Share Shrewsbury

18/02/2026

A picture paints a thousand words

Congratulations on 900 days sober

18/02/2026

The facts speak for themselves. Thousands of traumatised children, broken families and damaged communities. When will our leaders start to tackle this shocking situation and call the alcohol industry and others to account? When will we start talking honestly about the damage caused?

NSPCC helpline receives 25 daily UK calls over parental substance misuse. Thousands of children at risk; support available via NSPCC, Childline, and…

11/02/2026

Share Shrewsbury are looking for inspiring Workshop Leaders to deliver our Amy’s Story workshops in schools around Shropshire.

These engaging sessions use a combination of real-life stories, honest discussion, and interactive activities to raise awareness about alcohol and inspire young people to stay safe around alcohol.

This prevention-based approach teaches students the facts about alcohol and enables them to make informed choices based on what they learn.

Location: Schools and community settings around the Shropshire area
Contract Type: Temporary, sessional hours during the school day, dependent on demand
Training: Face to face training
Pay: Competitive and dependent on experience

Our workshops are for students in years 6 - 8 (ages 10 - 13years)

Share Shrewsbury is an alcohol education charity, working to raise awareness about alcohol harm. Our Amy’s Story workshops tell the real-life story of Amy, a much-loved daughter, sister, and friend who died aged 37years, because of alcohol harm.

These workshops are personal and powerful. Amy’s mum founded Share Shrewsbury and will train you to deliver them in a way which reflects her daughter’s memory with compassion and honesty.
If you are passionate about working with young people, education, and the prevention of alcohol harm, we would love to hear from you.

As a Workshop Leader you will be:

• Passionate about reducing alcohol harm
• Confident in leading Amy’s Story workshops for children in schools and community settings
• Competent in telling Amy’s Story using a combination of PowerPoint slides, guided reflection, and discussion
• Engage the group in dynamic and thought-provoking activities
• Engage the students to re-think their relationship with and gain knowledge about alcohol
• Provide information packs for teaching staff, parents, and families
• Assist in training a member of staff in each school as our School Champion
• Collect feedback from the participants, write a workshop report and share reflections with the project team

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven experience working with or supporting children and young people
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to engage and hold the attention of a group
• Compassion and sensitivity sharing a family’s personal story respectfully
• Confident in leading a group workshop
• Essential IT skills including Microsoft Office and PowerPoint
• Own transport
• Organised and self-motivated


To apply or express your interest, please contact admin@shareshrewsbury.org.uk

Applications to include a cover letter and CV.
Share Shrewsbury will complete DBS checks for all successful applicants.

17/01/2026

I wish more of us could speak out about the harm that alcohol causes in the home

15/01/2026

Hey! Let’s join in with this and celebrate Alcohol free socialising

So here it is, Shrewsbury Soda Club alcohol free disco. Please come along and show your support so we can grow this into a monthly sober space and social space. This is a not for profit enterprise and all donations go back into the next events.

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.