“My friend recently lost his father due to a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Such asbestos related illnesses are more common than perhaps thought which is why the CAA exists.”
Author: CAA Admin 2
A Wee Man’s Big Run: Joe Finnerty is running in the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon on 05/10/2014 in memory of his father Chris
“I lost my Dad to Mesothelioma in April 2014. This was due to the injustice of asbestos, which Clydeside Action Against Asbestos campaign to fight.”
Gary Gove is running in the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon 2014 on 05/10/2014
“Once again I will be supporting Clydeside Action on Asbestos in memory of my Grandfather Andy & my Uncle Bill who have both died from the asbestos related cancer Mesothelioma. My father currently suffers from pleural plaques which is also caused by exposure to asbestos”.
Greg Mathieson is running the Glasgow Half Marathon (5/10/2014) in memory of Chris Finnerty
“I am running the Glasgow half-marathon for Clydeside Action on Asbestos because of the gross injustice of asbestos”
UK Government & Insurers in ‘Secret Deal’ over Mesothelioma Compensation
The Independent newspaper (et al) has published evidence from the Justice Select Committee which suggests a government compensation scheme supposed to help the families of people killed by exposure to asbestos was too heavily influenced by the insurance lobby.
Paul Gribben’s Eastriggs to Glasgow Cycle Run on 16/08/2014
Paul Gribben and friends cycled from Eastriggs to Glasgow to raise funds for CAA. The cyclists were met on arrival at St Mungo’s museum by Phyllis Craig MBE, Chair of CAA and Annette Smith, Company Secretary. Well done and many thanks from everyone at CAA.
