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Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group
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The Cheshire Asbestos Victims Support Group was formed in 1992, by members who had been actively involved in campaign issues, relating to asbestos, since the early 1980’s. The group gained Charity Status in 1994.
The group changed its direction from campaign work to support work for victims of asbestos related disease and their families. The intention was to ensure that all those that were affected by asbestos diseases, in Cheshire, had access to help, information, advice and support. It was felt that if victims were encouraged to pursue claims for their illness then this would help to improve their quality of life and make asbestos uninsurable thus adding weight to the fight for an asbestos ban. The group still actively campaign on many issues involving asbestos victims and their families. In 1999 the UK eventually banned the import and use of asbestos.
In 1997 the group was successful in obtaining a grant of £21,000 from the National Lottery, over a 3year period, for the purchase of a computer and to provide a home visiting service to asbestos sufferers that were housebound. Unfortunately this funding ceased in 2000. Although we still continue to provide a home visiting service it is reliant upon our finances and availability of volunteer advisers.
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