Welsh temperance reformer, Thomas Thomas of Pontypool (book)

Arthur J. Edwards, Thomas Thomas of Pontypool--Radical Puritan (Apecs Press, 2009).

Posted by David Fahey on June 3, 2009 at 06:32 PM in Books, Temperance, Wales | Permalink

Welsh brewery called Brains (book)

Brian Glover, Brains: 125 Years (Breedon Books, 2007). Welsh brewery.

Posted by David Fahey on August 2, 2008 at 05:21 PM in Brewing , Wales | Permalink

Brewing in Wales (book)

Lyn Ebenezer, The Thirsty Dragon (Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2006). Elsewhere publication date is listed as 2007. A short book, a little over 100 pages, by a Welsh journalist and broadcaster.

Posted by David Fahey on July 3, 2008 at 04:18 PM in Brewing , Wales | Permalink

A desperate new generation driven to drink

Britons drink so much that they now have children admitted to hospital with liver disease. According to a survey by the Office for National Statistics, more 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol than not – that’s 350,000 13-year-old drinkers in England and Wales alone. India Knight reports on Britain's boozing culture for The Times (of London).

Posted by Cynthia on May 25, 2008 at 03:28 PM in Alcohol (general), Alcoholism, Britain, United Kingdom, Wales | Permalink

Perry with meals (and not Babycham)

A Welsh perry maker is promoting perry as a drink with meals. The pear-based beverage is lighter and sweeter than apple-based cider which typically is drunk apart from meals. Pear-based alcoholic drinks were briefly popular as Babycham, a sometimes ridiculed "girlie drink" that faded from the scene when women switched to flavored martinis. For more, see here.

Posted by David Fahey on March 31, 2008 at 08:27 AM in Alcohol (general), Cider, United Kingdom, Wales | Permalink

In UK, the more successful you are, the more you drink

According to a UK official study, senior executives and professionals drink more than other people. The English drink more than the Scots and the Welsh. Unsurprisingly, men drink more than women. For more, see here.

Posted by David Fahey on January 23, 2008 at 07:36 PM in Alcohol (general), Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales | Permalink

Minimum legal drinking age in England and Wales

Minimum legal drinking age in England and Wales (courtesy of James Quan-Nicholls)

1886 Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act

Sale of alcoholic drinks to children under thirteen banned

1901 Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act

1886 Act repealed

Sale of alcoholic drinks to children under fourteen banned (except quantities of not less than one pint in sealed bottles)


1908 Children's Act (Section 119)

Children under fourteen banned from licensed premises

Giving alcohol to children under five banned


1910 Licensing (Consolidation) Act

'On' sale of spirits to under-sixteens banned


1923 Intoxicating Liquor (Sale to Persons Under Eighteen) Act

Under-eighteens not to be sold alcohol for consumption on licensed premises

16-18s can be served alcohol to be consumed with a meal in separate part of premises

Posted by David Fahey on December 3, 2007 at 11:52 AM in Alcohol (general), Britain, Drinking Spaces, Wales | Permalink

Temperance exhibit in Wales

Beginning on 8 September 2007, the Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Bangor, Wales, will feature a temperance history exhibit for six months. The exhibit includes a rare 1836 banner of the Beddgelert Temperance Society. For more, see here.

Posted by David Fahey on August 31, 2007 at 11:53 AM in Temperance, Wales | Permalink

More women in England and Wales guilty of drink or drug impaired driving

According to the (London) Independent, 18 June 2007, the number of women in England and Wales guilty of drunk or drugged driving has increased by almost 60% since 1995. For more, see here.

Posted by David Fahey on June 17, 2007 at 08:41 PM in Alcohol (general), Alcoholism, Britain, Drugs (general), Wales | Permalink

Smoking ban in English pubs

Supposedly one in four English pubs is unprepared for the July 1, 2007, smoking ban. A smoking ban already is in effect in Scotland and in Wales. For more, see here.

Posted by David Fahey on April 8, 2007 at 06:23 PM in Britain, Drinking Spaces, Scotland, Tobacco, Wales | Permalink