Dry January is a time when many people choose to take a break from alcohol, focusing on healthier habits to start the new year. We're at one popular venue in Birmingham which has launched a new mocktail menu, providing all the fun of a good night out without the alcohol.
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00:00Roxy Leisure in Birmingham is showcasing a special mocktail menu as part of Dry January
00:06in partnership with Lucky Saint and Everleaf.
00:10The initiative aims to offer exciting alcohol-free drinks for those looking to reduce their intake.
00:15Among the options are expertly crafted mocktails that deliver on both taste and presentation,
00:21showing how a night out can still be enjoyable without alcohol.
00:25The drinks taste just like the real thing while being alcohol-free, but it's a pity
00:31my coordination isn't much better while practising sobriety.
00:36Sorry.
00:37Dry January has grown in popularity over the years as more people use the month to reset
00:42their habits and consider healthier lifestyles.
00:45It's a chance to step back from the alcohol and see the benefits for both physical and
00:50mental health.
00:51We've been speaking to people in Birmingham to find out whether they believe Dry January
00:56is a good idea and if they're taking part this year.
00:59Yeah, I do believe in Dry January and I do try to, I don't drink a lot anyway, but my
01:07birthday's in January so it doesn't work out for me.
01:10But a lot of my family, my three children, they will do Dry January.
01:15So yeah, I think it's a good idea.
01:17Okay, so I don't really drink.
01:19It's very occasional that I drink, but it's a good thing.
01:22I think news resolutions generally tend not to work because everyone goes hell for leather
01:28and they try and change 10 things at once and then it doesn't really work.
01:30So it's a good motivation, but people shouldn't wait for January to do it, I guess.
01:38So I'm all for Dry January if you want to do it.
01:40I've myself had a glass of wine last night, so no, I didn't do it, but I did do a Dry
01:45November.
01:46So I feel as though, yeah, it's something that if you put it in your life, it can be
01:50a good thing now and then.
01:52I'm not really doing it this year.
01:53I tried to do it one year to prove I could, but I exempted a funeral at a campaign for
01:58an L meeting.