A new campaign has been launched to help people stop smoking.

Enfield Borough Council will be setting up a stall outside ASDA in Edmonton Green between 10am and 2pm today tp offer free stop smoking advice and support.

There will also be entertainment in the form of a clown and silhouette artist.

Councillor Rohini Simbodyal, who is responsible for culture, sport, youth and public health, said: “Smoking is very a harmful habit. It not only causes serious health problems including cancer but is highly expensive.

“There are so many reasons to give it up, not just the health and social benefits of not breathing in smoke all the time but the idea that by cutting down you could save well over a thousand pounds a year, or more, and spend it on something else.

“Enfield Council’s Stop Smoking service offers help and advice to quit, no matter how long you have been smoking, so why not give them a ring or visit their stall in Edmonton to speak to our health advisors?

“After all the expense of Christmas make sure you don’t go broke for a smoke”

Dr Mo Abedi, chairman of Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said: “Smoking is the greatest preventable cause of death and disability in the borough.

“Enfield GPs see the effects of smoking every day, and I can only recommend that any smoker uses the free support available to help them stop."