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Latest Press Releases:


August 2011		QUIT Wants To Eradicate Smoking Amongst Young People With your support we can achieve this. We know that just £50 will enable QUIT to prevent 4 children from starting to smoke. However, 52% of young people currently smoke or have smoked by the time they are 15. Our aim is for 1.5 million 12 year olds to hear the QUIT Because programme over the next 3 years. Read more
March 2011		HARINGAY COUPLE RUN FIRST MARATHON FOR QUITT
March 2011		HENLEY-ON-THAMES MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
February 2011		NEW NOVEL IDEA TO TARGET SMOKERS
February 2011		WANSTEAD MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
February 2011		LAMBETH WOMAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
October 2010		QUIT’S celebrity supporters call for support for kids
September 2010		EASTBOURNE MAN’S CHARITY SKYDIVE
June 2010		Harlow MP joins volunteers and local kids at new charity shop
May 2010		New pilot scheme targets Glasgow youngsters
April 2010		Runners complete London Marathon for QUIT
April 2010		BOW MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
March 2010		BERMONDSEY MAN RUNS FIRST MARATHON FOR QUIT
March 2010		MIKE PENNING MP CHATS TO LOCAL YOUNGSTERS ABOUT SMOKING
March 2010		European Smokefree Awards Ceremony held in Barcelona
March 2010		European Smokefree Awards Country Winners
January 2010		GET HEALTHY IN 2010 WITH QUIT
December 2009		Last chance to enter holiday competition
December 2009		STREET DANCE FOR CHARITY THIS CHRISTMAS
November 2009		EX-SMOKERS FROM PAISLEY ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOLIDAY PRIZE
November 2009		MANCHESTER MUMS IN WITH A CHANCE OF HOLIDAY PRIZE
October 2009		VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR QUIT SMOKING TRIAL
September 2009		Surrey gym helps charity promote a healthy lifestyle
September 2009		MTV and QUIT®, the UK charity which helps people to stop smoking, have joined forces to help smokers in their teens, 20s and 30s kick the habit.
September 2009		Bradford nurse a step closer to holiday prize
August 2009		Ex smokers can win a holiday worth thousands
July 2009		Smoking myths destroyed in new QUIT guide
June 2009		Win 5,000 Holiday Euros and a trip to Barcelona
April 2009		QUIT® joins 100 health groups in campaign to put tobacco out of sight to protect children
March 2009		QUIT®, the UK charity which helps smokers to stop, has appointed a new Communications Officer
March 2009		Giant Cigarette Needs a New Home
January 2009		DUNCAN BANNATYNE LAUNCHES £500,000 APPEAL FOR QUIT BECAUSE

Awards and Achievements:

QUIT poster wins Marketing Award

Quitline wins second Telephone Helpline Association Award

European Network of Quitlines wins World Health Organisation award

Quitline wins Telephone Helpline Association Award

Press Office:

For all press enquiries, please call:

Glyn Mcintosh - Tel: 0207 469 0409 or 07958795199, Email: g.mcintosh@quit.org.uk