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  2. Hope UK - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Temperance movement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. List of temperance organizations - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Jabez Tunnicliff - Wikipedia

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    During his time at Leeds, Jabez Tunnicliff became an advocate for temperance, and spoke out for this alongside his regular church work.In 1847, after the death of a young man "through intemperance" and in discussion with several other temperance supporters, he proposed a new organisation to promote temperance amongst younger people. [6]

  6. Temperance movement in Australia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Harriet A. Glazebrook - Wikipedia

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    In July 1897, The Band of Hope hosted their Jubilee demonstration where Harriet (Mrs. E. Beavan, acting in her role as Mayoress of Cardiff) received donations to the Band of Hope Union from the children in the procession. It was at this event that Harriet (Mayoress Beavan) wore the chain and badge in public for the first time.

  8. Band of Hope - Wikipedia

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  9. Hannah Bevan - Wikipedia

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    The first "Band of Hope" in London was formed at her house by Thomas Bywater Smithies and it included some of her neighbours and children. [1] Her husband and two youngest children died in 1847. Five years later she was in Darlington where she took an interest in improving the lot of children, in particular, in the local workhouse.