News & Projects – Talk About Alcohol

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Latest Projects

Cheshire Youth Commission – Party November 8, 2021

Video on alcohol and consent In 2021, Commissioner John Dwyer spoke with the Youth Commission about sexual assault and what ideas they had to educate other young people about this issue. The group worked hard to develop a series of animations aimed at educating and informing young people about sexual assault and how to recognise inappropriate behaviour. The three animations: ‘The Underpass’, ‘Bedroom’, and ‘Party’, were designed by young people, for young people.

Exciting competition for 15-19 year-olds February 12, 2021

We are challenging 15-19 year olds to produce a poster or film on alcohol awareness topics. This is a perfect activity to keep young people busy during lockdown and ideal for a homework task! There will be a prize of £150 for the best entry in each category and four runner-up prizes of £50! Please see https://alcoholeducationtrust.org/competition/ for full details. Please share with any 15-19 year olds who might like to be involved! Deadline 31st July 2021. Huge thanks to People’s Postcode Lottery for their funding supporting this.

Grey Coat School Drama and physical theatre project March 18, 2020

Grey Coat School Drama and physical theatre

Pupils from the Atlantic Academy, Portland talk about the importance of Alcohol Education March 18, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X08_QohdA3s

Sounds of Silence May 26, 2016

Sounds of Silence Castleford’s Airedale Academy performing arts students have created a dance/drama DVD to raise awareness of the relationship between alcohol and domestic abuse. As part of the local Community Alcohol Partnership, the students used their skills and in some cases first-hand knowledge to create, produce and perform an emotional piece. The performance is a mix of drama and dance interspersed with statistics and information on help and support services. The film covers controlling behaviour, psychological abuse with inferences of the physical aspects associated with Domestic Abuse. The film was a result of play devised by the students and funded through West Yorkshire Police and ...