Share Shrewsbury

01/01/2026

Tell me more - it’s a great idea, especially since there are so many interesting non alcoholic drinks available now

04/12/2025

Please watch these videos - they could save a life! Alcohol Change UK Shropshire Family Info

Thanks to Professor Adam R Winstock for making these important resources for young people free for anyone to access.

30/11/2025

Record numbers of underage drinkers in Ireland has led to extra measures to warn those drinking alcohol of the health risks, including stark health warnings on bottles of booze - but not yet!

From sober curious to dedicated pint-lovers, 20-somethings tell us about their outlook on drinking.

27/11/2025

I’ve been in Westminster this week, busy raising awareness about our charity, Share, and our prevention work with school children. On Tuesday I attended the Lord Ramsbotham Memorial Lecture given by Lord James Timpson in the Commons. Years ago, I used to represent the Royal College of Speech and Langusge Therapists in Parliament as their England Policy Officer, and had the great pleasure of knowing and working with Lord Ramsbotham over several years. We campaigning together to improve the lives of young offenders within the Justice System. Lord James Timpson is now the prisons Minister and he is passionate about reducing alcohol harm. I was able to ask him about why the Government has not yet publish an Alcohol Strategy ( long overdue) and to talk about our Schools Programme for children in Shropshire.
I guess, it all helps!

On Wednesday I was very grateful that our MP, Julia Buckley, managed to secure tickets for myself and Tony to watch Prime Ministers Questions and the Budget statement with Rachel Reeves. The House of Commons was packed of course, and we had front row seats! It’s lovely to be back in Westminster, but the real reason I’m there is the serious business of keeping alcohol harm on the National agenda, and always questioning when Lawmakers will wake up and start tackling this massive public health issue in the same way that we are dealing with to***co and the to***co industry. Shropshire Council Shropshire Live Love ShrewsburyThe Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation

26/11/2025

The message from the Princess of Wales comes on Addiction Awareness Week.

26/11/2025

We are thrilled to announce that we have exceeded our fundraising target with Spacehive. Thanks to you, we have raised over £11,000, meaning we can deliver our schools programme to Shropshire primary schools in 2026.

Our “Amy’s Story” alcohol awareness workshops will teach year six children powerful and practical ways to keep safe from alcohol harm.

Sending all our supporters a huge THANKYOU, together we are making a difference to children’s life chances.
The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation Shropshire LiveThe Shrewsbury Ark Severn Business Network Cllr Adam Fejfer Alcohol Change UK

26/11/2025

We are thrilled to see that the Princess of Wales is speaking out against the stigma surrounding addiction. We hope that Catherine’s courage and honestly will pave the way towards a more compassionate approach towards anyone suffering with alcohol addiction .

The message from the Princess of Wales comes on Addiction Awareness Week.

08/11/2025

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jane-mackenzie-share-shrewsbury_how-to-fix-it-five-practical-reforms-1-activity-7388229270923276288-BhnW?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAAHAzvgBWi3Sp5WtSIdfZzsMFUE06tahRnw&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=facebook

Come on Shropshire Council, stop allowing sufferers to slip through the net!

How to Fix It — Five Practical Reforms 1. Establish **national minimum standards** for alcohol treatment, requiring clinical input, family inclusion, and clear care pathways. 2. Introduce **family-specific funding streams** within the Public Health Grant, ensuring support for relatives even when t...

07/11/2025

Hear hear, please share if you agree, thanks

05/11/2025

The long shadow cast by envelopes the whole family and our voice and our story should be heard . Shropshire Live Alcohol Change UK The Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation Love Shrewsbury Shropshire Council Louise Barney Coupland Barnes

'Reaching mum's death age of 36. Somehow it really caught me off-guard.

Growing up, it was better not to mention my mum, through fear of upsetting the family closest to me.

Because that’s how it works with children sometimes, you end up appeasing grown adults and being mindful of their feelings at the expense of yours.

A few childhood memories stick out vividly around the big A.

At Primary School, a child in my class learned my ‘mum was dead’ and wanted to know how she died.

I just blurted out that “she died from cancer”...

I didn’t want to admit or say the words out loud that my mum was an alcoholic.

I’ve always hated the reaction to my reality...

I am a perfect mix of decades of denial, stigma, sadness and shame surrounding my mum’s legacy.

But I’m also someone who wants to honour who she was and am devout in correcting the narrative.

If people have an inability to process your trauma for whatever reason, never let it invalidate your feelings, at any age.'

💙 Read Charlotte's full piece: https://nacoa.org.uk/experiences/reaching-your-parents-death-age/?slug=for-adults

Please send your love to her in the comments. She's not tagged in but we'll share your responses with her.

As COAs, we are taught,

Don't talk
Don't trust
Don't feel...

It can feel that even those closest to us want to bury the reality of our lived experiences.

But you can make healthy choices to break free of unreality!

You deserve to be heard, and as Charlotte says, these are your words, this is your story.

Approaching a parent's death age can bring out strong emotions. A sense of time and a journey.

Nacoa's here for you if ever need to talk. We're here for people affected by parental addiction of any age.

https://nacoa.org.uk/experiences/reaching-your-parents-death-age/?slug=for-adults

03/11/2025

🎥 Filming begins for Amy’s Story!

Today, our founder Jane Mackenzie joined filmmaker Aaron Child at his Painted Life studio to begin creating a powerful new video that will share Amy’s Story — the heart of our school workshops.

This film will help us reach even more young people, teachers, and families with Amy’s message: that understanding alcohol and making safer choices can change lives.

We can’t wait to see it come together — thank you, Aaron, for helping us bring Amy’s Story to life on screen 💚

01/11/2025

Good morning everyone 🌞
The Shrewsbury Ladies AgeUK walking football team have generously donated £250 to support Share Shrewsbury’s new school workshop project! 🙌🏻
Share was set up by former Mayor, Jane Mackenzie, in 2018 to support anyone affected by alcohol dependence.
We are now focussed on preventing alcohol harm by running workshops in schools across Shropshire.
We are urgently requesting donations to allow us to run these workshops free local primary schools. 🙏
Jane tell’s Amy’s Story which has a powerful message based on the life of her daughter who died after battling with alcohol addiction all her adult life.
Please donate via the link below - all your donations will be doubled up by Shropshire Council so your cash goes even further!

https://www.spacehive.com/amy-s-story-alcohol-awareness-workshops

Jane says
“ I want to give a huge thank you to the ladies walking football group, who have shown their support by their wonderful donation. It’s heartwarming to see that our local community is getting behind our schools alcohol Awsreness project”

We have to reach our funding goal by November 20th or risk losing all the matched money given by Shropshire Council so far. We are only £2000 short, so please don’t hesitate, donate today!
Every donation counts, no matter how small.
Thank you 💚