Nigel                Debby             Terry The Trustees   Between June 2006  and November 2007 we talked to nearly 8,000 ten and eleven year olds. 95% had drunk alcohol ..all of them had been given it by family members!! How do children of this age perceive alcohol, what have their experiences been and how do they feel being around drinkers..? Read what they said..

Come and Bike Russia ! 5th to 14th September 2008   Raise funds for alcoHELP FOR DETAILS May '08-Terry and Nigel are "Biking the Bridges"   FOR THOSE WISHING TO MAKE A  DONATION IN MEMORY OF TONY ROBSON

Our founder Patron Richard Digance Book the alcoHELP "Beer Goggles Challenge" For your School or Town Fete, Fair or Fun Day !! DETAILS Take the challenge  at the alcoHELP   Hair-Raiser!  Harlow Town Square. Sunday 6th July 2008

3rd- 13th November 2008. alcoHELP has, for the third year running, been signed up by Tendring District Council's  Crucial Crew to present our alcohol awareness workshop to approximately 1500 year six schoolchilden  at Dovercourt. We will continue our focus on "Saying No" to peer pressure in scondary school, as well as experiencing the effects of sensory impairment with our renowned "beer goggles!" 9th-13th July 2007. alcoHELP worked with Brentwood District Council's  Crucial Crew to present the alcohol awareness workshop to approximately 800 year six schoolchilden  at Brentwood Preparatory School. We continued our focus on "Saying No" to peer pressure in scondary school, as well as the children experiencing the effects of sensory impairment with our renowned "beer goggles!" 4th-15th June 2007. alcoHELP joined Braintree District Council's  Crucial Crew to present the alcohol awareness workshop to approximately 1,600 year six schoolchilden  at The Discovery Centre. Braintree. Essex. This year's focus was  "Saying No" to peer pressure in scondary school as well as experiencing the effects of sensory impairment with our renowned "beer goggles!" During  2007.. alcoHELP has been putting together a  workshop for 16-18 year olds exploring the dangers and effects of binge drinking. We will discuss how  alcohol inflicts damage on our bodies both internal and external. We will show the correlation between violence and other threatening behaviours in alcohol fuelled situations. And importantly we shall look at FAS (Foetal Alcohol Syndrome) which can have a devastating effect on children born to parents who consume alcohol. Millions of working days a year are lost by businesses because of alcohol related absence, This 1/2 day workshop is ideal for enhancing the awareness of new studying employees of those in apprenticship. Businesses and candidates will receive the Alcohelp  Awareness Certification Towards the end of January 2007.. alcoHELP was at Hogarth Primary School in Brentwood. Our lecture focussed on what the children already know about alcohol. How alcohol affects our behaviour. Interactive videos highlighting the differences between someone who has been drinking and driving and someone who has not been drinking. We finished up with each child having the opportunity to try out our "beer goggles" which give the feeling of being drunk without actually taking in any alcohol! 6th-16th November 2006.. Alcohelp was at Dovercourt with Tendring District Council's  Crucial Crew to present the alcohol awareness workshop to over 1,349 year six primary schoolchilden. What they Said 7th-13th September 2006.. Alcohelp  joined with Uttlesford District Council's  Crucial Crew to present the alcohol awareness workshop to 951 year six primary schoolchilden  in Thaxted. What they Said 12th-22nd June 2006.. Alcohelp joined with Braintree District Council's  Crucial Crew to present the alcohol awareness workshop to 1,626 year six schoolchilden  at The Discovery Centre. Braintree. Essex. This was the most important alcohol awareness programme ever held for young children in Braintree. For two weeks the Alcohelp team gave 1,626 children a ten minute, hard hitting, factual video presentation covering alcohol abuse, how to say "No" when pressured to drink, the effects of being a passenger with drunk drivers and learning that children of their age are the odd ones out and that it's cool not to drink alcohol. They also experienced the effects of being drunk using "beer goggles" "Powerful..very powerful"  Head Teacher "It made me cry..as a parent I don't think of the terrible things that may happen to my child because of alcohol"   Parent "We've needed something like this for a long time"  School Nurse "It's good to have experts who know what they're talking about doing this set"  Police Officer "Absolutely brilliant!"  School teacher "It's hard hitting..it absolutely needs to be"  Nurse "I'm not drinking anymore"   Teaching Assistant To carry on this work and to take the message to many more children we need your help ! Click here to help Alcohelp  September 2005.. The work of Alcohelp was discussed with Dave Monk on BBC Essex together with pupils and parents. Summer 2005 .. Alcohelp Launched it's first alcohol awareness programme for primary school children. "..solutions lie in teaching kids at school about how much it's safe to drink" Tessa Jowell, Culture Minister 4th February 2005 on "Tonight with Trevor MacDonald" "..they (the children) have learned a huge amount from the three lessons .. it gave pupils the facts about alcohol and how to be assertive in saying no if it is offered to them"  Sylvia Ruck, Headteacher, Felsted Primary School "A liitle alcohol, under control, can be good. But alcohol in control of you can mean BIG trouble Be smart, keep control ! " Simon Hughes MP President, Liberal Democrats Click here to help Alcohelp  is a Registered Charity No: 1104811

Alcohelp News Stories Most Binge Drinking Teenagers will become AlcoholicsLydia-Wasted on Cider at 14Alcohol as harmful as HeroinAlcohelp's Patron: Richard DiganceWarnings on Alcoholic DrinksAlcohelp: Signed by Crucial CrewAlcohol makes cancer tumours 'grow faster'11 years old Alcoholic girlsRecord Levels of Alcohol IllnessBrits are Europe's biggest binge drinkersUK women 'drinking men under the table'Alcohol-related illnesses set to soarUnits of Alcohol Adverts may prompt early boozingOne in Four Adults Binge DrinkHow Drink ads Ifnluence ChildrenTeenagers will Suffer Only Hangover Cure? Don't Drink!Statistics on Acohol are ChillingBritons are Biggest DrinkersRise in Alcohol Death News about alcoHELP 2004-2007 Licensing Policy Consultant to Supplemented with information from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Do you have a problem with alcohol ? (25% of people do ! ) click here Children & Alcohol Parents Make a Difference PDF Download (576kb) The National Council for  Voluntary Organisations Member 2006/07    Alcohelp is listed in DIVIDE

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