The Albion have not traditionally fared too well in the month of October but current form suggests that their recent habit of remaining winless through the tenth month could be about to be broken.
And the Seagulls’ official charity is encouraging fans to break their own bad habit and ditch smoking for the month as part of a city-wide campaign.
Albion in the Community (AITC) has teamed up with city council, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, the local NHS and Do Something Different to launch Brighton Quit Club.
There are estimated to be around 58,000 smokers living in Brighton and Hove but research suggests two-thirds of that number want to quit.
The idea is that people who pledge to give up during October online at www.brighton.quitclub.me can use the free online Smoke Free Me support programme.
Research shows that people who manage to stay smoke free for 28 days are five times more likely to successfully quit for good and those who have support from friends and family are also more likely to succeed.
That is why the challenge is suitable for pubs because locals and staff can help each other. With North Stand Chat (NSC) often resembling a pub – albeit an online one – AITC has invited it to start its own quit club.
Users should visit the Brighton Quit Club website and fill in the online pledge and where it says “Quitting with” select “Other” and write NSC in the appropriate space.
They can also sign up for the Smoke Free Me online support programme on the same site.
Hopefully, once NSC users are pledged they can take to the forum’s NSC Quit Club thread and swap tips, update fellow users on their progress, encourage fellow quitters or discuss which is the world’s hardest creature. Usual NSC things.
AITC’s quit smoking challenge also dovetails neatly with the charity’s current lung cancer awareness drive which is looking to increase the awareness of symptoms and improve early detection rates across the city.
Other than the obvious health benefits, however, there is the financial rewards of giving up. If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day you could save around £250 a month. Give up between October and the New Year and that is an extra £750 to spend on Christmas or more than enough for next year’s season ticket.
And the Seagulls’ official charity is encouraging fans to break their own bad habit and ditch smoking for the month as part of a city-wide campaign.
Albion in the Community (AITC) has teamed up with city council, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, the local NHS and Do Something Different to launch Brighton Quit Club.
There are estimated to be around 58,000 smokers living in Brighton and Hove but research suggests two-thirds of that number want to quit.
The idea is that people who pledge to give up during October online at www.brighton.quitclub.me can use the free online Smoke Free Me support programme.
Research shows that people who manage to stay smoke free for 28 days are five times more likely to successfully quit for good and those who have support from friends and family are also more likely to succeed.
That is why the challenge is suitable for pubs because locals and staff can help each other. With North Stand Chat (NSC) often resembling a pub – albeit an online one – AITC has invited it to start its own quit club.
Users should visit the Brighton Quit Club website and fill in the online pledge and where it says “Quitting with” select “Other” and write NSC in the appropriate space.
They can also sign up for the Smoke Free Me online support programme on the same site.
Hopefully, once NSC users are pledged they can take to the forum’s NSC Quit Club thread and swap tips, update fellow users on their progress, encourage fellow quitters or discuss which is the world’s hardest creature. Usual NSC things.
AITC’s quit smoking challenge also dovetails neatly with the charity’s current lung cancer awareness drive which is looking to increase the awareness of symptoms and improve early detection rates across the city.
Other than the obvious health benefits, however, there is the financial rewards of giving up. If you smoke 20 cigarettes a day you could save around £250 a month. Give up between October and the New Year and that is an extra £750 to spend on Christmas or more than enough for next year’s season ticket.
As a sporting venue is must be wrong to send out the unhealthy life stlye messages to the community it represents.
