Alcohol Change UK
Sober Spring 2021
Sober Spring will do amazing things for you, but it can do amazing things for others too. Every day 20 people in the UK die as a result of alcohol. Take on Sober Spring and help us change that. Help us save lives.
Story
Sober Spring is your three-month break from alcohol, running from 20 March until 20 June. Its brought to you by the bestselling author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, and the charity Alcohol Change UK. Not only can Sober Spring do great things for you, but fundraising through Sober Spring will also help to raise the vital funds needed to change and save lives.
Be a Sober Spring Fundraiser and help families like Mali's.
Mali (pictured above with her mum), now 18, lost her mum when she was far too young. Mali told us:
I lost my mum twice, her real self and her physical self. Alcohol changes a person and it did just that to my mum, Kitty. She was clever, brave, inappropriately funny, generous and one of the most loving people there was. Ask anyone who knew her before she started drinking a lot and they wouldn't be able to agree more. I would do anything to get my mum back. Anything.
I don't want anyone else to ever go through what I'm going through, or to have this massive hole that's going to be within my heart for the rest of my life. That's why I fundraise for Alcohol Change UK, because my mum deserves to be remembered for everything that she was.
Did you know that 20 people in the UK die as a result of alcohol harm every day? That's not just statistics. That's a person. A person with aspirations, dreams, fears, faults, talents and their own unique personality. That's 20 communities broken.
Sober Spring
Spring is the season of fresh starts, and that's exactly what Sober Spring aims to do. Clear away the cobwebs and shake off your lockdown lethargy as we head towards brighter days.
Not drinking for three months gives your body a well-deserved break from alcohol, leading to all sorts of amazing benefits: from better sleep, clearer skin, more energy to improved mental health and fitness.
And there's more! Not spending a penny on alcohol for three months is bound to save you money, and since you wont be experiencing hangovers, you'll also reclaim huge chunks of your time time to spend on the things and people you love.
Take on the official Sober Spring
Catherine Gray and Alcohol Change UK will be with you all the way when you sign up for Sober Spring. All the support we provide is absolutely free, and includes:
The Try Dry app, which lets you track your units, calories and money saved, plus set personalised goals for managing your drinking year-round.
A private online community where you can get support from other people taking on Sober Spring.
Weekly emails to help you have a brilliant Sober Spring, with tips from Catherine and blogs from people who have seriously changed their relationship with alcohol. You'll read about their struggles and successes, and how they got to be where they are now some will be familiar faces!
How to sign up
Sign up for Sober Spring in three easy steps:
1. Download the free Try Dry app
2. When you create your account in the app, tick the box to make sure you receive your weekly supportive Sober Spring emails with tips from Catherine Gray, blogs from high-profile sober people and so much more. If you already have the app, go to Settings and make sure emails are switched on.
3. Set your goal in the app as Sober Spring 2021 by going to Goals and badges at the bottom of the screen.
And that's it you're officially signed up for Sober Spring 2021!
If you're not an app user, or already have the app and don't want to switch your goal, that's no problem. You can sign up for just emails on our website at alcoholchange.org.uk/soberspring
