Breathe Easy Medway is a support group for people affected by lung conditions inlcuding their friends, family and carers. Find out more on Breathe Easy.
Where?
We meet at the Star Social Club, Darland Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 3AN.
View a map of the venue location.
More about the group
Breathe Easy Bungee
On September the 24th 6 brave lads bungee jumped to raise money for Breathe Easy Medway. Alex, Josh, Josh B, Graham, Paul and Jamie took on the bungee challenge near Tower Bridge in London. With support from members of Breathe Easy and their family and friends the event raised around £2000. Pictured are all the jumpers with the family and friends who helped make the event such a success. Go to our Flikr site to see all the photos from the day.
Generous donations
In May the group made much appreciated donations to both the British Lung Foundation and their local respiratory team. Firstly, the group presented a micro-loop spirometer to the respiratory team with money raised by the group itself and from donations made by their local councillors. They then presented Dominic, Development Officer from the British Lung Foundation, with a cheque for £500 for the charity. Well done to Breathe Easy Medway for all your hard work in fundraising!
Crafty fundraising
Members of Breathe Easy Medway put their knitting skills to good use and held a craft stall in the Medway Maritime Hospital to raise funds for their group and awareness of the British Lung Foundation. By the end of the day the group had raised over £400 from their raffle and sales. Well done to all involved.
Group Donate Spirometer for Community Benefit
On 2 March, Breathe Easy Medway and Mr Owen Stevens donated a microloop spirometer to the Medway Respiratory team. The group had raised £500 towards the cost of the spirometer and these funds were combined with a one off donation of £700 from Mr Stevens.
The state-of-the-art apparatus was received by respiratory nurses Katherine Martin and Jane Flannery, who thanked the group for all their hard work and stated how the equipment would allow them to reach and care for more patients at home.
For more information or if you are interested in joining us at a meeting, then please contact Laura on 020 7688 5594.
