Breathe Easy North Staffs is a support group for people affected by lung 
conditions including their friends, family and carers. Find out more about Breathe Easy.
Where?
The City Central Library, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, ST1 3RS.
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 . They will give you the group's contact details so that you can check the meeting is on.
Meetings and activities in 2011
2 September 2011 - Yoga and gentle exercise with Vonney Bradbury
7 October 2011 - 'Lifeboats' The Work of the RNLI by James Tonge
4 November 2011 - Painting for Pleasure by Maureen Boon
December 2011 - Christmas Lunch Party (date and time tba)
Meetings and activities in 2012
6 January 2012 - 'Asthma: talk and DVD,' Angela Evans
3 February 2012 – ‘Childhood Asthma,’ Prof Warren Lenny
2 March 2012 - Sculpture Techniques with slide show, Angela Munslow
6 April 2012 – ‘Lung problems,’ Angela Cooper (Senior Asthma Nurse UHNS)
4 May 2012 – ‘Oxygen Techniques,’ Angela Evans
1 June 2012 - Garden centre visit
6 July 2012 - Yoga for Health/A Travel Experience (tbc)
3 August 2012 - Seaside Outing
7 September 2012 - Dr. Rosie Piggott (GP at Millrise Medical Centre)
5 October 2012 - Vicky Campbell (Stoke Health Centre)
2 November 2012 - Painting for Pleasure, Mercia Statham
December 2012 - Christmas Meal (tba)
More about the group
BOFAA Winner
Congratulations to BE North Staffs who have received a 2010-11 Breath of Fresh Air Award for Outstaning Contributions to BLF Projects in recognition of their £1,000 donation.
Breathe Easy Week
BE North Staffs organised two awareness stands and collections during Breathe Easy Week, at Tescos and at Sainsburys. Members of the group talked to shoppers about lung health and Breathe Easy.
Concert Marks 25th Anniversary
BE North Staffordshire held a concert to celebrate the British Lung Foundation's 25th anniversary. Newcastle Male Voice Choir performed alongside a solo recorder player, and Jeremy Bacon from the British Lung Foundation 
Midlands Office gave a short talk on the work of the British Lung Foundation. The concert was a great success and raised over £660 for the group.
Awareness Day
BE North Staffordshire organised a stand in The Potteries Shopping Centre in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. The group were joined by Respiratory Physiologists from University Hospital of North Staffordshire who performed lung function
tests on members of the public. Nurses from the new Stoke on Trent Community Respiratory Team were on hand to answer medical questions from passers-by, and members of the group promoted Breathe Easy. The event received excellent media coverage, with several articles in the local paper and a live interview on BBC Radio Stoke on the day.
