"I would like to nominate Angie Lockwood because I feel she has made a great impression in our area.

She has campaigned tirelessly for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes to be available and she has succeeded.  When the classes were in danger of not being repeated she was back on the fight and they are available once again.  I realise it is not the work of one lone woman who brings them back, but I recognise that one woman with such passion and determination can add pressure when she has taken the trouble to find out when and how to apply it.

She is inspirational to our committee members.  She keeps us organised and on target with our fundraising and awareness work. Including organising COPD Days and holding stalls at Well Being Events locally. 

She spoke to a meeting and convinced the Foresters who are a local fundraising Group to take us as their Charity of the Year and this year we are the charity of the year with the Aquarius Ladies Group.

She attends local meetings with the PCT to campaign for better care for COPD patients and for people with lung conditions.

She rises above her own limitations to encourage others to work on the same cause. She supports members and nurtures new talent as it joins the group or committee.  She keeps track of who is not at our meetings and makes sure that she contacts them to see if they are unwell or if there is another reason for them not being there. If they are unwell, she maintains contact until they are back at meetings again.

Angie has established a good relationship with the editor of a local newspaper and with our local MPs who not only come to speak at our meetings but publicise our achievements. 

She is inspirational because she has herself had a double lung transplant, and though she is not always in the best of health she donates a great deal of her time to promoting and campaigning for Breathe Easy and better health care."