Prevention Is Better than Cure: The Rise and Fall of the Band of Hope - Brossura

Lander, John K

 
9781035896721: Prevention Is Better than Cure: The Rise and Fall of the Band of Hope
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ISBN 10: 1035896729 ISBN 13: 9781035896721
Casa editrice: Austin Macauley Publishers, 2025

Sinossi

When the Band of Hope was established in Leeds in 1847, its aim was to convince children that alcohol consumption would damage their health and life chances. Membership was confirmed through the signing of a teetotal pledge that required parental consent. The movement’s founders could not possibly have envisaged the extent of its impressive growth throughout the United Kingdom, with particular strengths in northern England counties. Immediately before the start of the First World War in 1914, membership reached 3.7 million spread among over 33,000 societies.


Being closely linked to church Sunday Schools, when numbers of scholars declined, Band of Hope membership also fell. The huge numbers of wartime deaths and serious injuries, and the consequent loss of many former volunteers, exacerbated the membership decline. That decrease accelerated through the latter decades of the 20th century, despite strenuous efforts by countless dedicated people.


A reconstituted organisation named Hope UK was established in 1995, which continues to work tirelessly with young people on alcohol and drug prevention.

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Editore
Austin Macauley Publishers
Data di pubblicazione
2025
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1035896729
ISBN 13 
9781035896721
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
255
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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