Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (DAST) invited UKATA representatives to their special event at the Crooked Spire in Chesterfield, to remember those who have died of asbestos-related diseases such as Mesothelioma and Asbestosis on Wednesday 27th February 2019.
The names of 107 victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases were projected onto the archway of the Crooked Spire, Chesterfield as a poignant memorial of lives lost through work-related illnesses. Attended by nearly 200 people, including UKATA representatives the event included speeches and a poem by Pauline Smith who sadly lost her husband, Tim, to mesothelioma.
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Published on Wednesday 27th February 2019