Alliance House Foundation is a Temperance Organisation.
The first Temperance Societies in the UK, clubs and groupings against the social consumption of alcoholic beverages, were formed in 1829.
The Alliance House founders officially began their Temperance group on the 1st September 1832, when seven men signed a pledge to abstain from alcohol after witnessing the negative effects it brought on society.
The seven men who signed were: Eward Dickinson, John Brodbelt, John Gratix, John Smith, David Anderton, Jon King and Joseph Livesey.
Rather than legal suppression, Joseph Livesey believed spreading the message of an alcohol-free lifestyle would be a more pervasive. Thus, began Temperances’ and Alliance House’s mission of educating on the benefits of not excessively consuming alcohol.
In 1853, John B. Gouch founded the United Kingdom’s Temperance Alliance (UKTA).
Band of Hope, aimed at educating children on the effects of alcohol, was formed in 1855. British Women’s Temperance and British Medical Temperance Association followed later in 1876. Anglo-Indian, UK Railway and Army Temperance are a few of the further Temperance groups that took hold in the latter half of the 19th Century. These groups together were supported by the UKTA.
United Kingdom Temperance Alliance formerly rebranded as Alliance House Foundation in 2003 prior to the UK Licensing Act. We continue to promote an alcohol-free lifestyle, share educational resources on the effects of alcohol and encourage alternatives to drink.
We are registered under the charity number 208554.