North Bar in Harrogate is hosting a sober night out to promote Dry January.

The event will be hosted by North Yorkshire Connected Spaces, which was launched in September last year to provide support for the recovery community in North Yorkshire.

The 80s and 90s themed night is also supported by North Yorkshire Council and the Drink Drug Hub, which provides safety information about drink and drugs.

A spokesperson for NYCS said they “join together people and groups from all walks of life, meeting the needs for a stronger community, well-being, recovery from addiction and other harmful issues”. They added:

The group is working with the NYC public health team to tackle the harms associated with alcohol use.

NYCS said:

The event will be a "good chance to socialise with friends, have a boogie and meet new people – just without alcohol".

North Bar will have  DJ for the night playing 80s and 90s hits in the function room and said the event will have the capacity to hold 45 people. Dress up is optional and anyone can buy food from Pizza Social next door and bring it into the venue.

The event takes place on January 19 from 7pm

Dry January facts:

• Dry January started in 2013 with 4,000 people and over 175,000 took part last year according to Alcohol Change UK


• Alcohol Change UK say a month going alcohol-free lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and reduces the risk of diabetes and cancer


•  90% of people who participated in Dry January in 2018 saved money, 71%  slept better, 58% lost weight and 67% had more energy, according to a 2019 study by the University of Sussex

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