Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻♀️💚🚲🍃
@kirstendevos.bsky.social
Birmingham Spokesperson for Mums for Lungs 💚
Mum of 3 👩👧👦 | Clean air & safe streets advocate
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org 🌱
#ActiveTravel 🚶♀️🚲 | #SafeStreets
📍 Birmingham
Mum of 3 👩👧👦 | Clean air & safe streets advocate
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org 🌱
#ActiveTravel 🚶♀️🚲 | #SafeStreets
📍 Birmingham
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The killer in this case should never be allowed to drive again.
But why are the people who design our roads to keep producing this result never held to any account?
But why are the people who design our roads to keep producing this result never held to any account?
Driver jailed over Birmingham crash which killed woman and dog
Danielle Mitten is sentenced for causing the death of Lucy Atkins by dangerous driving.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The killer in this case should never be allowed to drive again.
But why are the people who design our roads to keep producing this result never held to any account?
But why are the people who design our roads to keep producing this result never held to any account?
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Delighted to represent @mumsforlungs.bsky.social at the Healthy Air, Healthy Lives conference on Saturday. It was a really informative day - from air-quality insights to media training - and great to connect with people working for cleaner air.
Thank you to Florence and @waseemzaffar.bsky.social
Thank you to Florence and @waseemzaffar.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Delighted to represent @mumsforlungs.bsky.social at the Healthy Air, Healthy Lives conference on Saturday. It was a really informative day - from air-quality insights to media training - and great to connect with people working for cleaner air.
Thank you to Florence and @waseemzaffar.bsky.social
Thank you to Florence and @waseemzaffar.bsky.social
Great news - this feels like a really positive step for Brum: more high-quality, protected cycle lanes could make active travel safer, reduce emissions, and reconnect communities.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Permanent Birmingham cycle route plan designs updated
The city council has launched a consultation on the route from the centre to the A457 Dudley Road.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Great news - this feels like a really positive step for Brum: more high-quality, protected cycle lanes could make active travel safer, reduce emissions, and reconnect communities.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
An insightful @globalactionplan.bsky.social webinar today (Time to Speak: The Business Case for Clean Air) highlighted the value of working with businesses on clean air and sustainable transport/workplace practices. They have real influence to drive change, and there’s potential to do more in Brum.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
An insightful @globalactionplan.bsky.social webinar today (Time to Speak: The Business Case for Clean Air) highlighted the value of working with businesses on clean air and sustainable transport/workplace practices. They have real influence to drive change, and there’s potential to do more in Brum.
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Do you trust car manufacturers to tell the truth about the #Health & environmental impacts of their cars?
63% of British adults don't.
Where illegal activity is shown by the #Dieselgate trial, the Government needs to enforce recalls, paid for by manufacturers. @clientearth.bsky.social
63% of British adults don't.
Where illegal activity is shown by the #Dieselgate trial, the Government needs to enforce recalls, paid for by manufacturers. @clientearth.bsky.social
Public do not trust car manufacturers as new Dieselgate case begins in High Court | ClientEarth
New polling shows the British public want accountability.
www.clientearth.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Do you trust car manufacturers to tell the truth about the #Health & environmental impacts of their cars?
63% of British adults don't.
Where illegal activity is shown by the #Dieselgate trial, the Government needs to enforce recalls, paid for by manufacturers. @clientearth.bsky.social
63% of British adults don't.
Where illegal activity is shown by the #Dieselgate trial, the Government needs to enforce recalls, paid for by manufacturers. @clientearth.bsky.social
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"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
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A month today, Father Christmas will be busy squeezing down chimneys.
Did you know that burning wood produces benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, mercury (& more)?
Help us protect Father C's lungs; please don't burn if you don't need to 🙏 .
www.dsawsp.org/health/wood-...
Did you know that burning wood produces benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, mercury (& more)?
Help us protect Father C's lungs; please don't burn if you don't need to 🙏 .
www.dsawsp.org/health/wood-...
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A month today, Father Christmas will be busy squeezing down chimneys.
Did you know that burning wood produces benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, mercury (& more)?
Help us protect Father C's lungs; please don't burn if you don't need to 🙏 .
www.dsawsp.org/health/wood-...
Did you know that burning wood produces benzene, formaldehyde, arsenic, mercury (& more)?
Help us protect Father C's lungs; please don't burn if you don't need to 🙏 .
www.dsawsp.org/health/wood-...
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We've published our response to road safety and accessibility proposals for Vauxhall and Duddeston. We fully back the proposals and encourage people to respond to the Council's consultation. You can read our response on our website.
Our response to traffic proposals for Vauxhall and Duddeston
Better Streets for Birmingham welcomes the changes proposed to improve the area by removing shortcutting through-traffic from local streets.
betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We've published our response to road safety and accessibility proposals for Vauxhall and Duddeston. We fully back the proposals and encourage people to respond to the Council's consultation. You can read our response on our website.
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It's nearly time for our end-of-year party! Join us online on Monday 15th December to celebrate #FlightFree2025 with our fave travel stories from the year, and test your flight-free knowledge with our legendary quiz.
Register now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Register now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It's nearly time for our end-of-year party! Join us online on Monday 15th December to celebrate #FlightFree2025 with our fave travel stories from the year, and test your flight-free knowledge with our legendary quiz.
Register now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Register now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Great to see! If you have or know a Moseley business, please consider supporting Moseley in Bloom & Moseley in Lights.
🌼 Delighted to support Moseley in Bloom & Moseley in Lights again for 2025! ✨
We’re proud to remain platinum sponsors, helping keep our village vibrant.
Learn more: moseleyinbloom.org.uk/business-sponsorship 🌺✨
We’re proud to remain platinum sponsors, helping keep our village vibrant.
Learn more: moseleyinbloom.org.uk/business-sponsorship 🌺✨
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Great to see! If you have or know a Moseley business, please consider supporting Moseley in Bloom & Moseley in Lights.
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Aideen’s story has sparked an overwhelming response, showing the real impact that pavement parking has on people’s daily lives across the UK.
This is why we are campaigning to end pavement parking.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/shaken-birmingham-woman-calls-pavement-32904943
This is why we are campaigning to end pavement parking.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/shaken-birmingham-woman-calls-pavement-32904943
Woman calls for pavement parking ban after falling out wheelchair on school run
Aideen Blackborough was left lying in the road after being forced to manoeuvre her way around a vehicle blocking the pavement in Great Barr
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Aideen’s story has sparked an overwhelming response, showing the real impact that pavement parking has on people’s daily lives across the UK.
This is why we are campaigning to end pavement parking.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/shaken-birmingham-woman-calls-pavement-32904943
This is why we are campaigning to end pavement parking.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/shaken-birmingham-woman-calls-pavement-32904943
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Please support the proposed expansion of the #SchoolStreets Zone at Whybridge Infant and Junior and The Brittons Academy Schools.
Deadline next Monday, 1st December. #Havering #AirPollution
Deadline next Monday, 1st December. #Havering #AirPollution
School Streets should be encouraged for our children's health and wellbeing. The current level of congestion outside schools is completely unsustainable. @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social @cyclehavering.bsky.social
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/24/w...
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/24/w...
Why School Street Schemes Are Vital For Our Children’s Health.
School Streets protect children from heightened risks of collisions and from the health impacts of air pollution during school pick up and drop off times
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Please support the proposed expansion of the #SchoolStreets Zone at Whybridge Infant and Junior and The Brittons Academy Schools.
Deadline next Monday, 1st December. #Havering #AirPollution
Deadline next Monday, 1st December. #Havering #AirPollution
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PACTS supported yesterday’s launch of the Protecting Young Drivers website at the House of Commons. It offers evidence-based guidance to better support newly licensed drivers and reduce harm for all road users.
www.protectyoungdrivers.com
#YoungDrivers #RoadSafety #VisionZero
www.protectyoungdrivers.com
#YoungDrivers #RoadSafety #VisionZero
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
PACTS supported yesterday’s launch of the Protecting Young Drivers website at the House of Commons. It offers evidence-based guidance to better support newly licensed drivers and reduce harm for all road users.
www.protectyoungdrivers.com
#YoungDrivers #RoadSafety #VisionZero
www.protectyoungdrivers.com
#YoungDrivers #RoadSafety #VisionZero
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@ecorecord.bsky.social The (famous) No 50 bus broke down and I walked past this neglected verge near the Smithfield site in Moat Lane. I’ve added pictures of 14 wild flowers to iNaturalist but don’t know how to create a collage for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social There were other species not flowering
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@ecorecord.bsky.social The (famous) No 50 bus broke down and I walked past this neglected verge near the Smithfield site in Moat Lane. I’ve added pictures of 14 wild flowers to iNaturalist but don’t know how to create a collage for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social There were other species not flowering
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Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
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Welcome, but will be very curious to see the details (type of playground, geography, etc.)
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves to plough millions into children's playgrounds after years of Tory neglect
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves to plough millions into children's playgrounds after years of Tory neglect
Reeves to plough millions into playgrounds after years of Tory neglect
A Treasury source told The Mirror: 'This funding will breathe new life into play areas across England, creating safe, exciting spaces for thousands of children'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Welcome, but will be very curious to see the details (type of playground, geography, etc.)
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves to plough millions into children's playgrounds after years of Tory neglect
EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves to plough millions into children's playgrounds after years of Tory neglect
One of my favourite parts of the plans for the new BCFC Powerhouse stadium is the ‘Yes Ball Games’ space!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
One of my favourite parts of the plans for the new BCFC Powerhouse stadium is the ‘Yes Ball Games’ space!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Time to remove the 'No Ball Games' signs in built up areas and let kids play games together in the community.
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Time to remove the 'No Ball Games' signs in built up areas and let kids play games together in the community.
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I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
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Come and join our family cycle ride on Sunday 14 December at 12.30pm, starting in Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park.
Free family bike ride on roads and cycle paths. Riders of all abilities welcome. Ride approximately an hour long.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Free family bike ride on roads and cycle paths. Riders of all abilities welcome. Ride approximately an hour long.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Come and join our family cycle ride on Sunday 14 December at 12.30pm, starting in Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park.
Free family bike ride on roads and cycle paths. Riders of all abilities welcome. Ride approximately an hour long.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Free family bike ride on roads and cycle paths. Riders of all abilities welcome. Ride approximately an hour long.
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
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My garden is on the left, my neighbour's is on the right. His was, until earlier this year, a lawn. His porch flooded last weekend for the first time ever. Mine didn't.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My garden is on the left, my neighbour's is on the right. His was, until earlier this year, a lawn. His porch flooded last weekend for the first time ever. Mine didn't.
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A billion journeys will benefit from the freeze - saving passengers a total of £600m, Labour says
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
Rail fares to be frozen after 30 years of increases
A billion journeys will benefit from the freeze - saving passengers a total of £600m, Labour says
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A billion journeys will benefit from the freeze - saving passengers a total of £600m, Labour says
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
inews.co.uk/news/rail-fa...
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This isn't Amsterdam. (Honest!)
We successfully campaign for more cycle lanes, school streets, zebra crossings, 20mph speed limits and parking controls, all of which can make school zones safer places to walk, ride or scoot
👉 Want to know more? bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#solvetheschoolrun #primaryschool
We successfully campaign for more cycle lanes, school streets, zebra crossings, 20mph speed limits and parking controls, all of which can make school zones safer places to walk, ride or scoot
👉 Want to know more? bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#solvetheschoolrun #primaryschool
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This isn't Amsterdam. (Honest!)
We successfully campaign for more cycle lanes, school streets, zebra crossings, 20mph speed limits and parking controls, all of which can make school zones safer places to walk, ride or scoot
👉 Want to know more? bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#solvetheschoolrun #primaryschool
We successfully campaign for more cycle lanes, school streets, zebra crossings, 20mph speed limits and parking controls, all of which can make school zones safer places to walk, ride or scoot
👉 Want to know more? bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#solvetheschoolrun #primaryschool
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A family cycled from Bath to Brittany with two kids, two cargo bikes and zero flights.
Was it chaotic? Yep.
Was it worth it? Absolutely.
More adventure, less stress, way smaller footprint.
Try going flight-free in 2026. #TravelByTrain #GreenTravel
flightfree.co.uk/travel_artic...
Was it chaotic? Yep.
Was it worth it? Absolutely.
More adventure, less stress, way smaller footprint.
Try going flight-free in 2026. #TravelByTrain #GreenTravel
flightfree.co.uk/travel_artic...
Bath to Brittany with bikes!
Cycling campaigner Saskia Heijltjes tells us about her family’s cycling holiday in Brittany
flightfree.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A family cycled from Bath to Brittany with two kids, two cargo bikes and zero flights.
Was it chaotic? Yep.
Was it worth it? Absolutely.
More adventure, less stress, way smaller footprint.
Try going flight-free in 2026. #TravelByTrain #GreenTravel
flightfree.co.uk/travel_artic...
Was it chaotic? Yep.
Was it worth it? Absolutely.
More adventure, less stress, way smaller footprint.
Try going flight-free in 2026. #TravelByTrain #GreenTravel
flightfree.co.uk/travel_artic...