events taking place throughout the UK
Breathe Easy Aberdeen
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Aberdeen are staffing an information stand at a World COPD Day information event being run by Grampian Health Board.
Breathe Easy AireValley
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event and Details: Breathe EasyAireValley are holding an awareness stand and tombola to mark World COPD Day at AiredaleHospital
Breathe Easy Barnet
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Barnet are holding an awareness stand at Edgware Shopping Centre to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy Bassetlaw
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bassetlaw are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at BassetlawHospital in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Bath
Date and Time: Saturday 29th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bath will be holding an awareness stand and Tombola at Frome Charity Fair to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of the disease.
Breathe Easy Barking and Dagenham
Date and Time: Thursday 20th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Barking and Dagenham are holding an awareness stand and lung function testing in the Vicaragefields Tesco.
Breathe Easy Bedford
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bedford are holding an awareness stand in Morrisons to mark World COPD Day.
Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust
Date and TimeWednesday 19th November from 08.00 to 16.00
Event Details: Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust will be holding a COPD awareness day at the Sainsburys store in Castle Vale, Birmingham
For more details please contact Marina Gallagher on 0121 465 2650.
Breathe Easy Birmingham South
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Birmingham South are holding an awareness stand and lung testing to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of COPD at Morrisons, Birmingham in conjunction with Heart Bus and PCT.
Borders Primary Care Trust
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Borders PCT are helping the Managed Clinical Network to run an information stand to mark World COPD Day in Tesco.
Breathe Easy Bourne
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bourne are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Morrisons, Stamford
Breathe Easy Bradford
Date and Time: Saturday 22nd November 2008
Event and Details: Breathe Easy Bradford are holding an awareness stand and fundraiser to raise awareness of COPD at Shipley Library.
Breathe Easy Brighton
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 10am to 2pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Brighton Respiratory team are holding an awareness stand and will be offering free lung tests at Asda Marina in Brighton. They will be joined by members of Breathe Easy Brighton and the smoking cessation team.
Breathe Easy Camborne Redruth
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 6:30pm
Event and Details: Breathe Easy Camborne and Redruth are holding a coffee evening at PoolMethodistChurch to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of the disease.
Breathe Easy Canterbury
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Canterbury are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Whitstable.
Breathe Easy Chelmsford
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 11am to 3pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Chelmsford are holding an awareness stand and lung testing at High Chelmer Shopping Centre, Essex.
Breathe Easy Derby and District
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Derby and District are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Derby Royal Infirmary in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Dewsbury
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event and Details: Breathe Easy Dewsbury are holding an awareness stand and tombola to mark World COPD Day at DewsburyHospital
Breathe Easy Dudley and District
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Dudley and District are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at the shopping centre, Dudley town centre in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Dundee
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Dundee are running a raffle and participating in the NHS COPD Teams Olympics where rehab style exercise were be the Olympic events.
Breathe Easy Dunfermline
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Dunfermline are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Dunfermline Library.
Breathe Easy Epsom
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Epsom are holding a Bikeathon at LeatherheadHospital to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy Glenfield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe East Glenfield are holding an awareness stand and tombola to mark World COPD Day at GlenfieldHospital in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Grimsby and District
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Respiratory team, with support from Breathe Easy Grimsby and District, are holding an awareness day with lung testing to mark World COPD Day at the local Bowls centre.
Breathe Easy Halifax
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Halifax are holding an awareness stand and fundraiser to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of COPD at Calderdale Royal Hospital in conjunction with BLF nurses and staff from the respiratory ward.
Breathe Easy Halton
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Halton are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at PeelHousePlaza
Breathe Easy Harrogate
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Event Details: Breathe Easy Harrogate are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in HarrogateHospital in conjunction with the respiratory team.
Breathe Easy Hereford
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Hereford are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Shire shopping centre, Hereford
Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 12pm to 4.15 pm
Event and Details: Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust are holding a World COPD Day Conference to raise awareness of COPD at Hull KC Stadium supported by the British Lung Foundation.
Bookings: Toni Wardale, COPD project manager, T: 01482 344772, E: toni.wardale@hullpct.nhs.uk
Breathe Easy Ilkeston
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Ilkeston are holding a question and answer day to raise awareness of COPD at Ebenezer Methodist Church, Ilkeston in conjunction with BLF Midlands team, GPs and specialists.
Breathe Easy Islington
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Islington are holding an awareness stand at University College of London Hospital and Sainsburys, Green Lane, Islington.
Breathe Easy Knowsley
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Knowsley will be holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at HuytonLibrary/ Halewood/Library Manor Farm and Tower Hill.
ListerHospital
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: ListerHospital are holding an awareness stand and lung testing including a visit from the mayor.
Breathe Easy Liverpool North
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 11am to 2pm
Event details: Breathe Easy Liverpool North are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at Asda on Breck RoadLiverpool
Breathe Easy Liverpool South
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 11am to 6pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Liverpool South will be holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at Liverpool PCT Health Fair, Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, Princess Road.
BodyWorlds, 02 Bubble, London
Date Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 10am till 4pm
Event Details: The British Lung Foundation COPD team will be holding a lung function testing event at the BodyWorlds exhibition in the 02 bubble.
For more information please Tess Lethbridge on 0207 688 5592 or Tess.lethbridge@blf-uk.org
Breathe Easy Mansfield and Ashfield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November from 10am till 2pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Mansfield and Ashfield are holding an awareness stand offering free lung testing to members of the public at Idlewells Shopping Centre.
For more details contact Pat Crowe on 07919 238 500
Breathe Easy Medway
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Medway are holding a craft stand to mark World COPD Day at MedwayHospital
Milton KeynesGeneralHospital
Date and Time: Friday 21st November 2008
Event Details: The respiratory team at Milton KeynesGeneralHospital are holding a World COPD Day awareness stand and lung testing.
Breathe Easy Neath Valley
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Events Details: Breath Easy Neath Valley are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Breathe Easy Newton Heath
Date and Time: Thursday 27th November 2008
Breathe Easy group: Breathe Easy Newton Heath are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD at Morrisons,Old Church Street, Newton Heath, Manchester and an awareness stand in conjunction with the ARAS team in the canteen at North Manchester Hospital.
Breathe Easy North Ayrshire
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy North Ayrshire are holding an awareness stand at
Crosshouse hospital to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy North Devon
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy North Devon are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at North Devon district hospital outpatients and respiratory department.
Breathe Easy North Staffordshire
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy North Staffordshire are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at a local shopping centre.
Breathe Easy Nottingham South
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Nottingham South are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Cornerstones, Clifton, Notts.
Nottingham West Consortium
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November from 10am to 2pm
Event Details: COPD awareness stand offering lung testing to members of the public and smoking cessation advice at Sainsbury's in KimberleyNottingham in conjunction with the BLF & New Leaf.
For more details contact Eve Elliot on 01773 537904
Breathe Easy Oldham
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November at 9am to 3pm
What the event is: Breathe Easy Oldham are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at OldhamHospital
Breathe Easy Perth
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breath Easy Perth are running an information stand to raise awareness of COPD at Perth Leisure Centre and the hospital. Flyers are being distributed via pharmacies and GPs surgeries for the hospital event.
Breathe Easy Plymouth
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th and Friday 21st November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Plymouth are holding an awareness stand over three days to mark World COPD Day at Armada centre, Plymouth.
Breathe Easy Rochdale
Date and Time: Wednesday 19thNovember 2008
Event details: Breathe Easy Rochdale will be holding a Pulmonary Rehabilitation class at Callaghan House and an open morning at Green Lane, Heywood to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy Rotherham
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Rotherham are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Breathing Space open day.
Breathe Easy Scunthorpe
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Scunthorpe are holding an awareness stand and fundraiser to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of the disease at a local supermarket.
Sefton PCT BLF nurses
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November between 10am - 4pm
Event Details: Three awareness stands will take place at Asda in Bootle, Asda in Aintree and Asda in Southport. BLF nurses will be at each event to offer lots of advice and also on the day clients may be referred to Smoking Cessation, there will also be nicotine replacement available for those who are interested in stopping smoking.
Breathe Easy Sheffield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Sheffield are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at the PCT event, Breathing not Helpless, at Hillsborough Football Ground.
Breathe Easy South Cheshire
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 between 10.30am and 3pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Crewe are holding an information stand at Sainsburys in Nantwich, Crewe to mark World COPD Day.
For more information about the event please contact Elisabath Melonie on 01270 873 874.
Breathe Easy South Tyneside
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy South Tyneside are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at the Asda in Boldon.
Breathe Easy Spelthorne
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 all day
Event Details: Breathe Easy Spelthorne are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in Elmsleigh Shopping Centre, Staines
Breathe Easy Stockport
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 2pm to 4.30pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Stockport are holding a Tea Dance at HazelGroveMethodistChurchWesley Street, sk7 4JG to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy SwanseaBay
Date and Time: Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe EasySwanseaBay are holding two events to mark World COPD day and raise awareness of the disease. The first is an awareness stand in SingletonHospitalSwansea on Monday 17th and the second is an awareness stand in MorristonHospitalSwansea on Wednesday 19th.
Breathe Easy Swindon
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Swindon are holding an awareness stall to mark World COPD Day at the Swindon designer outlet village.
Breathe Easy Tameside
Date and Time: Friday 21st November 2008 at 10am to 3pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Tameside are holding a lung testing event to raise awareness of COPD at the Co-op Store, Norfolk Street, Glossop.
Breathe Easy Torfaen
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Torfaen are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in the local Sainsburys.
Breathe Easy Welwyn and Hatfield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 (lung testing am)
Event Details: Breathe Easy Welwyn and Hatfield are holding an awareness stand and lung testing at QE2 Hospital, Welwyn, Herts.
Breathe Easy West Herts
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 11am to 3pm
Event Details: Breathe East West Herts are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Sainsburys, London Colney, Herts.
Breathe Easy York
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy York are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Tesco, Askham Bar, York
Click here for more information about the British Lung Foundation's World COPD Day campaign.
copd day.There's only a few in Scotland but they are too far away for me to go too.
World COPD Day events taking place throughout the UK
Breathe Easy Aberdeen
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Aberdeen are staffing an information stand at a World COPD Day information event being run by Grampian Health Board.
Breathe Easy AireValley
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event and Details: Breathe EasyAireValley are holding an awareness stand and tombola to mark World COPD Day at AiredaleHospital
Breathe Easy Barnet
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Barnet are holding an awareness stand at Edgware Shopping Centre to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy Bassetlaw
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bassetlaw are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at BassetlawHospital in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Bath
Date and Time: Saturday 29th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bath will be holding an awareness stand and Tombola at Frome Charity Fair to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of the disease.
Breathe Easy Barking and Dagenham
Date and Time: Thursday 20th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Barking and Dagenham are holding an awareness stand and lung function testing in the Vicaragefields Tesco.
Breathe Easy Bedford
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bedford are holding an awareness stand in Morrisons to mark World COPD Day.
Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust
Date and TimeWednesday 19th November from 08.00 to 16.00
Event Details: Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust will be holding a COPD awareness day at the Sainsburys store in Castle Vale, Birmingham
For more details please contact Marina Gallagher on 0121 465 2650.
Breathe Easy Birmingham South
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Birmingham South are holding an awareness stand and lung testing to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of COPD at Morrisons, Birmingham in conjunction with Heart Bus and PCT.
Borders Primary Care Trust
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Borders PCT are helping the Managed Clinical Network to run an information stand to mark World COPD Day in Tesco.
Breathe Easy Bourne
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Bourne are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Morrisons, Stamford
Breathe Easy Bradford
Date and Time: Saturday 22nd November 2008
Event and Details: Breathe Easy Bradford are holding an awareness stand and fundraiser to raise awareness of COPD at Shipley Library.
Breathe Easy Brighton
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 10am to 2pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Brighton Respiratory team are holding an awareness stand and will be offering free lung tests at Asda Marina in Brighton. They will be joined by members of Breathe Easy Brighton and the smoking cessation team.
Breathe Easy Camborne Redruth
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 6:30pm
Event and Details: Breathe Easy Camborne and Redruth are holding a coffee evening at PoolMethodistChurch to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of the disease.
Breathe Easy Canterbury
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Canterbury are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Whitstable.
Breathe Easy Chelmsford
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 11am to 3pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Chelmsford are holding an awareness stand and lung testing at High Chelmer Shopping Centre, Essex.
Breathe Easy Derby and District
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Derby and District are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Derby Royal Infirmary in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Dewsbury
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event and Details: Breathe Easy Dewsbury are holding an awareness stand and tombola to mark World COPD Day at DewsburyHospital
Breathe Easy Dudley and District
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Dudley and District are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at the shopping centre, Dudley town centre in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Dundee
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Dundee are running a raffle and participating in the NHS COPD Teams Olympics where rehab style exercise were be the Olympic events.
Breathe Easy Dunfermline
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Dunfermline are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Dunfermline Library.
Breathe Easy Epsom
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Epsom are holding a Bikeathon at LeatherheadHospital to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy Glenfield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe East Glenfield are holding an awareness stand and tombola to mark World COPD Day at GlenfieldHospital in conjunction with Group HCP.
Breathe Easy Grimsby and District
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Respiratory team, with support from Breathe Easy Grimsby and District, are holding an awareness day with lung testing to mark World COPD Day at the local Bowls centre.
Breathe Easy Halifax
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Halifax are holding an awareness stand and fundraiser to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of COPD at Calderdale Royal Hospital in conjunction with BLF nurses and staff from the respiratory ward.
Breathe Easy Halton
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Halton are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at PeelHousePlaza
Breathe Easy Harrogate
Date and Time:
Event Details: Breathe Easy Harrogate are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in HarrogateHospital in conjunction with the respiratory team.
Breathe Easy Hereford
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Hereford are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Shire shopping centre, Hereford
Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 12pm to 4.15 pm
Event and Details: Hull Teaching Primary Care Trust are holding a World COPD Day Conference to raise awareness of COPD at Hull KC Stadium supported by the British Lung Foundation.
Bookings: Toni Wardale, COPD project manager, T: 01482 344772, E: toni.wardale@hullpct.nhs.uk
Breathe Easy Ilkeston
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Ilkeston are holding a question and answer day to raise awareness of COPD at Ebenezer Methodist Church, Ilkeston in conjunction with BLF Midlands team, GPs and specialists.
Breathe Easy Islington
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Islington are holding an awareness stand at University College of London Hospital and Sainsburys, Green Lane, Islington.
Breathe Easy Knowsley
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Knowsley will be holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at HuytonLibrary/ Halewood/Library Manor Farm and Tower Hill.
ListerHospital
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: ListerHospital are holding an awareness stand and lung testing including a visit from the mayor.
Breathe Easy Liverpool North
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 11am to 2pm
Event details: Breathe Easy Liverpool North are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at Asda on Breck RoadLiverpool
Breathe Easy Liverpool South
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 11am to 6pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Liverpool South will be holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at Liverpool PCT Health Fair, Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, Princess Road.
BodyWorlds, 02 Bubble, London
Date Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 10am till 4pm
Event Details: The British Lung Foundation COPD team will be holding a lung function testing event at the BodyWorlds exhibition in the 02 bubble.
For more information please Tess Lethbridge on 0207 688 5592 or Tess.lethbridge@blf-uk.org
Breathe Easy Mansfield and Ashfield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November from 10am till 2pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Mansfield and Ashfield are holding an awareness stand offering free lung testing to members of the public at Idlewells Shopping Centre.
For more details contact Pat Crowe on 07919 238 500
Breathe Easy Medway
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Medway are holding a craft stand to mark World COPD Day at MedwayHospital
Milton KeynesGeneralHospital
Date and Time: Friday 21st November 2008
Event Details: The respiratory team at Milton KeynesGeneralHospital are holding a World COPD Day awareness stand and lung testing.
Breathe Easy Neath Valley
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Events Details: Breath Easy Neath Valley are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Breathe Easy Newton Heath
Date and Time: Thursday 27th November 2008
Breathe Easy group: Breathe Easy Newton Heath are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD at Morrisons,Old Church Street, Newton Heath, Manchester and an awareness stand in conjunction with the ARAS team in the canteen at North Manchester Hospital.
Breathe Easy North Ayrshire
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy North Ayrshire are holding an awareness stand at
Crosshouse hospital to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy North Devon
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy North Devon are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at North Devon district hospital outpatients and respiratory department.
Breathe Easy North Staffordshire
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy North Staffordshire are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at a local shopping centre.
Breathe Easy Nottingham South
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Nottingham South are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Cornerstones, Clifton, Notts.
Nottingham West Consortium
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November from 10am to 2pm
Event Details: COPD awareness stand offering lung testing to members of the public and smoking cessation advice at Sainsbury's in KimberleyNottingham in conjunction with the BLF & New Leaf.
For more details contact Eve Elliot on 01773 537904
Breathe Easy Oldham
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November at 9am to 3pm
What the event is: Breathe Easy Oldham are holding an awareness stand to raise awareness of COPD and the importance of lung health at OldhamHospital
Breathe Easy Perth
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breath Easy Perth are running an information stand to raise awareness of COPD at Perth Leisure Centre and the hospital. Flyers are being distributed via pharmacies and GPs surgeries for the hospital event.
Breathe Easy Plymouth
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th and Friday 21st November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Plymouth are holding an awareness stand over three days to mark World COPD Day at Armada centre, Plymouth.
Breathe Easy Rochdale
Date and Time: Wednesday 19thNovember 2008
Event details: Breathe Easy Rochdale will be holding a Pulmonary Rehabilitation class at Callaghan House and an open morning at Green Lane, Heywood to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy Rotherham
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Rotherham are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Breathing Space open day.
Breathe Easy Scunthorpe
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Scunthorpe are holding an awareness stand and fundraiser to mark World COPD Day and raise awareness of the disease at a local supermarket.
Sefton PCT BLF nurses
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November between 10am - 4pm
Event Details: Three awareness stands will take place at Asda in Bootle, Asda in Aintree and Asda in Southport. BLF nurses will be at each event to offer lots of advice and also on the day clients may be referred to Smoking Cessation, there will also be nicotine replacement available for those who are interested in stopping smoking.
Breathe Easy Sheffield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Sheffield are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at the PCT event, Breathing not Helpless, at Hillsborough Football Ground.
Breathe Easy South Cheshire
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 between 10.30am and 3pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Crewe are holding an information stand at Sainsburys in Nantwich, Crewe to mark World COPD Day.
For more information about the event please contact Elisabath Melonie on 01270 873 874.
Breathe Easy South Tyneside
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy South Tyneside are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at the Asda in Boldon.
Breathe Easy Spelthorne
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 all day
Event Details: Breathe Easy Spelthorne are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in Elmsleigh Shopping Centre, Staines
Breathe Easy Stockport
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 at 2pm to 4.30pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Stockport are holding a Tea Dance at HazelGroveMethodistChurchWesley Street, sk7 4JG to mark World COPD Day.
Breathe Easy SwanseaBay
Date and Time: Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe EasySwanseaBay are holding two events to mark World COPD day and raise awareness of the disease. The first is an awareness stand in SingletonHospitalSwansea on Monday 17th and the second is an awareness stand in MorristonHospitalSwansea on Wednesday 19th.
Breathe Easy Swindon
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Swindon are holding an awareness stall to mark World COPD Day at the Swindon designer outlet village.
Breathe Easy Tameside
Date and Time: Friday 21st November 2008 at 10am to 3pm
Event Details: Breathe Easy Tameside are holding a lung testing event to raise awareness of COPD at the Co-op Store, Norfolk Street, Glossop.
Breathe Easy Torfaen
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy Torfaen are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day in the local Sainsburys.
Breathe Easy Welwyn and Hatfield
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 (lung testing am)
Event Details: Breathe Easy Welwyn and Hatfield are holding an awareness stand and lung testing at QE2 Hospital, Welwyn, Herts.
Breathe Easy West Herts
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008 from 11am to 3pm
Event Details: Breathe East West Herts are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Sainsburys, London Colney, Herts.
Breathe Easy York
Date and Time: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Event Details: Breathe Easy York are holding an awareness stand to mark World COPD Day at Tesco, Askham Bar, York
Click here for more information about the British Lung Foundation's World COPD Day campaign.
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