Breathe Easy Birmingham South is a support group for people affected by lung conditions including their friends, family and carers. Find out more about Breathe Easy.
Where?
Lecture Theatre, Moseley Hall Hospital, Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8JL.
View a map of the venue location.
Please contact the Midlands office before going to your first meeting by telephoning 0116 249 5780 or emailing midlands@blf-uk.org. They will give you the group's contact details so that you can check the meeting is on.
Meetings and activities in 2012
25 January - Care in the Community, - Dee Narga, Omnia Support Ltd (Lecture Theatre)
22 February - Armchair exercises and a little Thai Chi - Indu Daji (Conservatory)
28 March - Care of Respiratory Patients, Matthew Ward, Ambulance Service
(Lecture Theatre)
25 April - Spring Gardening, Stan Gardiner (Lecture Theatre)
23 May - Birmingham Resilience Group: Planning for emergencies (Lecture Theatre)
27 June - Aromatherapy and Reflexology, Nicola (Assembly Room)
25 July - Everyday First Aid: do something rather than nothing, Adi Robinson, British Red Cross (Seminar Room)
22 August - Age UK(formerly Age Concern), Sue Webb (Seminar Room)
26 September - Medicines Management, David Harris (Seminar Room)
24 October - Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Trevor Doxey (Seminar Room)
24 November - Annual General Meeting (Assembly Room)
December - No Meeting
More about the group
BOFAA Winner
Congratulations to BE Birmingham South, who received a 2010-11 Breath of Fresh Air Award for Outstanding Contributions to BLF Projects. The group donated £500 towards research and £500 towards support for children with a lung condition and their families. Young Lungs
As the BLF’s Children’s Charter campaign continues, members of BE Birmingham South were spreading the word about young lung health at Colmer’s Farm Infant School. Maireade, Chas, Marlene, Pat and Anne were joined by Becky from the Midlands office, to talk to pupils about their lungs. Maireade Bird, Vice-chair of the group, writes:
BE Birmingham South’s school event for Year 6 children took place in June, for the fifth year running. The message this year was Love Your Lungs, with an emphasis on being active, eating healthily, taking care of your lungs and not smoking. This year we were asked many questions, some of them quite searching. The school and the children always make us most welcome and we thoroughly enjoy our time with them.
Garden Party Breathe Easy Week
Irene Hughes and family held a garden party for the 5th successive year and raised a total of £679.80 by a raffle, a table top sale, tombola and plant sale. An admission charge of £3 included a wonderful buffet, cake, mince pies and the usual refreshments. Thanks go to Irene and family for all their time and hard work in planning and hosting this event.
