Wiltshire
Michelle O’Connor,
Wiltshire Representative
Physics Teacher and proof-reader
Michelle is the Representative of Clean Air for Kids in Wiltshire. To contact Michelle, click here to send her an email.
Will you help us get Clean Air for Kids
Very few schools, Local Education Authorities and Academy Trusts can afford the up-front costs of installation of air filters. But the Government could, easily. And recover their costs very quickly from supply teacher budget savings.
With political leadership, we could easily transform the lives of schoolchildren, their teachers, and their families by improving the quality of the air they breathe.
Please write to you Member of Parliament to ask them to support our campaign.
Our Children Deserve Clean Air – Let's Make It Happen in Wiltshire
We ensure that our children drink clean water, we provide them with nutritious food, but unfortunately, the air they breathe is all too often polluted and dirty.
Breathing poor quality air is a well-known risk to children’s immediate and long-term health. It is now well understood that air pollution outside, is a problem, but indoor air can be up to five times more polluted. The pollutants that can be present in our indoor air include invisible nasties such as mould, fungal spores, pollen, bacteria and airborne viruses such as measles, flu and Covid-19.
Schools are where children spend most of their time, but, with densely packed classrooms, this is where they are most likely to pick up sickness, which results in absence for them as well as diminished performance in exams.
But it doesn’t have to be like this. We know that existing clean air technologies remove the pathogens that cause illness from the air.
By simply adding an air filter to each classroom and regularly opening windows, the number of coughs, colds, and Covid-19 infections that kids and their teachers catch at school and take home to their families and others could be significantly reduced. It would also increase attendance rates.
We want clean indoor air in schools to be managed, and funded, by the local authority. We are asking the County Council to prioritise investment in the health of our children by funding effective air filters.
Will you help us? Will you write and send a letter? See below for all you need to help get clean indoor air for the kids in Wiltshire schools.
For Residents to write to their Member of Parliament
If you live in Wiltshire and support kids in schools being able to breathe clean air, please will you write to your Member of Parliament to ask them to support the initiative.
Here is the list of MPs covering Wiltshire
Chippenham
Sarah Gibson (Liberal Democrat)
sarah.gibson.mp@parliament.uk
East Wiltshire
Danny Kruger (Reform)
danny.kruger.mp@parliament.uk
If you are not sure which of the Wiltshire MPs is your Member of Parliament, you can find that here:
(And if you don’t live in Wiltshire, you can still write to your MP using our template letter if you want Clean Air For Kids.)
Melksham and Devizes
Brian Mathew (Liberal Democrat)
brian.mathew.mp@parliament.uk
Salisbury
John Glen (Conservative)
john.glen.mp@parliament.uk
South Cotswolds
Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat)
roz.savage.mp@parliament.uk
South West Wiltshire
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
murrisona@parliament.uk
Swindon North
Will Stone (Labour)
will.stone.mp@parliament.uk
Swindon North
Heidi Alexander (Labour)
heidi.alexander.mp@parliament.uk
If you prefer to write them a letter, the address for all of them is the same:
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
Please click on the email address below to send an email supporting the campaign to your MP.
If you would like to write your own letter or email, you can make use of any information on this website. Or you are welcome to use our template letter, perhaps personalising it to your own circumstances and position, and maybe also including that you have a child or children in school if you do. We would be grateful if you write to your Member of Parliament whether or not you have school-age children. Add your name and email below to receive the template.
Remember to ask your friends, neighbours and family to write as well, and please tell us when you have written, and if you get a reply using the form below :)
The more people that write, the better the chance of success we will have.
Our Vision is to provide cleaner indoor air to benefit the health of all children
Ventilation
Opening windows lets stale indoor air out and the external air flow in
Filtration
Removing particulate matter and pathogens from the room air using air filters
Legislation
Campaigning for better standards for indoor air quality
Do you want Clean Air for Kids in Schools?
If you support our campaign for clean air for kids in schools, please send us a message.
If you want to learn more about the benefits and the solutions, please get in touch.
If you want to help, fill in the form and tell us.
And if you want to advocate for clean air in your own child’s school, we’d love to hear from you. We can help!