Church launches race for tiny knickers
-9/11/04
The race is on for ‘Tiny Knickers’ but
Church launches race for tiny knickers
-9/11/04
The race is on for ‘Tiny Knickers’ but you can already get a ‘Temperance Tantrum’, a stiff ‘Shrink-wrapped Cucumber’ or even a strong ‘Mister Darcy’.
They may sound a bit saucy, but these are all names of ‘Mocktails’ being promoted in a new initiative by the Methodist church.
‘Mocktails’ are soft drinks that the church says “still pack a punch” and the Methodists have launched a competition to find the best recipe for them in Britain.
If you think the names sound familiar, you’d be right. References to that loveable boozer Bridget Jones, entry forms for the contest come as part of 80,000 postcards that will be available in cinemas showing the new movie ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’.
The postcards will contain the recipe for the ‘Big Pants’ Mocktail, currently judged to be the finest alcohol-free concoction you can drink.
But the race is on for a Mocktail recipe that can top it – which will be awarded the title of ‘Tiny Knickers’.
The competition can also be entered at www.mocktails.org.uk where more recipes and games including “a boozy version of snakes and ladders” can be found.
Other recipes on the site include the ‘Temperance Tantrum’, the ‘Shrink-wrapped Cucumber’, ‘Mister Darcy’, ‘Blue Soup’ and ‘Raining Men’.
Anthea Cox, Methodist Co-ordinating Secretary for Public Life and Social Justice said; “We want recipes for Mocktails so good you won’t want to get drunk. Some people have got the idea that you can’t have a good time without getting smashed. With Mocktails, you will have a great time and still remember it the next day.”
“The soft drinks available in some places make the non-drinker feel like a bit of a loser, but Mocktails look and taste like any of the cocktails you’ll find. But the end result is a lot of fun that won’t end up with a headache.”
The Methodist campaign comes afer the Government announced a campaign to stop the culture of binge drinking. The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit estimates that illness and injuries caused by drinking cost the NHS £1.7 billion annually. A BMA report from North-West England says that the number of women treated in A&E for alcohol-related injuries has risen roughly five-fold over the last five years.
Church launches race for tiny knickers
-9/11/04
The race is on for ‘Tiny Knickers’ but you can already get a ‘Temperance Tantrum’, a stiff ‘Shrink-wrapped Cucumber’ or even a strong ‘Mister Darcy’.
They may sound a bit saucy, but these are all names of ‘Mocktails’ being promoted in a new initiative by the Methodist church.
‘Mocktails’ are soft drinks that the church says “still pack a punch” and the Methodists have launched a competition to find the best recipe for them in Britain.
If you think the names sound familiar, you’d be right. References to that loveable boozer Bridget Jones, entry forms for the contest come as part of 80,000 postcards that will be available in cinemas showing the new movie ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’.
The postcards will contain the recipe for the ‘Big Pants’ Mocktail, currently judged to be the finest alcohol-free concoction you can drink.
But the race is on for a Mocktail recipe that can top it – which will be awarded the title of ‘Tiny Knickers’.
The competition can also be entered at www.mocktails.org.uk where more recipes and games including “a boozy version of snakes and ladders” can be found.
Other recipes on the site include the ‘Temperance Tantrum’, the ‘Shrink-wrapped Cucumber’, ‘Mister Darcy’, ‘Blue Soup’ and ‘Raining Men’.
Anthea Cox, Methodist Co-ordinating Secretary for Public Life and Social Justice said; “We want recipes for Mocktails so good you won’t want to get drunk. Some people have got the idea that you can’t have a good time without getting smashed. With Mocktails, you will have a great time and still remember it the next day.”
“The soft drinks available in some places make the non-drinker feel like a bit of a loser, but Mocktails look and taste like any of the cocktails you’ll find. But the end result is a lot of fun that won’t end up with a headache.”
The Methodist campaign comes afer the Government announced a campaign to stop the culture of binge drinking. The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit estimates that illness and injuries caused by drinking cost the NHS £1.7 billion annually. A BMA report from North-West England says that the number of women treated in A&E for alcohol-related injuries has risen roughly five-fold over the last five years.