Tryingyourbesttostayawayfromboozeandtemptationthismonth?Wehearyou.Ofcourse,ifyou'reintoregularravingandlikedancingyoursocksfeveryweekend,thiscanbeatrickytimebutinGlasgow,itseemstobeevenharder.
DJandpartyorganiserRonnieWhittakerhasbeentryingtosetupasoberclubnightwherepeoplecanheaddowntohaveapartywithoutalcoholorexcess.Unfortunately,though,hisideahasn'tbeentakenwellbylocalbarsandclubs.
Afterapproachingseveralnightspotsandvenues,Whittakerclaimshewasshutdownbythemajoritypeoplehespoketo.
SpeakingtoGlasgow's,Whittakersaid:"Itriedeverybody.Nooneelsewouldhaveus.Ithinkit’sreallyshort-sighted.Wearenotanti-drink,wejustenjoyourselveswithoutit.We’vebeendoingeventsonasmallerscalefortwoyearsunderthebanner‘ConsciousDance’butthisisthefirstpropernight."
DespitesupportfromtheScottishRecoveryConsortiumandseveralalcoholawarenessgroups,Ronniecouldn'tgethisbooze-freenightfthegrounduntilthe300-capspaceIvoryBlacksagreedtohosttheevent.
Goodonyou,Ronnie.
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