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Warrington Museum talk will explore the town’s fight for clean air

A free morning talk at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery on 21 November will look at the town’s smoky past and the campaign for cleaner air, alongside the launch of a new pollution exhibition.

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Archivist Philip Jeffs is due to lead the free session at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery at 11am on 21 November. The talk will examine how pollution affected the town and the changing attitudes that shaped the clean-air story.

The event also ties in with the launch of the museum’s new exhibition, Emergency on Planet Earth: The Cost of Pollution. Tickets are limited and must be booked in advance.

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