Alcohol-Free Week

Welcome to the Alcohol-Free Week website sponsored by The Alcohol-Free Shop.

Alcohol-Free Week aims to encourage you to become more aware of your drinking habits and to help you reduce the amount you drink if you are taking too much.

The second Alcohol-Free Week is launched on Wednesday 6 February 2008.

The launch coincides with the start of the season of Lent when, traditionally, observers abstain from some indulgence such as drinking alcohol for 40 days and 40 nights.

Don't worry, we're not expecting you to do that!

During Alcohol-Free Week, we're hoping you will give up alcohol for one day, a weekend or, if you're up to it, the whole week.

This will give you a chance to test how much of a role alcohol plays in your life and how easy it is, or not, to do without.

We're hoping that, whether you give up for a day, a weekend or a week, you'll use the opportunity to take stock of when you drink alcohol, why you drink, and how much you drink.

Our website will offer you facts about alcohol, how it affects your body and your life, tips on how to drink wisely, suggestions on alternatives to drinking alcohol and a chance to win a case of Bavaria alcohol-free beer every day during Alcohol-Free Week

Alcohol-Free Week is supported by the NHS Drinking Responsibly Project, the national charity FAS Aware that highlights the dangers of alcohol in pregnancy, Manchester Drug and Alcohol Strategy Team, and Manchester City Council.