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Medallion worn by members of the Band of Hope in the early 20th century. Hope UK is a United Kingdom Christian charity based in London, England, which educates children and young people about drug and alcohol abuse. Local meetings started in 1847 and a formal organisation was established in 1855 with the name The United Kingdom Band of Hope ...
In 1847, the Band of Hope was founded in Leeds, with the stated aim of saving working class children from the perils of drink. It promoted alcohol education. Band members had to pledge to abstain "from all liquors of an intoxicating quality, whether ale, porter, wine or ardent spirits, except as medicine" [13]: 99
The first Band of Hope was founded in Leeds in 1847. The Band of Hope Union was founded in 1851. In the United States the movement had generally changed its name to Loyal Temperance Legion, though some locals continued using the Band of Hope name. In 1908 there were approximately 15,000 Bands of Hope and other temperance youth organizations ...
In Australia, the temperance movement began in the mid-1830s, promoting moderation rather than abstinence.The Independent Order of Rechabites has been active in promoting temperance in Australia from the 1870s to the present-day; the Band of Hope was also very active in many states, and in Sydney, the Australian Home Companion and Band of Hope Journal was published between 1856 and 1861.
The Life and Labours of the Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff, Minister of the Gospel at Call Lane Chapel, Leeds, and Founder of the Band of Hope, obtained from authentic documents, chiefly records made by himself by Rev. H. Marles, LRCP, 1865 on Google Books
Band of Hope Union (established 1863), [6] first a City Band of Hope in 1859 in Auckland held in the home of E. Tremain then moved to a schoolroom on Hobson Street under the sponsorship of Richard Archur and F. Battley; after two other Bands formed in the area, the Auckland Union was established in 1865. [7]
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The paper was established to promote temperance among young people. [2] It was published as the Australian Band of Hope Review, and Children's Friend in 1856, [3] The Australian Band of Hope Journal in 1857, [4] and The Band of Hope Journal and Australian Home Companion in 1858. [5]