Clean Air Day takes place in June every year, and aims to highlight the impact that poor air quality can have on our health, with a view to actively improving the air quality in your area.
Clean Air Day 2024
Clean Air Day takes place on Thursday 20 June 2024.
This year, we're supporting Kenilworth Town Council with their Clean Air Day event on Sunday 16 June 2024, which features:
- Traffic free active travel loop from 11am to 1pm
- Free bike hire for the active travel loop
- Live music from 'Chaos' - powered by bikes!
- Lightbulb cycling challenge - how long can you cycle and keep the bulbs lit?
- Make a smoothie on a bike
- Buy a second hand bike from The Cycle Recycler
- Cycle skills from Cycle Infinity
- Dr. Bike security marking
- Mobile library activities
- Food and drink
Visit their website to find out more.
The impacts of poor air quality
We naturally picture the impact of air pollution on our lungs and airways. That’s true for its short-term effects, like coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Asthma can be triggered by immediate exposure to poor air quality too.
Over the long term, air pollutants can also damage the heart, blood vessels and brain. Poor air quality can be contributed to a baby’s low birth weight and reduce a child’s lung development, an effect that will stay with them for a lifetime.
Warwick District Council is working closely with local campaign group Clean Air Warwickshire to highlight the harmful impacts of air pollution in the community and show what steps can be taken to improve air quality in Warwick District.
Clean Air Day art installation
Local environmental action charity Action 21 and artist Libby Esler recently ran a series of workshops with community groups across the District to design a bike wheel art installation, which can be seen on the railings at St Nicholas Park (Banbury Road) from Wednesday 31 May 2023.
Each bike wheel has been decorated by young people and members of the Action 21 craft club, representing their aspirations for cleaner air. The installation features important information on the effects of air pollution and what simple steps can be taken to make a big difference.