The ‘We Care for Our Air’ campaign is now launching

Following the announcement(External link) in February that the Council had been awarded almost a third of a million pounds from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to help improve the borough’s air quality, the Council has now launched its ‘We Care for our Air’ campaign.

Focusing on three key areas; Loxford, Newbury and Goodmayes, selected based on levels of air pollution linked illness - schools, GP surgeries and other community groups have now signed up in support of the campaign.

A number of initiatives to better our understanding of air quality issues are now launching in those areas, by actively involving local residents in testing the air to develop an interactive online map, for the benefit of the wider community.

This research will also support targeted strategies and campaigns that will enable residents, particularly vulnerable groups such as school aged children to make behaviour changes that reduce their exposure to harmful air pollution.

In parallel to the community workshops, local primary schools will engage pupils in awareness raising workshops including air pollution monitoring as well as providing cycle training and cycle storage to encourage active travel.

Redbridge - Redbridge Awarded over £320,000 to fund clean air initiatives(External link)